Sounds of Mexico #8
It is becoming less and less common to pigeonhole a song into a genre, so by using experiences, specific moments, and even moods so a listener can get a better feel for them, is a way that allows... Read Article
Tango
“Encuentro” by Andria Antoniou & Roman Gomez, LIVE @ The Vortex
Following the release of their collaboration album Encuentro, Andria and Roman play an intimate and emotion-filled show at The Vortex in Dalston on the 17th February. Encuentro is all about nostalgia, loneliness, the utopian experience of love and... Read Article
REVIEW Plaza Francia Orchestra
Hearing how Plaza Francia have evolved in just over three years since their debut, A New Tango Song Book, is a little like seeing how a talented film director can take a promising stage play and open it... Read Article
Documentary ‘Our Last Tango’ In UK Cinemas from 22nd Sept; London Premiere on 20th Sept
New documentary Our Last Tango offers an intimate portrait of Argentina’s most famous dance. Yet, it is no ordinary overview of tango. The film takes one of Argentina’s most celebrated tango dancing couples, Maria Nieves Rego and Juan... Read Article
m¡longa, the New Dance Production from Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, to Tour UK
For his latest production, award-winning Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has turned his attention to tango and the specific rituals of milonga, the intimate dance evenings that will be familiar to anyone who has tried to learn tango in Buenos Aires. The... Read Article
Alan Courtis’ Experimental Rock in Argentina Playlist
There can be few better candidates for choosing a playlist of experimental Argentine rock classics than Alan Courtis. As a member of Reynols and now as a solo artist he has garnered a reputation as one of Argentina’s... Read Article
Forró London Festival Returns To London
Forró London Festival is coming back again this year to celebrate its 5th anniversary in London. This year the festival will take place from the 25th to the 28th of February in various locations around London and will... Read Article
Meet Austin’s Gina Chavez: a Latin-folk Cantante
Austin’s Gina Chavez is a name we’ve heard out in the alternative Latin music world for a couple of years now, but it was her recent performance on NPR Music‘s Tiny Desk Concert that put her right in front of our radar.... Read Article
REVIEW Plaza Francia – A New Tango Song Book
After the roaring success of Gotan Project, Makaroff and Müller have now changed direction and with the musical prowess of Catherine Ringer (from Rita Mitsouko) offer a new concept of ‘pop tango’. The tunes – mostly about love... Read Article
Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff and French Singer Catherine Ringer Discuss Their New Group Plaza Francia
Plaza Francia is the new project from Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph Müller and French singer and actress Catherine Ringer, most famous for fronting one of France’s most famous bands of the eighties and nineties, Les Rita... Read Article
MIXTAPE Selectorchico™’s Revisiting Macondo Mixtape
After publishing Uruguayan producer Selectorchico™‘s amazing fusion of tropical bass and gnawa music earlier this week, we stumbled across this incredible mixtape that Selectorchico™ put together just a few months ago. Titled Revisiting Macondo Vol. 1 and with... Read Article
Tango Is Always There… Always! – An Interview with Eduardo Herrera & Zelmar Garín
Ahí Vienen! from Argentine duo Eduardo Herrera (pictured above right) and Zelmar Garín (pictured above left) is one of our albums of the year, a work “in which dozen of styles come into contact with each other, mix themselves and... Read Article