New year, new music, and the three on our radar this time around all hail from the New York City area. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.: Nani Castle, ‘Nu Year’ The Bronx-born, Staten Island-raised rapper, dancer & vocalist Nani Castle... Read Article
New York City producer/DJ Thornato has a new EP on Nickodemus’ Wonderwheel Recordings and it features artists from Sierra Leone, Ghana, and the United States. Back it Up contains four upbeat Afropop and 90s dancehall style tracks featuring NYC-via-Sierre Leone’s... Read Article
As carnivals across Latin America and the Caribbean wind down, a New York City-based party in the spirit of champeta picó culture from Colombia’s coast is just warming up. “Terápia y Verbena” is a new party hosted by DJs Elkin... Read Article
“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever have the chance to visit the city of Barranquilla on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, then there is a good... Read Article
Bogotá, Colombia’s “champeta champions” Tribu Baharú are on their way back to the United States to perform in the nation’s capitol of Washington, D.C., New York, and “pine tree state” of Maine. The mini-tour comes just eight months after the... Read Article
It’s not a fluke there is a fantastic salsa classic track about “Un Verano en Nueva York.” The Big Apple is an ideal place to enjoy various outdoor events, such as the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the... Read Article
Now that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is hours away, cities from Barcelona to Zurich have Brazil-themed events lined up. (You can check out our nifty guide to London happenings (not all futbol-related) here.) Across the pond in... Read Article
Que Bajo?, the not-so-underground New York tropical party headed up by Uproot Andy and Geko Jones, is celebrating five years of providing an outlet for those who like a little shake with their global bass. The Nov. 9... Read Article
