Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical DJs in the UK, and the man behind the Movimientos radio show, record label and parties. It’s for... Read Article
Ask anyone who knows a thing or two about making music in Colombia and Eric Banta is a name you can trust. Best known for his work in the studio, as well as being celebrated for his craft... Read Article
Revered as the ‘Godfather of Champeta’, Abelardo Carbonó, is the latest in a growing line of Colombian artists to team up with British producer Quantic. Best known for a motley catalogue of styles, mesmeric guitar skills and psychedelic... Read Article
Brooklyn’s La Mecánica Popular has gone through a few iterations as far as band members since we first wrote about them in 2013, but one important factor has remained: band leader and composer, Efraín Rozas. As they ready to record... Read Article
There was a time in my young life where I had the most insane crush on Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. Sure, he was long dead by the time I discovered him and his music—but I’d... Read Article
This is the long overdue international debut single from Colombia’s Romperayo. Originally a one-man production job as Pedro Ojeda (drummer for Ondatrópica, Los Pirañas, Frente Cumbiero, Sidestepper, Mucho Indio, amongst others) experimented with tropical music samples, percussion and... Read Article
La Mecánica Popular, quite simply our favorite (and the only?) psychedelic salseros from New York City, have dropped a new video for their single, “La Paz del Freak.”
I have an absolute love for salsa from the 70s because my dad constantly played it in the house as I was growing up. While the majority of the artists he played hailed from his beloved Colombia, he... Read Article
Following on from releasing two incredible release from Colombia’s Frente Cumbiero, New York City’s NYC Trust record label have just released a great new 7″ from Meridian Brothers, the project of Frente guitarist Eblis Alvarez in which he... Read Article
The day has arrived; the ridiculously good new 7″ from Frente Cumbiero was today released on the US-based record label Names You Can Trust. The record contains two new songs from the group, “Unconvention” and “Iko” and is... Read Article
