There’s been a ten-year gap between Rio, Aterciopelados’ most political studio album, and their latest release Claroscura. The world has has changed... Read Article
“Accordions Around the World,” a series that brings over 100 accordionists, as well as bandoneón, bayan, concertina, and harmonium-players, to... Read Article
La Santa Cecila’s new album, Buenaventura, is a beaming and vibrant road trip through America. Imagine a journey starting in... Read Article
It’s a hashtag popular among Colombians these days: #hueleacarnaval. Quite simply, it translates to, “It smells like Carnival.” Indeed, we... Read Article
Colombian Loops is an app, an online store and a digital platform designed to allow people from all over the... Read Article
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article
It bends but it does not break. You can take cumbia and you can twist it, curve it, flex it... Read Article
“No, no, we’re inside the Gran Centro, not next to it!,” Lisandro shouts to me over the buzzy loudspeaker of... Read Article
You’ve probably heard Mauricio Alvarez’s project, Cero39, before. He’s churned out remixes for a lot of the cumbia digital heavy... Read Article
Vallenato kings Very Be Careful are back with a new album and it’s a fun one.
In August 2011 José Hernando Arias – a London resident born in Britain to Colombian parents – was chosen by... Read Article
One of the most important names in twentieth century popular Latin music is the legendary Discos Fuentes record label of... Read Article
