For his latest video Seun Kuti and his Egypt 80 took a trip to Brazil, for a song that celebrates black women around the world, with nods to Nina Simone, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Maya Angelou and Angela Davis. Seun... Read Article
While United States President Barack Obama was making global headlines seated next to Cuban President Raul Castro at a baseball game at Havana’s Estadio LatinoAmericano, one of the island’s most promising Latin jazz talents was getting ready for... Read Article
The songs of Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux are more than just that. They are weapons of equality, defiance and peace. Tracks like “1977”, “Shock”, and more recently, “Somos Sur” and “Antipatriarca”, have become songs of protest and revolution,... Read Article
The birth of The Rhythmagic Orchestra takes us back to 2006 when producer Ben Lamdin of Nostagia 77 fame and Latin music spinning DJ Hugo Mendez (Sofrito) hatched a plan to see if they could recreate some of... Read Article
