In June we released one of our most ambitious projects to date, Sonidos Raíces del Perú, a collection of inventive electronica – with touches of the avant-garde, dub, pop and an assortment of Andean and Afro-Latin rhythms –... Read Article
On Friday June 17th we will release our latest compilation, Sonidos Raíces del Perú, a kaleidoscopic album showcasing some of the finest new music producers in Latin America through the lens of Peruvian folk music. The starting point... Read Article
Immemorial is an eco-cultural art project exploring the bond between human expression and natural world. Combining elements of documentary, narrative and essay film, this audiovisual portrait series investigates the environment of the Americas and the memories of the... Read Article
We’re delighted to be able to bring to you the première of a startling performance from Vida Seca, an experimental samba quartet from Goiânia in the central-west of Brazil. The group grew out of a larger percussion ensemble called Trash Block who... Read Article
Lulacruza and Vincent Moon‘s trip to Colombia in 2011 is truly the gift that keeps on giving. After releasing the documentary, Esperando El Tsunami, that creatively documented their trip across Colombia and the musical collaborations they created along... Read Article
Do you remember Esperando el Tsunami? It was an incredible documentary made by French film-maker Vincent Moon and Colombian/Argentine duo Lulacruza as they moved deeper and deeper into Colombia, both physically and spiritually. That film came out in... Read Article
As regular readers of Sounds and Colours will know, we’re rather partial to making lists of films that are freely available online and represent distinct aspects of South American culture. Our latest list is devoted to music documentaries... Read Article
Two more videos have been made available from the Esperando el Tsunami vaults, both showing the wealth of music in the Bolivar province Colombia, and especially around San Basilio de Palenque. Majin Diaz (from Gamera, Bolivar) uses a... Read Article
This is a real treat! Lulacruza and Vincent Moon have released three out-takes from their Esperando el Tsunami project (which you can read about here). These include videos of Colombian musical royalty Aterciopelados, Afro-Colombian traditionalists Son Palenque and... Read Article
One of the perks for anyone who contributed to Vincent Moon and Lulazruza‘s Esperando el Tsunami film/album project last year was this mixtape of rare Colombian music from Mario Galeano, which has now been made available for all... Read Article
In the latest of Vincent Moon‘s Petites Planetes series he documents a music and dance ritual in Belém do Para, capturing the Umbanda Afro-Brazilian religion in one of it’s purest incarnations.
We’ve made no secret of our admiration for the work of Vincent Moon, a director who in the past couple of years has extensively documented music in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Argentina for his Petites Planetes and Take... Read Article
