Venezuelan Music

By Rennea Couttenye 12 November, 2018

I spoke to Nella Rojas Mata while she was visiting Caracas, Venezuela. She made time for our meeting by stepping away... Read Article

By Russ Slater 23 October, 2018

Soul Jazz Records have announced a second volume in their Venezuela 70 series. As with the first volume, it will... Read Article

By Russ Slater 03 August, 2017

In advance of their Musica Infinita: New Venezuelan Music night in London, Miguel Colmenares of Colectivo Futuro has put together... Read Article

By Ross Cullen 06 December, 2016

La Confianza Ciega is a kaleidoscopic record. That was the overpowering feeling that I had listening to the new offering... Read Article

By Ross Cullen 27 September, 2016

It starts in a madcap whirl of old-school R&B and London gospel, intertwined with spiralling Latin brass and percussion. And... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 July, 2016

We have to admit that if there’s one area we really need to brush up on here at Sounds and... Read Article

By David Bugueño 20 May, 2016

After two successful EPs, Ecos Del Tercer Mundo Vol. 1 from 2011 and Vol. 2 from 2012, the Venezuelan electronic experimentalists La... Read Article

By Russ Slater 03 May, 2016

Family Atlantica completely floored us when they released their debut album a few years ago. Named simply Family Atlantica it... Read Article

French-Venezuelan artist La Chica takes on Latin American traditional sounds and makes it her own with a subtle electronic pop twist.... Read Article

By Stephanie Kennedy 02 November, 2015

MPeach is a Latina del futuro, a Latin of the future, as she titles one of her latest tracks. The... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 September, 2015

There can be little doubt that Algodón Egipcio is one of the most inventive producers in Latin America. The Caracas-born... Read Article

By Ellen Gordon 26 August, 2015

Monsalve y Los Forajidos, headed up by Raúl Monsalve is a Venezuelan group who specialise in taking the African roots... Read Article