by Address | June 14, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @zonagirante Where is the new Latin American sound headed? Can it still draw inspiration from rock, and more specifically, from its darker side, its denser textures? Is it acceptable to return to what Carlos Santana did fifty or sixty years ago, with more...
by Address | May 24, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @zonagirante The Colombian band Balthvs states in their biography on their official website that "all their music is psychedelic." They explain it this way: "The music generates a trance and induces a plethora of emotions: The sum of Harmony, Melody, and...".
by Address | May 10, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @zonagirante Pepe Mogt (Fussible) and Ramón Amezcua (Bostich) had to celebrate somehow the 15th anniversary of the release of their gem of a record, Tijuana Sound Machine, an album that internationally consolidated their border sound, a combination...
by Address | April 12, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @gandour To tell the story of Colombia, from decades past to the most recent, with violence and social injustice ever-present, one can turn to a sonic formula that combines Andean and Llanero folk roots, something of...
by Address | March 7, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @zonagirante You already know that part of the time we invest in musical research at Zonagirante.com is focused on reviewing new releases we discover on Bandcamp.com. Today we embarked on the evolution route...
