Keep summer alive with Ranil’s Jungle Party
Though Summer is waning, you can keep the heat and humidity going all year long with this brand new reissue... Read Article
Peru
Mario Vargas Llosa and the relationship between politics and journalism
Mario Vargas Llosa’s statement “literature is fire” provides both an insight into his views regarding the potent weight he feels... Read Article
Los Shapis — El Aguajal
In preparation for the release of The Roots of Chica 2 in October we thought we would post this excellent... Read Article
Upcoming release of The Roots of Chicha 2 means we don’t have to wait long for our psychedelic cumbia fix
I can still remember hearing The Roots of Chicha for the first time. I was in Choele Choel in Argentina... Read Article
Introducing Afro-Peruvian music to the masses via global beats: An Interview with Novalima
Novalima have created a name for themselves as a forward-thinking group known for mixing traditional Afro-Peruvian music with electronica and... Read Article
The magic realism of Peruvian Claudia Llosa’s ‘La Teta Asustada’ and ‘Madeinusa’
The film world rarely publicises women directors, and sometimes, when pressed, it can be hard to think of any at... Read Article
Preview of BFI South American Renaissance film festival
In recent years there has been an explosion from the South American film industry. Headed up by the internationally acclaimed... Read Article
Juaneco y su Combo Kicks Off the Masters of Chicha Series
Surf-rock guitars, hallucinogens, and a plane crash. It might sound like a familiar ’60s or ’70s rock tale, but this... Read Article
Sonido Amazonico: Chicha Libre’s Amazonian Psychedelic Trip Back to the Brooklyn Jungle
When journalists in Lima want to write about Chicha, the psychedelic-meets-Amazon music once popular in Peru, ironically, they place a... Read Article