vallenato
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
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