Rediscovering Walter Ferguson: The Great Costa Rican Calypsonian
A self-respecting troubadour sings and rhymes about daily life in a town, with its sorrows, struggles and joys. And if that town is Cahuita, located in the southeast of Costa Rica, in
NACIÓN EKEKO LAUNCHES GRAN ESPÍRITU: “WE’RE ALL CHILDREN OF THE SAME MOTHER”
Where are the experiences of human history kept? How can we reconnect with that shared and veiled feeling, with that intangible heritage that passes from generation to generation? The collective unconscious is usually
Music Powerhouse: KEXP’s Argentinian Host, Albina Cabrera
“When I was 11 or 12 years old, my mother took me to live concerts of bands that were doing national tours, managing to get to Mendoza, at the foot of the
Tigre GEM: Global Emerging Musician, JUDELINE
Hailing from Southern Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera, Lara Fernández Castrelo was destined to become Judeline. Pronounced “Yud-lain” as she describes it, her artistic name was inspired by one of her dad’s favorite
Gilles Peterson Celebrates Studio Monkey Shoulder In Miami (Interview)
The journey is everything. It’s about experience, about searching and digging, about that knowledge that no one counts but is magically acquired along the way. It’s about not letting your guard down,
Caribbean Heart: Meet Pachyman and His Retro Rub-A-Dub Style
Fall under the magnetic spells of dub. For many, it’s a genre on its own. For others, it’s more like a subgenre of reggae, defined as its electronic and more experimental version.
Moon Spell: Meet the Timeless Charms of Mel Muñiz
It’s said that the bolero is not sung, it’s suffered. Well covered in tattoos, a little bit of a pin-up girl and a little bit of a tarot reader, the Argentine singer-songwriter Mel
5 UK Transplants Making Global Waves in Music
Trends and hype have always played a part – for better and for worse – in the development of the UK music scene. This almost compulsive need to find the new, the
El Mukuka Seamlessly Blends Afro-House and European Dance (Interview)
It’s no coincidence that Eleftherios Mukuka – better known by his stage name El Mukuka – has chosen the zebra to represent his long-awaited debut album. This black and white striped animal
Le Coco and the Women Who Helped Shape Her Music (Interview)
We can all agree that Women’s History Month should be every month, but March is that special time when we amplify our voices and celebrate the amazing women around us. We had
