by Address | January 26, 2016 | lightning and thunderbolts
By José Gandour @gandour Some Colombian musicians are venturing into creating new excuses to dance. They're going into their sound labs and turning on the blenders to find new flavorful concoctions to get listeners' bodies moving...
by Address | November 30, 2015 | lightning and thunderbolts
By José Gandour @gandour The story goes like this: A few years ago, at a political event for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a young boy of indigenous descent, Eyen Federico Quispe, approached the stage to recite a poem called "Don't Laugh at...".
by Address | November 30, 2015 | Videos
By José Gandour @gandour I once heard a friend say that adults dress up to have fun or to kill. I don't know if the ultimate goal of the Colombian band Flying Bananas is to commit murder, but in the meantime, their thing, wrapped up in...
by Address | November 18, 2015 | Videos
By José Gandour @gandour Yes, Uruguay, that small country in the south of the continent, where some say there are more cows than people, but where great soccer players and outstanding musical acts keep emerging. The Uruguayan music scene has had as its crown jewel for 18 years...
by Address | November 18, 2015 | Videos
By José Gandour @gandour They live in Oakland, California, but they're the most talked-about Panamanian name in urban music these days. Los Rakas are known for being part of the most cannabis-influenced expression of Latin American hip hop, and perhaps that's why it's surprising...