One from the end of the world (Recovery of an apocalyptic text)
By José Gandour @gandour Editor's Note: I'm not a fatalist, but I love writing about how I imagine hell, the apocalypse, and, on a smaller scale, my own funeral. All the stories, at their core, have a common element, which can serve as a relief, or, at the very least...
Sound toys: five new machines for making noise (and miracles)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Support us by donating via Ko-fi Cover art by Zonagirante Studio From Roland's classic groove to Telepathic Instruments' mystical synthesizer, a fun (and somewhat absurd) look at the latest temptations...
The world behind the wheel February 27 / 2024 (Musical advertising necessary for the eyes)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. We continue showcasing the work of designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their performances and celebrations across the continent. As always, we take this opportunity to...
The world behind the wheel February 21 / 2024 (turn up the volume on that flyer)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. We continue showcasing the work of designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their performances and celebrations across the continent. As always, we take this opportunity to...
The world behind the wheel February 13/2024 (musical images of heaven and hell)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. As usual, in this section we bring you a bunch of flyers and promotional posters for musical events across the continent. This includes tour announcements for our artists in other regions...
The world behind the wheel February 05/2024 (colored noises)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. Here we bring you a bunch of flyers and promotional posters for musical activities across the continent. This includes announcements of our artists' tours to other parts of the world and the opening of...
The world behind the wheel January 10 / 2024 (colors with musical voices)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. A month and a bit later, we're back with these articles highlighting the designers who work with musicians to promote their performances and celebrations across the continent. In this...
+ 100 Latin underground album covers 2023
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante It's time to pay tribute to the designers connected to the Latin American music scene. And especially to those who have worked with independent artists and labels, striving to ensure that record releases...
Mr. Mayor: I'm sorry to bother you, but I have an idea.
By José Gandour @zonagirante Since January 1st, Bogotá has a new mayor in charge of the city. One from whom, it must be said seriously and with the calm of the resigned, not much can be expected, especially in matters of culture. It's all the same, he has...
One year later: The light keeps pulsing!
By José Gandour @gandour to my mother. Warning note: This article was originally written on December 9, 2022, when we launched this compilation featuring 17 musical projects from across Latin America. Now, having reached the first...
The world behind the wheel November 23 / 2023 (everything you see explodes in your ears)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hi everyone. November wasn't as cheerful as we thought. Still, we might as well just get our faces wet and carry on while we put on our headphones and start pretending, as we walk among the zombies, that everything will be back to normal...
Diatribe against war
By José Gandour @zonagirante Let's get things straight from the start: I'm what some call a non-practicing Jew. I haven't been to a synagogue in quite some time (the last time, if I remember correctly, was to say Kaddish for my uncle Zusel, more than thirty years ago...
The world behind the wheel November 06 / 2023 (the music shines in your pupils)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. November is busier than ever (and not just in the music scene). We're still piling up promotional material about concerts and parties across the continent. But we don't just do that: We're dedicated to...
The world behind the wheel October 19 / 2023 (the music that shines in your eyes)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hello everyone. It's already October, and we're continuing our campaign to promote great graphic design for music events across the continent. But we don't just do that: We also create small tributes...
Rock al Parque 2023: All the festival guests, yes, all of them!!!! (includes playlist!!)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Editor's Note: This note, originally published on September 28th, is being updated with announcements from Idartes regarding the festival's guests. There will be a total of three announcements, including the names...