Show Preview: Betsayda Machado & La Parranda El Clavo
Here’s how our editor Russ Slater described Betsayda Machado & La Parranda el Clavo‘s Loe Loa (Rural Recordings Under the Mango... Read Article
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Andrés Duque – Intuitive Film-making in a Chaotic World
He never went to film school but Andrés Duque has established a reputation for very personal experimental films. His work,... Read Article
New Music: ‘Porro Maracatu’ by LADAMA
Updated 21/08/17: Music video for “Porro Maracatu” below. A new single but a brand new group headed by four women... Read Article
Caribombo Releases Video for ‘Mi Raza’ Set During Venezuela’s San Benito de Palermo Festival
Caribombo have released a video for their song “Mi Raza”, which features Mene Mauroa as well as a spoken word vocal sample from Hildebrando... Read Article
Shows to Watch for APAP Conference and globalFEST in NYC
Though world music can be found in New York City virtually year-round, January is a time when a plethora of... Read Article
REVIEW Algodón Egipcio – La Confianza Ciega
La Confianza Ciega is a kaleidoscopic record. That was the overpowering feeling that I had listening to the new offering... Read Article
Soul Jazz Records Release Venezuela 70, a Collection of Rare Venezuelan Rock
We have to admit that if there’s one area we really need to brush up on here at Sounds and... Read Article
Explore Electronic Variations of Venezuelan Folklore With La Gallera Social Club And Their New Album ‘Caribe’
After two successful EPs, Ecos Del Tercer Mundo Vol. 1 from 2011 and Vol. 2 from 2012, the Venezuelan electronic experimentalists La... Read Article
When Digital Collage and French Composers Meet: La Chica’s New Video “Oasis” is an Art Piece
French-Venezuelan artist La Chica takes on Latin American traditional sounds and makes it her own with a subtle electronic pop twist.... Read Article
Caribbean Sass and Worldly Swagger: An Interview With MPeach + VIDEO PREMIÈRE
MPeach is a Latina del futuro, a Latin of the future, as she titles one of her latest tracks. The... Read Article
Venezuela’s Algodón Egipcio Finds ‘Multistability’ On New Single
There can be little doubt that Algodón Egipcio is one of the most inventive producers in Latin America. The Caracas-born... Read Article
INTERVIEW: Raúl Monsalve from Monsalve y Los Forajidos on Afro-Venezuela
Monsalve y Los Forajidos, headed up by Raúl Monsalve is a Venezuelan group who specialise in taking the African roots... Read Article