La Banda Chuska are re-imagining the vintage sounds of Peru through the lens of their New York home, via diverse backgrounds, taking inspiration from the twangy surf music of 1960s Peru (Los Belkings, Los Siderals) as well as... Read Article
‘Lina from Lima’ is a dazzling, genre-bending musical comedy with a unique take on the migrant experience. The film screens as part of this year’s London Migration Film Festival which runs from 25th November to 1st December.
Around ten years ago Peru’s innovative digital cumbia revolution began with artists mixing classic psychedelic cumbia tracks with experimental electronic sounds and production, largely within the buzzing hive of the capital Lima. This intense wave of creativity has... Read Article
The ‘rediscovery’ of Peruvian tropical nuggets over the last dozen years has led not only to some amazing reissues and compilations but also to a fascinating and vibrant resurgence of artists and bands influenced by the music. Much... Read Article
Back in 1972, Juan Wong Popilizio and his friend Noe Fachín signed to the Peruvian record label Infopesa to release their first full-length, an album called El Gran Cacique, which was also the nickname of their bandleader. Little... Read Article
“Semillero is music that moves souls, allows imaginations to flourish and the feet to follow”. As Pete Buckenham’s African-inspired electronic label On the Corner state, this album is a joy to listen to, sonically, mentally and physically. Semillero (meaning both seed... Read Article
One of the best-known representatives of Peru’s contemporary tropical electronic scene, Deltatron is ready to unveil a new video for “Morir Es Ganar”. The song is taken from his 2017 album Ego Trip and features production from Bolivian secret... Read Article
When the current renaissance in cumbia got rolling in European about 18 years ago it was natural that its Peruvian psychedelic upstart cousin chicha would follow soon after. Labels like the incredible Vampisoul were showcasing Peruvian underground psych... Read Article
If you ever get lost in the south of Madrid, you may stumble upon a handful of picanterias emanating slowly-cooked fumes of seafood and fried yuca. The trail spreads into neighbouring locutorios, call-shops where you can find stacks... 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
Melbourne, Australia may not seem the obvious breeding ground for psychedelic cumbia inspired by the Colombian and Peruvian cumbia groups of the 70s, but it was here that a group of Latin American immigrants decided to call home,... Read Article
While it is not exactly true to say that these songs are described as “psych cumbia” in Latin America, it’s true that this name has found its place as a way of referring to various different styles of... Read Article
