Listen to “Happiness” the brand-new single by Argentinian minstrels and music wanderers La Fanfarria del Capitán. The track is extracted from El Cantomanto, the sixth album released by the Buenos Aires-based band available here: https://la-fanfarria-del-capitan.bandcamp.com/album/el-cantomanto Check out the dates of their ongoing Euro Tour, join them and enjoy one of...
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The end of March saw Juanita Euka release her first self-penned album called Mabanzo with Strut Records. Meaning ‘Thoughts’ in Lingala, it’s a sonic pot of musings. It’s laden with hooks and ever so danceable with a mix of Afro-Latino influence from soukous and son, to rumba and hip-hop. She spells...
It’s not been easy, Kaleema tells us, to make herself a nurturing musical home. Two inner worlds kept colliding. The seemingly disparate areas of her creative life, classical study and electronic production, kept crashing against each other. But Kaleema persevered through her orchestral upbringing. She found her way to the...
In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
Plaza Francia presents Plaza Francia Orchestra on the Because Music label, September 2018. Born of the critically acclaimed success story that is Gotan Project, Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Muller volunteer themselves for this inventive new venture. Following a succession of previous masterful albums, La Revancha del Tango, Lunatico and...
Despite recent troubles, bans and restrictions, the Argentinian electronic music scene is still lively and exciting, and you can have a taste of it on the 28th of July at CLF Arts Café in Peckham. The July episode of Love Carnival will bring to South London, the alternative approach to electronica...
We’re going to be honest: we can’t wait for this gig. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are not only one of the most popular, award-winning, genre-defining and -defying bands of rock Latino, but they’re also one of our favourites. Since the 1980s, they’ve brought their sound, built on Pan-American influences, uptempo attitude,...
Willy-nilly, it’s that time of the year again, when you have to deal with the Christmas list. Luckily, the Sounds and Colours guys have made things easier this December. Their latest guide, the fourth of the series after Colombia, Brazil and Peru-dedicated monographs, is just fresh off the press, and...
‘La Nena’ (little girl) is the nickname that she has carried around the world since adolescence. However, even though she still has a girlish air, Dominique ‘Dom’ Pinto moves around the music scene like a seasoned actress. Her experience is enviable, and she could easily be described as a ‘musician...