El Buga and Sounds and Colours bring you a mix of some of the finest electronic sounds influenced by Peru’s tropical music legacy, featuring artists from across the globe who have sampled Peruvian classics, originals by the different... Read Article
On a par with cumbia, salsa is one of the most ubiquitous tropical genres in the Peruvian musical landscape. A rhythm imported from the north of the continent, it’s been included in the repertoires of the country’s tropical... Read Article
After the great national success of their previous album, Quién Es Quién, Olaya Sound System have strengthened their sound. Moving forward from the dub experiments of their first albums to Latin fusion compositions that have earned them a bigger... Read Article
Her work may suggest otherwise, but Giovanna Nuñez, who sings under the pseudonym of La Lá, does not have a typical history with music. When asked by Evaristo Corona, host of the Mexican podcast Meta: Cultura Pop en... Read Article
This weekend, Ceviche Old St are launching Chincha Sundays, a new monthly free event bringing Afro-Peruvian music to Shoreditch with live performances, DJs, food and drink. Inspired by the informal gatherings of Lima’s underground peñas, Ceviche Old St... Read Article
To celebrate Peruvian Independence Day we are very happy to bring you a new mixtape from one of our frequent collaborators, French music researcher and DJ Boebis. This latest mixtape seems him delve deep into Afro-Peru with tracks by... Read Article
On behalf of Sounds and Colours, I went on a mission to discover Latin American food in London, and the search had me visit restaurants of Argentinian, Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican, Peruvian food, as well as a couple that... Read Article
Although the terms ‘third world’ and ‘first world’ may still hold true in some aspects of Latin America, contemporary architecture and building developments in recent years have certainly elevated this region on par with the rest of the... Read Article
This year, Yachaywasi Films takes us right to the heart of one of Peru’s most dramatic and controversial conflicts in recent history. When Two Worlds Collide documents the brutal culture clash between President Alan García’s government and the indigenous... Read Article
Recent clashes between Sioux tribes people and private energy contractors over an oil pipeline proposed on sacred land in North Dakota (USA) have attracted renewed focus to questions surrounding indigenous peoples and the environment. Gatekeepers to resource abundant... Read Article
Native Instruments today launched a new website for everything global bass. Titled Tropical Frequencies, the site has burst into full colour with two new mini-documentaries on digital cumbia from Peru, one showcasing the Terror Negro collective, and the... Read Article
Mala‘s latest sonic venture is an accomplished outing that delicately incorporates the sounds of traditional Peruvian music within his trademark low-end framework. It’s been nearly ten years since I first heard DMZ’s “Haunted” over a shabby internet radio... Read Article
