Red Flags Over an Orange Economy: How Colombia’s Creative Sector Has Been Left Exposed by COVID-19
Across Colombia, homemade red flags can be seen hanging from facades, each one representing a household in economic crisis, without... Read Article
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On Our Radar: A Salsa from Philly, a Corrido Urbano from Mexico, a protest song from Colombia, and more
There’s a lot of new music in our radar, and the tracks range from celebratory salsa for the holidays to... Read Article
Netflix’s ‘Siempre Bruja’ knocks it out of the park on soundtrack
Siempre Bruja (Always a Witch), Netflix’s much anticipated original series based in Cartagena, Colombia, premiered earlier this month. It tells... Read Article
Pernett & Quantic Release Star-Studded Animated Video for Digital Cumbia ‘Vamos A Hacer’
“We’re going to do it”. That’s the message of the new video from Pernett and Quantic. “Vamos A Hacer” is a... Read Article
Sidestepper Are Returning to London for a Unique Performance on Sunday 17th July
Colombian band Sidestepper are set to return to London for a much-anticipated show featuring their live band to perform their... Read Article
REVIEW Magín Díaz Y El Sexteto Gamerano
During a time when global bass is at the forefront of musical exploration and sonic innovation through its mixing of... Read Article
Meet Brooklyn’s Delsonido: a band with the ‘sounds’ of many
When we first saw Delsonido perform at a nightclub, we thought, here is a jam band influenced heavily by Colombian sounds, big... Read Article
Novalima Are Back With New Album & Tour
As our friend Cal Jader put it on his Movimientos podcast the other week, Novalima “are back!” (Check out his interview with... Read Article
‘Que Pasa Colombia’ Shines A Light on Colombia’s New Music Scene
Que Pasa Colombia is the name of a brand new documentary from film-makers Olivier Hoffschir and Thomas Petitberghien. It’s focus... Read Article
MIXTAPE Mix: ‘Maraculeando Con Amor’ by Maracuyeah
For the new year, the North Pole has decided to gift the United States a big, fat, awful round of... Read Article
MIXTAPE Pedrolito Radioglobal’s Folklore Digital “Especial Colombia” Mixtape
How could we not feature this mix on Sounds and Colours? Pedrolito Radioglobal, who has furnished us with fine selections... Read Article
The Best Carnival Songs (A Youtube Playlist)
Here are 10 of our favourite carnival songs, including choice cuts old and new from Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.... Read Article