Meet Shika Shika Collective, the Record Label Without Owners for Music Without Borders
On one fortuitous day in 2015, through a shared love of digital cumbia, immortalizing folklore and building a global community, the Shika Shika collective was born in Berlin. Conceived by electronic producers Robin Perkins
Kamerum Cuba Release First Electronic LP, “Afro Tropical Vibes”
Kamerum Cuba is a music producer, singer and DJ from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. His latest and first electronic LP, produced under his own music record label Orun Kingdom Music, is based on and inspired by
Jarina De Marco: The Dominican Bombshell Lighting It Up
Little do many of us know, that amongst the sandy beaches and picturesque highlands of The Dominican Republic, lies a burgeoning contemporary music scene. One of our favorite musical exports from the
Watch the Rise of Cuba’s AfroBeats Movement in “Bakosó”
What does “Está Rico” by Marc Anthony, Will Smith & Bad Bunny have in common with “Made For Now” by Janet Jackson x Daddy Yankee? They both high-jacked AfroBeats and did not
Video Premiere: La May – “A Mar” ft. Xaman
With an addictive, Latin-Tronic beat and a self-produced video clip, emerging artist La May makes up a lack of budget with a boundless amount of love for music. The DJ, promoter, and pioneer in
Our Favorite 6 Portuguese Artists Right Now
The beautiful thing (among many) about global music is that once you discover one artist from a specific country or culture, you begin to find more treasures in their same orbit. Artists
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
How Afrobeats is Adapting its Identity to Conquer Bigger Latin Audiences
Resident Mexican DJ and all-around musical badass, Pablo Borchi, gives us his perspective on the rise of afrobeats on dance floors around the world, and how the genre’s brightest stars are adapting
Get Your Shazam Ready: Five of Our Favourite Latin American Movie Soundtracks
Lisandro Meza and Andres Landero, We’ve all done it. We’ve all watched a movie where certain scenes (or perhaps the whole film) commands our complete attention. Eyes glued to the screen. Ears attentively listening. Hands
Ride the Afro-Futuristic Spaceship that is Supergombo’s “SigiTolo”
Supergombo is an exciting new offshoot of a unique cultural blend made in France. Their Afrofunk sound could be derived from the Tout Puissant Orchestre, Poly-Rhythmo, and the Headhunters, blended with influences like