Cerati/Melero, 30 years without losing relevance
By José Gandour @gandour I'm a hypocrite. I loudly proclaim that I despise nostalgia, but then, to easily revive my heart, I put on one of the five albums I'd take to a desert island, each with a story spanning more than twenty years. In...
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 November 26, 2024 (November lights that dance with your voice)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Hello everyone. As November draws to a close, we continue to showcase the work of designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their performances and...
The world behind the wheel November 13, 2024 (the sonic chaos brings the right light)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Hello everyone. We enjoyed (in our own way) the month of November, and we continue to showcase the work of the designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their...
Latinity in horrible times
By José Gandour @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio. According to statistics a friend sent me via WhatsApp, a large portion of the Latin American population living in the United States (especially men) voted for the same candidate as...
Rock al Parque 2024: Sorry, we're not going (in case anyone cares)
By José Gandour @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio There's nothing more to be done. The battle is lost. The festival that mattered most to us, the one that helped us grow (and which we helped develop from its inception) has been gone for several years now...
Migrant Motel: A Latino Story in the United States
By David Stewart @MigrantMotel Editor's Note: In 2017, David Stewart, a Peruvian, and Chava Ilizaliturri, a Mexico City native, joined forces to create Migrant Motel. Although both are from Latin America, they met in Boston and started making music in English. But now...
Digital Destinations: A Special Feature on Mexican Designers and Illustrators
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio We're always looking for more action, more visual explosion, more graphic fun. We want to leave behind the shallows of the internet, the ones full of morbid tourists and...
The world behind the wheel October 29/2024 (a noisy cocktail of graphic explosions)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Hello everyone. We're still in the dramatic month of October, and we continue showcasing the work of the designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their performances and...
Can a pop song shake the system?
By José Gandour @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Let's begin with an easy-to-understand phrase that explains in advance part of what we want to say in this article. Joseph Goebbels, Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda of the Third Reich...
Rock al Parque 2024, what do we have to say? (contains playlist)
By José Gandour @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio And... It's difficult to write this article. The outlook for Latin America's largest free festival isn't very encouraging. And the truth is, I want to be respectful of the effort they're making...
Digital Destinations: A Special Feature on Brazilian Designers and Illustrators
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Amidst the climate confusion of these times, we're bored on the beaches of the internet and want to live more tropical maritime experiences, full of color, music, and rebellion....
The world behind the wheel October 18/2024 (the sparkle in your eyes is a sonata)
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio Hello everyone. We're still in the dramatic month of October, and we continue showcasing the work of the designers who collaborate with musicians to promote their performances and...
Digital Destinations: A Special Feature on Latin American Recording Studios
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio We return to the turbulent shores of the internet, where some Twitter users post threats against the rest of humanity and then run for their mothers' skirts as soon as they...
Digital Destinations: Special Music Articles
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Cover art by Zonagirante Studio On the polluted beaches of the internet, surrounded by soda cans, cigarette butts, the lies of trolls from some far-right political campaigns, and photos of your...
