Uruguay

By Russ Slater 22 January, 2020

I’ve always had a soft spot for Uruguay. I lived and worked in Montevideo for a spell, and spent a... Read Article

By Russ Slater 20 January, 2020

The last time I spoke to Jorge Drexler it was following the release of Bailar En La Cueva (2014), an... Read Article

By Jorge Sarasola 16 November, 2018

“In Uruguay during 1974 almost anything would be preferable to being interrogated by the army” (p. 441) As so often... Read Article

By Paulo Srulevitch 21 September, 2018

Trying to describe Uruguay’s music scene at the turn of the 21st Century in simple terms is tricky, but perhaps... Read Article

By Marco Pisciotti 31 July, 2018

For more than a decade now, Montevideo-based outfit Sante Les Amis have been working their way up into becoming one... Read Article

By Jorge Sarasola 27 July, 2018

The infamous ‘War of the Triple Alliance’ (1864-1870) constitutes a watershed moment in the history of South America. The Brazilian,... Read Article

By Carolina Amoruso 27 June, 2018

“I don’t want to show I have a pretty voice. I want to tell a story,” says vocalist and composer,... Read Article

By Gabriel Francis 16 February, 2018

Uruguay’s Jorge Drexler brings us a new single from his latest album Salvavidas de Hielo. “Asilo” features Chilean artist Mon Laferte... Read Article