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
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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Article
Under The Influence: Raul Monsalve
Bichos, the new album from Raul Monsalve y Los Forajidos is a tour de force of Afro-Latin grooves, recalling the... Read Article
Short Films from Indigenous Latin American Filmmakers at Native Spirit Festival
There’s still time to catch a number of short films from Indigenous Latin American filmmakers at Native Spirit Festival: the... Read Article
Punto y Seguido. Period. Next Sentence… Rafa Pino Evokes Home in Poetic New Video
On April 16th, a great music video, officially premiered. “Punto y Seguimos” is the first composition from an album called... Read Article
MIXTAPE Angel Rada’s ‘Tropical Cosmic Sounds’ Mix
Next week El Palmas Music will release Tropical Cosmic Sounds From Space, a new compilation of music made by Venezuelan... Read Article
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