As much of the world braces for more shutdowns due to COVID-19, concerts remain on hold. Thankfully, artists continue to make new music. Here are five tunes you need to hear. Farah Siraj, Andreas Arnold and Adam Maalouf:... Read Article
Three years after releasing his collaborative album with singer Chico Mann, DJ/producer Captain Planet (real name Charlie Wilder) has a whole new record of tunes for us. NO VISA, out on the 26th of June via Brooklyn-based label... 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
If you haven’t already, you will soon hear and read his name quite a lot, because Thor Partridge, better known as Thornato is one of the most interesting, up-and-coming musicians, DJs and producers emerging from the New York global... Read Article
We can think of few better ways of starting the weekend than with this latest dance floor gem from Thornato. “Rhinoceros” is one of 11 tracks that will feature on Thornato’s debut album, Bennu, which will be released... Read Article
Here is Movimientos’ main man DJ Cal Jader to present ten of his sure-fire Latin dance floor heaters from 2016, as well as an extended Tropicalista mix featuring a wider selection of choice cuts from the year. As well... Read Article
There is no question that Boogat is a guerrillero urbano; an urban warrior of sorts. Some of the first verses the Spanish-(and by extension, English-)speaking world first heard out of his mouth were a rallying cry, scored by... Read Article
On his latest mixtape Andrés Digital has moved from the cumbia of his Conjunto Terrestrial release to the Pacific sounds of the marimba, while still keeping the heady bass sounds that are always a big part of whatever... Read Article
Atropolis‘ debut album Transitions is the debut release from New York’s established tropical-bass collective Cumba Mela. Run by producers/DJs Atropolis, Thornato and 2Melo, for over three years the club night and production collective have been at the forefront... Read Article
It’s been a couple of years since Atropolis released his excellent first album but finally the sequel, Transitions, is here. Picking up where the debut kicked off, while also adding a larger tropical quotient, the new album represents... Read Article
Do Uproot Andy and Geko Jones ever sleep?
Wand Aus Klang is a heavy dose of global bass from the always reliable Doma Tornados. The mix does a great job of showing the links (heavy bass, dub, indigenous samples, percussion) between the electronic artists working across... Read Article
