Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical DJs in the UK, and the man behind the Movimientos radio show, record label and parties. It’s for... Read Article
“We’re going to do it”. That’s the message of the new video from Pernett and Quantic. “Vamos A Hacer” is a digital cumbia in classic Pernett fashion, shot through with the spirit of carnival (not to mention Pernett’s sublime... Read Article
Say it after me: “I am Jungle”. Two years after debut release Kumbé, left-field Afro-House three-piece, Ghetto Kumbé are back with a new 4-track EP Soy Selva. There’s a good chance you will be left repeating the literal... Read Article
Creole twang, off-beat guitar skiffle and lyrics in English. It’s a long way from the drum-heavy choruses and whistles often associated with music hailing from Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Then again, the Caribbean Island of Providencia that Elkin Robinson,... Read Article
There can be no doubt that the marimba has emerged as an instrument of note in Latin America, though this can be largely put down to the increased interesting in Afro-Latin music from the Pacific coast of Colombia,... Read Article
Percussionist Pedro Ojeda has been involved with many groups that form part of the current alternative music scene in Colombia; Frente Cumbiero, Meridian Brothers, Sidestepper, Chúpame el Dedo, to name a few. Now he leads Romperayo, a project... Read Article
The votes have been collected and now we’re ready to divulge our favourite Latin American albums of the year. As usual, it’s an eclectic mix, with pop, electronic, afrobeat, rock, folk, tropical bass, punk, hip-ho, cumbia and avant-garde artists... Read Article
We are now just a day away from the start of this year’s WOMAD, a festival which is quite rightly deemed the #1 world music festival in the UK. The festival, which was set-up by Peter Gabriel and... Read Article
Every year in early July, you can get in touch with music from all over the world in Rudolstadt, Germany. It’s then that the 1240-year-old Thuringian town of 24,000 inhabitants invites approximately 1,000 musicians from around forty countries, and hosts up to... Read Article
Ghetto Kumbé´s concept is as powerful as it is simple, a journey to the rhythmic Afro-Caribbean roots of Colombia fuelled by the hypnotic power of African house beats. With just three members, Edgardo Garcés (aka E Guajiro), Juan... Read Article
Colombian DJ Daniel Broderick, aka Dani Boom, has been a busy member of Bogotá’s underground music scene for close to 20 years. From underground techno DJ gigs in the days when electronic music was barely finding an audience in... Read Article
Colombian band Sidestepper are set to return to London for a much-anticipated show featuring their live band to perform their stunning new album Supernatural Love at East London’s Village Underground. One of the pioneers of the Colombian electro-cumbia... Read Article
