Accordions Around the World Brings Global Sounds to NYC
“Accordions Around the World,” a series that brings over 100 accordionists, as well as bandoneón, bayan, concertina, and harmonium-players, to... Read Article
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REVIEW La Santa Cecilia – Buenaventura
La Santa Cecila’s new album, Buenaventura, is a beaming and vibrant road trip through America. Imagine a journey starting in... Read Article
Barranquilla’s Carnival is ‘Una Sola Gozadera!’
It’s a hashtag popular among Colombians these days: #hueleacarnaval. Quite simply, it translates to, “It smells like Carnival.” Indeed, we... Read Article
Colombian Rhythmns Go Global
Colombian Loops is an app, an online store and a digital platform designed to allow people from all over the... Read Article
I Wanted This Record To Be Physical: An Interview with Jorge Drexler
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article
REVIEW Ensamble Polifónico Vallenato/Sexteto La Constelación De Colombia – Fiesta, Que Viva La
It bends but it does not break. You can take cumbia and you can twist it, curve it, flex it... Read Article
Lisandro Meza: Legacy of a Cumbia Kingpin
“No, no, we’re inside the Gran Centro, not next to it!,” Lisandro shouts to me over the buzzy loudspeaker of... Read Article
REVIEW Cero39 – Móntate En El Viaje
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
Very Be Careful: ¿Remember Me From The Party?
Vallenato kings Very Be Careful are back with a new album and it’s a fun one.
For Me It Was A Magical Sound: Talking Vallenato with José Hernando Arias
In August 2011 José Hernando Arias – a London resident born in Britain to Colombian parents – was chosen by... Read Article
REVIEW Cumbia Cumbia 1&2
One of the most important names in twentieth century popular Latin music is the legendary Discos Fuentes record label of... Read Article
Very Be Careful playing impromptu live set
Coinciding with our new feature on Very Be Careful we thought we would post this great clip of the band... Read Article