REVIEW La Familia
La Familia (The Family, 2018 / Dir: Gustavo Rondón Córdova) starts with a scene among feisty young rebels, the reality of... Read Article
Sam Reider and Jorge Glem: An Unlikely Pair?
The repertoire bounced between folk Americana, to waltz, to high-speed joropo, to cha cha cha, to gypsy folk, to Venezuelan... Read Article
Best Albums of 2017
If you’ve been following Sounds and Colours since the start you’ll know that we started off by focusing on South... Read Article
Andrés Duque – Intuitive Film-making in a Chaotic World
He never went to film school but Andrés Duque has established a reputation for very personal experimental films. His work,... Read Article
On Tour: Genre-Blending, All-Female Quartet LADAMA
LADAMA is touring in promotion of its first full length album, LADAMA, after the release of its successful single, “Porro Maracatu”,... Read Article
New Music Video: ‘Alarma’ by MPeach feat. Copout
Venezuelan native MPeach (real name: Mariana Martin Capriles) teamed up with fellow New York City-based producer Copout for her newest single, “Alarma.”... Read Article
MIXTAPE Colectivo Futuro’s ‘Música Infinita Venezuela’ Mixtape
In advance of their Musica Infinita: New Venezuelan Music night in London, Miguel Colmenares of Colectivo Futuro has put together... Read Article
New Video: ‘Pronto Vamo’a Llegá’ by Mr. Pauer featuring Tumbao
Miami-based producer and remixer Mr. Pauer has a funky new GIF heavy video for his track with Puerto Rican singer,... Read Article
Caribombo Releases Video for ‘Mi Raza’ Set During Venezuela’s San Benito de Palermo Festival
Caribombo have released a video for their song “Mi Raza”, which features Mene Mauroa as well as a spoken word vocal sample from Hildebrando... Read Article
Venezuelans Have ‘Parranda’ in NYC with Singer Betsayda Machado
It may have come a few weeks after Christmas, but Venezuelans in New York City had a proper parranda with... Read Article
REVIEW Algodón Egipcio – La Confianza Ciega
La Confianza Ciega is a kaleidoscopic record. That was the overpowering feeling that I had listening to the new offering... Read Article
The 15 Must Read Books For Anyone Travelling to Latin America
I can still vividly remember the weeks preceding my first excursion alone in Latin America, to Nicaragua and Honduras, in... Read Article