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Chico Trujillo – Gran Pecador 27 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
Sometimes I feel as if Chico Trujillo were a band born to alleviate the current lack of troubadours in contemporary Latin American music. This is not to say that there aren’t (hip hop, cumbia and folk...
Neighbouring Sounds (O Som Ao Redor) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Class relations in upwardly mobile Brazil come to the forefront in writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s precise and promising first feature film. Premiering at last year’s Rotterdam Film Festival, ...
Soap Opera Relives Colombian Soccer History 24 Aug 2013 | 09:45 am
One cannot discuss Colombian history of the 1990s without a mention of the national soccer teams of the era. After all, the squads of that decade made Colombian history, qualifying for three World Cup...
Dany F’s Latin Sur África Champeta Mixtape 23 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
Champeta is the sound of the Afro-Colombian neighbourhoods of Cartagena, Santa Marta and Barranquilla, a heady mix of African, Colombian and Caribbean influences with the prime objective of getting pe...
New Video from Atropolis Featuring Lido Pimienta 23 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
Brooklyn-based musician/producer Adam Partiridge, otherwise known as Atropolis, released the first video from his recent album Transitions today. “Reza Por Mi” features the vocal talents of Lido Pimie...
MIMO Festival: A Free Festival of Music and Film In Historic Brazil 22 Aug 2013 | 03:57 pm
If you’re in Brazil over the next few weeks then you should really think about checking out MIMO Festival, a free event that will be moving across three different Brazilian cities between August 23rd ...
These Roots Have Wings: An Interview with Chicha Dust 22 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
It seems the American Southwest have caught the chicha bug. After speaking to the indefatigable Olivier Conan (Chicha Libre/The Roots of Chicha) I discovered not only that Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) had b...
Deep beats from Venezuela’s Fur Coat 22 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm
They’ve been around for some time but it’s only been relatively recently that Venezuelan electronic duo Fur Coat have been making waves on the international scene. Having entered the wider public sphe...
FREE DOWNLOAD: Systema Solar “La Rana” 21 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
Yesterday Colombia’s Systema Solar released their new single and it’s an absolute belter. “La Rana” (which you can download below and which also has a video, again see below) is the first taster from ...
Sombra – Fantastico Mundo Popular 21 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
I’ve always thought that Brazilian contemporary music is a great example of a perfect balance and mixture between traditional roots and global trends. I mean, this started happening back in Tom Jobim’...
