It is so refreshing when artists and producers you’ve written about in the past join forces to gift us something new and different. That’s exactly what Captain Planet has done by getting in the musical kitchen with Brooklyn-via-Brazil’s... Read Article
Valentine’s Day is an *insert eyeroll here* holiday for some of us, but we’ll welcome any reason to share some tunes we are digging at the moment. And, hey, if they help the vibes on your Valentine’s Day... Read Article
Three years after releasing his collaborative album with singer Chico Mann, DJ/producer Captain Planet (real name Charlie Wilder) has a whole new record of tunes for us. NO VISA, out on the 26th of June via Brooklyn-based label... Read Article
Women are being affected in a variety of ways as the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. In the United States, one in three essential workers is a woman. And nonwhite women are more likely to be... Read Article
Lots of new tunes to share from some artists we’ve long been fans of, as well as some newer talent. Mexico City: Girl Ultra feat Cuco, ‘Dame Love’ Meet Mexico City-born R&B queen Girl Ultra. Real name Mariana de Miguel,... Read Article
NYC-based producer Atropolis is following up recent EP Jump with another multi-cultural release, and this time he has brought along Brazilian singer Zuzuka Poderosa for a track seething with anger. Last time we featured Atropolis he was in... Read Article
Fresh off the heels of a wonderful AfrolatinoFest in NYC, it’s once again time for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), and many alumni of the conference are in the Big Apple to perform. Now in its 18th year, LAMC... Read Article
In a year that brought us the Fyre Festival fiasco, in which bevy of wealthy kids were lured to the Bahamas with promises of luxury accomodations, cameos by Kendall Jenner, and and a performance by rapper Ja Rule, it’s so... Read Article
Brazil-via-Brooklyn’s Zuzuka Poderosa has released a power anthem about ‘pussy power’ just a few weeks after hundreds of thousands of women marched in the United States wearing pink knit “pussy caps.” The timely track, recorded with Toronto-based Brazilian producer,... Read Article
At Sounds and Colours, we cover cultural music, film and art events spanning the globe with a clear focus on Latin America. Diversity is a constant. We interview artists, who cite a wide array of global influences, and we... Read Article
It seems the fourth edition of AfroLatinoFest in New York City comes at a crucial time. A survey by the Pew Research Center, released in March, points to a disconnect in how some Afro-Latinos living in the United States... Read Article
If October is an indication of what’s in store for the global bass, tropical, Alt-Latino, and AfroColombian scenes in New York City leading up into the winter, then the Big Apple is going to be cooking. This Saturday (Oct.... Read Article
