Who is LATENIGHTJIGGY? And Why Should You Already be a Fan?
LATENIGHTJIGGY makes music that allows his listeners to straddle two cultures, much in the same way the Maryland-born rapper has done all his life. The artist was taught Spanish through osmosis, growing
Tigre Radar: Breaking Down Muerdo’s Experimental New Album
Andalusian musician Muerdo says he’s always asked about the moniker under which he pens his eclectic melodies. “It’s just a name I like because it’s completely ambiguous,” he tells me over a Zoom call.
Tigre Radar: Rodrigo Gallardo’s Music is Meditation-Meets-Exploration
Rodrigo Gallardo says his strongest work comes out of meditating – just not in the way you might imagine. “I think music composition really comes from profound reflection,” he says. “In many ways
Tigre Radar: Awake the Sense’s With Spiritual Sounds by Uji
Uji embodies spiritual and cultural awakening. A solo project by former Lulacruza member Luis Maurette, Uji is the ultimate manifestation of the musician’s journey inward, a process that over the years has
Daniel Haaksman Gives a Voice to Global Cultures Through Man Recordings
Producer and DJ Daniel Haaksman came of age in the nascent club scene fueling Frankfurt’s transformation into a pulsing house music capital in the 1980s and 1990s. Before Berlin became the cultural hub it
Tigre Radar: Silvana Estrada’s Romantic Lyrics are Our New Love Language
Silvana Estrada’s heartbreaking rendition of CHVRCHES’ pop-driven track “Forever” proves that the artist has a talent for turning just about anything into a gut-wrenching anthem of lost love. Translating the lyrics into
Tigre Radar: Brazil’s Budding Mariana Froes
It was hard to pin down an interview with Mariana Froes – the budding songstress whose runaway success on YouTube recently landed her a deal with the Brazilian label Taqueta – not because
Llorona Records and Cerrero are Amplifying Colombia’s Diverse Culture
Colombia’s Pacific coastline is a winding mass of jungle, hiding sprawling black sand beaches, wilderness, and communities of indigenous tribes and afro-descendant peoples lending an ancient and mystical appeal to this remote
What the Music Industry Jammed to During Quarantine
Depending on where you were in the world, your life probably changed dramatically sometime around mid-March. A totally unprecedented health pandemic gripped the globe and held it temporarily in its place, spurring
Black Latin Artists to Listen to Right Now
Though white musicians have long dominated mainstream music in Latin America, these emerging Black Latin artists celebrate their heritage with innovative, infectious music. Emerging as role models for millions of Afro-Latinos all
