REVIEW Cartagena! Curro Fuentes and the Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Columbia 1962-72
Soundway Records, the Brighton-based label dedicated to the mining of global grooves, might well only consider itself a conduit for... Read Article
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Soundway release compilation of classic Cartagena cumbia from Curro Fuentes
With every new Soundway Records release comes a new wave of great music to listen to. Cartagena! – subtitled Curro... Read Article
The Best Albums of 2010 — The Best Compilations
When we were compiling our favourite albums of 2010 (see parts one and two) we had a huge problem putting... Read Article
REVIEW Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91
As any student of Columbian music will tell you, in the 1970 and 80s, the hot sound systems of Barranquilla... Read Article
Axel Krygier joins Luisa Maita among October’s world music charts
The new release by Axel Krygier (Pesebre – read our review HERE) has gone straight into the World Music Charts... Read Article
Spotlight on Palenque Records (or how Lucas Silva’s Champeta love affair is getting back to Colombia’s African roots)
Right now’s an exciting time for Lucas Silva and his label Palenque Records. Palenque Palenque! (Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots... Read Article