Last Sunday the Upsetter Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the greatest producer of reggae history, passed away aged 85. He left us a wealth of reggae and dub music from Bob Marley and The Congos to contemporary collaborations with bands from around the globe. We listen to some of his work with...
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If you never listened to him before (which sounds a bit odd considering his 60 vinyl-rich discography), you might raise an eyebrow knowing that one of the most original and sought-after dub and jungle producers is actually a Paris-based Argentinian. Still, Krak in Dub is continuing to demonstrate the fact...
Amaru Tribe are a folktronica duo based in Melbourne formed by Australian-Colombian musicians Oscar Jimenez and Katherine Gailer. ‘Canto A Bachué’, their latest single, brings forward their very own ‘Oceanic cumbia’ creating a musical bridge between the Latin American and Australian cultural roots of the artists. The song is enriched...
Electro-Caribbean Colombian duo Acid Coco recently released their brand-new single “continuing and evolving their signature electro-punk-cumbia sound”. ‘Hoy Como Siempre’ comes eight months after the publication of the duo’s debut album “Mucho Gusto” (El Palmas Music) and anticipates their second LP, out later this year. Find more info...
It might not be the most fitting time to write and read about uplifting music from the wild Southern tip of the Colombian Pacific Coast. Too much is going on in the Latin American country which goes too far from the comforting sounds coming from the city of Tumaco and...
Marseille-based DJs, producers and Chinese Man Records family member, Baja Frequencia just dropped a new single featuring Colombian urban quartet Kimbaya Ripuff. You can find more info following this link: https://cmr.lnk.to/Tatoo
This Corona stuff really sucks ey! Since we might all be bound by borders for a while, we’d like to come together and share some happiness in the shape of a playlist or mix! In the next days and weeks, check out Safe & Sounds, where we will figuratively introduce you...
What’s it like when fresh Colombian sounds meet their sonic siblings from the UK jazz scene? Enter Mestizo. Rising names in the UK Jazz and Colombian new music scenes have reunited for a one-off streamed show as the collective Mestizo. The performance has undergone a creative reinvention following their first...
Colombian ‘Tropicanibalist’ Frente Cumbiero just released a video for their tune ‘Jaley Jaley’ extracted from their latest album Cera Perdida: https://ffm.to/ej91v8m The album, published in November on Biche, is a “very Frente Cumbiero” response to 2020, reflecting on the Colombian state of affairs and the protests happening around the country...
It’s Earth day and there’s nothing to celebrate, but much to fight for… Get some momentum going with London-based producer and DJ Carthnage‘s new single “La Sequía” featuring Argentinian singer/songwriter and beatmaker Dat Garcia out now on Salgari Records: https://salgarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/carthnage-feat-dat-garci-a-la-sequi-a-ep “From the hyperuranium of Argentinian folktronic, the mesmerizing and ancestral...