New York’s globalFEST is a powerhouse world music festival that brings a chock full of wonderful acts to the city once per year. But that’s not all. The organization funds touring to send musicians from the United States... Read Article
It’s a trying time to be an immigrant in the United States in a Trump presidency. In September, DACA recipients were dealt a blow when President Donald Trump rescinded the landmark program. Meanwhile, immigration officials across the country have been... Read Article
There’s something about a mariachi band that makes onlookers break out into a smile and a joyous sway. Whether they’re performing in a public square or bust into a wedding party reception, they are a crowd pleaser, and New York City’s... Read Article
New York City’s M.A.K.U. Soundsystem are bringing their “immigrant beats” to Europe this week. The octet, which specializes in Afrocolombian folkloric and funk, is on their “Inevitable Tour,” and have played a string of dates in Hamburg, Germany, ending... Read Article
Azymuth are one of Brazil’s great institutions. They seem to have been making great music forever. Deemed “crazy samba” by themselves, their music is a mix of samba and jazz, as if Marcos Valle or Zeca Pagodinho set... Read Article
Marcelo D2, one of Brazilian hip-hops biggest stars will be coming to the UK and Ireland in September for three shows. The rapper, formerly a member of the hip-hop collective Planet Hemp, has produced a number of classic... Read Article
Fresh from a European rampage the ZZK Records tour hit North America on July 20th. The tour, featuring Tremor, Chancha via Circuito, El Remolon and El G, all master of electronic cumbia, will carry on until August 15th.
If anyone was lucky enough to see Quantic and his Combo Barbaro at The Barbican on Thursday 24th July they will know how excited everyone should be about this band. They will be continuing their tour across Europe... Read Article
“The sounds …have few edges; they’re rounded and melted like chocolate left in a summer sun. Each song feels as if it could go on forever, or quietly vanish into the mist.”—The New York Times “The [former] Argentinean... Read Article
