This week the Toronto-based outfit Battle of Santiago takes us to Cuba for a soundclash between the spirits of the indigenous Afro-American Santería religion and rock grooves. Native percussion and call-and-response vocals encounter with modern production on Queen & Judgement, our cd of the week. We listen to new singles...
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![Album Review: Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us [City Slang/Anti- Records; January 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/calexico-335x335.jpg)
Chicano / Mexican rock today is a long list of formidable bands which have produced memorable albums and songs. Calexico, a band from Arizona on LA’s Anti- Records, is such a band – one that has outed itself from the shadow of typical mass-rock to sculpt marvel works. Their new...
On the 25th of June, the Royal Albert Hall audience and hundreds of colombianos living in London enthusiastically welcomed the pop Latino hero and multiple Grammy-winner Carlos Vives for his second performance in the British Capital. The Mexican ensemble Nortec Collective introduced the event and warmed the atmosphere with their electronic...
