MIXTAPE DANZ ON 14: El Palmas
El Palmas – real name Maurice Aymard – is a Venezuelan DJ and selector, residing in Barcelona with a big task on his hands – in his own words, “the awakening of ancient gods of the tropics.” His... 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 of her brother, Sophie Fustec wrote the album in just a month using nothing but her voice, her... 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, is no longer sustainable. Sadly, this is all to evident in the once bustling Venezuelan village, Congo Mirador,... 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 bespectacled version of his fellow countryman, composer and keyboard artist, Joe Zawinul. He arrived in Venezuela in 1957... 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 of albums being reissued from Latin America. Sure, there are still plenty of tropical Colombian albums and 70s... 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 appears to be as abundant as usual, if not more so. While some releases have certainly been delayed... 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 few journalists, DJs and music researchers to select a few of their favourite albums of the year, from... Read Article
Oscars 2021: Latin America’s Contenders
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. It has been a difficult year for film, especially cinema releases but, as the old entertainment saying goes, ‘the show must... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Color de Trópico
One man’s passion became the same man’s label. Now based in Barcelona, El Palmas is described as “an intertropical South American DJ and selector”. His label may not have been in the crate-digging game as long as Vampisoul... Read Article
Five Latin American Documentaries to Watch at DOC NYC 2020
If you’re based in the US and are interested in Latin American cinema, you’ll be spoiled for choice at this year’s online DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the USA, with over 200 films available to stream... Read Article
‘Colór de Tropico’ Compilation Reveals Venezuela’s Tropical Treasures
A new compilation, Colór de Tropico, from El Palmas Music collects together eight rare Venezuelan grooves from the 60s and 70s, revealing the many flavours of the country at the time. Indeed, the songs embrace everything from jazz,... Read Article
REVIEW Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos – Bichos
Regular visitors to this site may remember Ellen Gordon’s interview with Raúl Monsalve prior to the band’s appearance at the Meltdown Festival five years ago. Three years later, Raul was the bass player with the Paris-based Venezuelan group,... Read Article