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Time for a round-up of  the outer edges of Brazil as we reach the middle of the year. This month there’s a selection of ...
This year’s BIME Bogotá was less about spectacle and more about substance. In between panels, one-on-one conversations, and ...
Summer comes but once a year... and thank heavens for that. Quite apart from my prezidential affairs of state, I've been so ...
No doubt June will prove to be a record-breaker, heat-wise, but the month has also seen some fine new albums surfacing. I've ...
“New Jersey based Grupo Majezza have been forging their own path on the cumbia sonidera front for over a decade. With a devoted YouTube and social media following, it was only a matter of time before ...
A toxic agro-economy: big ag fuels public health disasters in Argentina September 2023 marked the fourth anniversary of the 2019 explosion in Mercedes, Argentina, of an illegal agrochemical deposit ...
This affecting moment occurred when Fainguelernt was just ten years old – long before she became Ana Frango Elétrico (Ana Electric Chicken), the 23-year-old wunderkind whose 2019 sophomore album ...
Latin American music in the last decade has swept the world with its infectious rhythms, beautiful lyrics, and melodies that ...
The far-north coast of Ecuador has a historical and cultural background that sets it apart from most of the rest of the country, with cultural traditions whose roots stretch across the globe. In ...
Latin America is known for its colorful cultures and most especially its upbeat and rhythmic music. The diverse cultures played a great role in the creation of the musical styles and dances in Latin ...
Whilst spending several weeks in Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, as part of an exciting research project exploring the socio-political effects of coca cultivation and cocaine ...
The ukulele is a versatile instrument, which means you can play almost any song you imagine with it! This time, we’re going to introduce you to some songs you can learn to play in your ukulele in a ...