“¡Ay, qué manera de caer hacia arriba y de ser sempiterna, esta mujer!” (“Oh, the way this woman has of falling upwards and being eternal!”) These are the opening lines to Pablo Neruda’s poem “Una Elegia para Cantar” (An... Read Article
Que Canchero: New Sounds of Argentina is our tribute to Argentina’s thriving underground music scene, featuring the artists and groups pushing nueva canción, rock, folk and digital cumbia into brand new territories. Working alongside the Argentine record label... Read Article
Since 2011’s ground-breaking Rio Arriba, it has become apparent that Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) is more than just a producer of digital cumbia. Three years, and a multitude of incredible remixes, have passed since then, and his... Read Article
South America is a hot-bed of innovation and this is no less the case when it comes to music distribution. In defiance of capitalist theory many South American artists release their music digitally for free, relying on the... Read Article
The excellent Villa Diamante presenta Sara Hebe – Mashupera EP from 2013 is once again available as a free download. Argentinean singer/rapper Sara Hebe got together last year with DJ/producer Villa Diamante to re-work some of her best-known tunes... Read Article
As a part of an interview I did with Diane Ghogomu about her film Buenos Aires Rap, she and the other directors chose some songs that are representative of the different types of rap that are happening right... Read Article
