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
REVIEW Edwin Sanz – Overflow
It starts in a madcap whirl of old-school R&B and London gospel, intertwined with spiralling Latin brass and percussion. And... Read Article
Soul Jazz Records Release Venezuela 70, a Collection of Rare Venezuelan Rock
We have to admit that if there’s one area we really need to brush up on here at Sounds and... Read Article
Explore Electronic Variations of Venezuelan Folklore With La Gallera Social Club And Their New Album ‘Caribe’
After two successful EPs, Ecos Del Tercer Mundo Vol. 1 from 2011 and Vol. 2 from 2012, the Venezuelan electronic experimentalists La... Read Article
REVIEW Family Atlantica – Cosmic Unity
If you’ve never had the chance to listen to their self-titled debut, sign their name down, because Family Atlantica are... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Family Atlantica ‘La Humanidad’
Family Atlantica completely floored us when they released their debut album a few years ago. Named simply Family Atlantica it... Read Article
Top 10 South American Afrobeat Jams
It’s beautiful to see how artists come together and make an international community from a musical style taken out of... Read Article
When Digital Collage and French Composers Meet: La Chica’s New Video “Oasis” is an Art Piece
French-Venezuelan artist La Chica takes on Latin American traditional sounds and makes it her own with a subtle electronic pop twist.... Read Article