HABIBI FUNK: UNCOVERING LOST SOUND TREASURES OF ARAB CULTURE

HABIBI FUNK: UNCOVERING LOST SOUND TREASURES OF ARAB CULTURE

From Egypt to Somalia, Sudan to Lebanon, North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, Jannis Stürtz does much more than music tourism on his frequent trips around the region. More than a traveler,

GENRELESS: Garo — The Cuban Sound Architect Building Bridges Between Havana and Brooklyn

GENRELESS: Garo — The Cuban Sound Architect Building Bridges Between Havana and Brooklyn

Long before ever touching US soil, this American dream was born in Havana. Edgar Gonzalez, aka Garo — the talented DJ, producer, emcee, and sound architect—always knew music was his calling. There was no

The Vinyl Bars You Have to Go to in Buenos Aires

The Vinyl Bars You Have to Go to in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a city that lives music intensely. Its bubbling scene and its endless nightlife are magnified in an urban scenery, intertwined with old European traditions and new Latin American passions.

DJ Collective Rum & Coke Pays Homage to Forgotten Sounds of Latin and Afro-Caribbean music

DJ Collective Rum & Coke Pays Homage to Forgotten Sounds of Latin and Afro-Caribbean music

Rum & Coke, the Miami-based Afro-Caribbean Latin dance party and DJ collective, have a monthly residency at Dante’s HiFi, were they play all vinyl sets. Gathered from thousands of hours of digging

The Vinyl Bars We Love from Around the World

The Vinyl Bars We Love from Around the World

Less talking, more listening – that’s the concept behind the vinyl bar phenomenon. A Japanese institution since the 1920s (thanks to Tokyo’s Lion Meikyoku Kissa), vinyl bars – also known as listening

The Latin Selectors With Hidden Jewels

The Latin Selectors With Hidden Jewels

There are plenty of talented musicians and artists propelling Latin music–and all that entails–onto a larger scene, but it’s the digital platforms and its many DJs who have helped keep the roots

Richie Hell Releases Full-Length Album, “The Gumbo Limbo Experiment”

Richie Hell Releases Full-Length Album, “The Gumbo Limbo Experiment”

Big news for all you fans of tropical beats out there, the Miami-based DJ and producer, Richie Hell has released his high-anticipated album: The Gumbo Limbo Experiment. When Richie Hell moved from Buenos Aires