Uruguayan Music
VIDEO: Jorge Drexler “Universos Paralelos”
Check out the first video from Bailar En La Cueva, the new album from Uruguay’s Jorge Drexler. Marking a big... Read ArticleCampo “1987 (feat. Jorge Drexler)”
Campo, the electro/cumbia/pop project of Uruguay’s Juan Campodónico, one of the founding members of Bajofondo Social Club, has just released... Read ArticleMetis (Eco Lopez & Ian Lampel) Berlin Music Week 2012 Preview
Metis are one of the few groups we’ve heard mixing hip-hop beats, jazz instrumentation and candombe drumming. Furthermore, they do... Read Article
Local and Global at the Same Time: An Interview with Metis’ Ian Lampel
One of our favourite releases of last year was Sessions Vol.I Antropofagia by Uruguayan group Metis. The EP’s five tracks... Read ArticleCampo – La Marcha Tropical
Here’s a track and a release that really snuck under our radar. Campo is the alias of Juan Campodónico, a... Read ArticleJorge Galemire – Carta Sin Abrir
Jorge Galemire is one of the unsung heroes of Uruguayan music. He played a big part in movements such as... Read ArticleVincent Vega – El Piso Se Va a Manchar
Vincent Vega are not named after the John Travolta character in Pulp Fiction but actually after the combined names of... Read Article
REVIEW Metis – Sessions Vol.I / Antropofagia
The main problem with Sessions Vol.I / Antropofagia is the fact that it’s only five tracks long. Which means there’s... Read Article
MIXTAPE Happy Jazz Radio’s Uruguay Mix
This is another great instalment from the Happy Jazz Radio team. Already they’ve given us mixes of msuci from Argentina,... Read ArticleThe Blueberries – London Eye
The Blueberries are a new band from Uruguay mixing the New York swagger of The Strokes with something a bit... Read Article