MIXTAPE RARO 15: Alex Figueira
Alex Figueira is a Venezuelan-Portuguese musician, producer, DJ and record collector based in Amsterdam, known in independent music circuits as... Read Article
Gerry Weil: Venezuelan Groove Guru
“True happiness doesn’t require much. Music, the flavor of a fruit, a child’s smile, a breeze, waves on the shore... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s Singles Round-Up (Cande y Paulo, José Mauro, Ignus, Aricia Mess, Okuté, Havana Meets Kingston, João Donato, Penya, Esperanto)
April has showered its musical blessings upon us: some old, some new and all worthy of more than a mere... Read Article
An Interview with Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Director of ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’
Once upon a time in Venezuela (dir. Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, 2020) was Venezuela’s official selection for the Best Foreign Film... Read Article
Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Latin American Films on the Line-Up
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which for the past 30 years has screened films about human rights abuses throughout... Read Article
MIXTAPE DANZ ON 14: El Palmas
El Palmas – real name Maurice Aymard – is a Venezuelan DJ and selector, residing in Barcelona with a big... Read Article
A Long Path Through Grief: La Chica on Writing New Album ‘La Loba’
La Loba is the new album from Venezuelan-French musician La Chica. The result of a spiritual awakening after the loss... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’: Venezuela’s Oscars Candidate is a Compelling (and Frustrating) Documentary
Mother Earth has reached her breaking point: the current pandemic is just another sign that humanity, as it exists today,... Read Article
REVIEW Gerry Weil – The Message
If the name Gerry Weil doesn’t sound Venezuelan, that’s because he’s Austrian. Indeed he looked at the time like a... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2020
More than any other year, it definitely feels as if there has been a shift in terms of the types... Read Article
Best Albums of 2020
What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which... Read Article
Best of 2020: Marcel Marquéz’s Venezuela Picks
In the spirit of highlighting a few different albums in our end of year feast we decided to ask a... Read Article