Trying to describe Uruguay’s music scene at the turn of the 21st Century in simple terms is tricky, but perhaps describing it as the ‘avant garde’ cousin of rock en español is the closest we can come to summing... Read Article
“I don’t want to show I have a pretty voice. I want to tell a story,” says vocalist and composer, Valeria Matzner. She spent her early years in her native Uruguay, studying Western classical music, while imbibing Brazilian... Read Article
Uruguay’s Jorge Drexler brings us a new single from his latest album Salvavidas de Hielo. “Asilo” features Chilean artist Mon Laferte and was recorded in just one take. Drexler has described it as “a plea for a sentimental refuge... Read Article
Here at Sounds and Colours, we’ve always given credit to Chile’s Chico Trujillo for bringing cumbia (fused with ska and punk rock) to the masses. Now, a New York City a band is bringing a very similar brand... Read Article
You’d be hard pushed to find someone in Montevideo who hasn’t seen Colectivo Licuado’s work. They might not have known who was behind it, but they will have definitely been sat on the bus, bleary eyed on their... Read Article
Sometimes local bands can be like milanesas, everyone thinks theirs is the best. But I know that this album hit a tone that resonates with the city I live in here in Montevideo, just as I know my grandma’s... Read Article
The Uruguayan Carnival, apparently the longest in the world, is a month and a bit marathon of riotous satire, fiercely contested shows and above all, the emblematic sound of the murga. It’s said that ticket sales outnumber any... Read Article
Río-Montevideo is the first major UK exhibition by acclaimed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó. Rennó, originally from Belo Horizonte, is known for using archival materials in her work. The exhibition originated from the artist’s residency at Uruguay’s Centro de... Read Article
Martin Azambuja is one of those designers whose work manages to playfully invade your day to day reality without you realising the process is happening. One of those people behind the ubiquitous flow of images in magazines, products,... Read Article
Intratable. It’s an album title that can appeal to any self respecting hip-hop community here in Uruguay, Latin America, or the rest of the world. Despite there being a never-ending flow of hip-hop in English, it’s been a... Read Article
“Now I feel more than ever proud of having been born in America, in this shit, in this marvel”: an insight into the works and legacy of Eduardo Galeano. “¡Un clasico!”, I glanced over to see an elderly... Read Article
Like the most of us, Eduardo Galeano had never been a footballer. Well, of course he played fútbol, but he never played it in a professional way. Even if, like every Uruguayan children, he “always wanted to be... Read Article
