Up-Close Encounter with Angel Rada
This is a recent conversation with Angel Rada, the Venezuelan wizard of Tropical Sounds from Space, celebrating the release of... Read Article
When I Think of Venezuela I Think of My Mother: An Interview with Devendra Banhart
I’d been wanting to speak to Devendra Banhart for many years about his Latin American roots – Banhart’s mother is... Read Article
On Our Radar: New music by MPeach, Buscabulla, Strings N’ Skins, Alex Cuba, & Dave Nada & Tittsworth feat. Mula
September has brought us many new tunes by artists we dig and this edition of ‘On our Radar’ is all... Read Article
Betsayda Machado y la Parranda El Clavo’s Essential Afro-Venezuelan Release ‘Loé Loá’ To Be Released on Vinyl
An astounding release, Loé Loá – Rural Recordings Under The Mango Tree, placed #3 in our Best Albums of 2017,... Read Article
Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
‘They Call Me Nella, the One with the Fractured Voice’
I spoke to Nella Rojas Mata while she was visiting Caracas, Venezuela. She made time for our meeting by stepping away... Read Article
Soul Jazz Records Announce Release of ‘Venezuela 70 Volume 2: Cosmic Visions of A Latin American Earth’
Soul Jazz Records have announced a second volume in their Venezuela 70 series. As with the first volume, it will... Read Article
On Our Radar: Sángo Groove, Atropolis, Danny Ocean & Andrea Cruz
Lots of new music on our radar, so let’s just dig right in. COLOMBIA: Sángo Groove’s Mezcla Cali Colombia’s Sángo Groove... Read Article
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