Latin American music has become a powerful influence on global entertainment, with performers reaching international ...

Some of the most interesting moments in music production come when an arrangement won’t work. The groove is there and the ...

Papaya (2026) is a Brazilian film with voiceover by Aretha Garcia freely inspired by Mafalda ...

Every card player has an opinion about the shuffle. In the card rooms of Buenos Aires, over games of Truco in São Paulo, or during duplicate bridge ...

Sounds and Colours: And what an immense joy and honour to be speaking with you. Never Too Soon is the title of your new album ...

“Starting in the 1960s vinyl records began arriving from different places to the turntables of Monterrey’s sonideros. A cultural phenomenon was born, a mixture of identities and methods. Broadcasting ...

I apologise in advance for the amount of sheer noise on offer in the column. There seems to be a clear movement of DIY noise within Brazilian music at the moment. Whether it be guitar or sampler ...

The documentary Mothers of the Land is as an eye-opening report on the threats to Quechua culture posed by capitalism and climate change. The film expresses these risks and challenges through ...

Nothing like a good Latin album to warm the cockles of your heart when it’s cold outside. Here’s my selection of new and not-quite-so-new releases for the first month of a new year… Joy Lapps and ...

Merengue is the sound of the Dominican Republic. It has quick moves and is easy to learn, one of the most fun dances ever. The dance has a unique step. Dancers move their hips in a lively rhythm. Some ...

Mauricio Takara is one of the most restless and inventive figures in contemporary Brazilian music. In the late 1990s Takara made his mark on the independent scene by founding the band Hurtmold. With ...

Toyota and Colombian Latin Grammy winner Ela Taubert have brought their joint chapter of the Preguntas a las 11:11 U.S. tour to a close. The finale took the form of an intimate concert held in a city ...