Time for a round-up of  the outer edges of Brazil as we reach the middle of the year. This month there’s a selection of ...

No doubt June will prove to be a record-breaker, heat-wise, but the month has also seen some fine new albums surfacing. I've ...

Summer comes but once a year... and thank heavens for that. Quite apart from my prezidential affairs of state, I've been so ...

Almost inevitably, the two early albums can sound in comparison to the slick, sophisticated movin’ and groovin’ of the Far Out reissue somewhat green and callow. But what they might lack in maturity ...

Novas Frequências is a music festival based in Rio that reaches its 15th edition this year. This is something to celebrate, as putting on an annual music festival that explores new and experimental ...

I hope y’all had a happy Easter and didn’t overdo it on the chocolate eggs. If you’re based in and around London and looking for ways to dance off any surplus, you should take note of the following: ...

Have you ever heard of a road where UFO sightings are so common that people call it the “UFO Highway”? In Argentina, Route 368 (a quiet stretch near the town of Capilla del Monte) has become a hotspot ...

The Ides of March are almost upon us, so it’s time to button up your overcoat (in the words of the old song), slip on your headphones and sample some of the best Latin and Latinesque albums to have ...

In Latin America and the Caribbean, music and dance are important parts of daily life. In Havana and Rio, people tell stories by just dancing. The dances show ...

Happy New Year, one and all – and here’s a bit of good news. The erstwhile star of City of God and the enigmatic interpreter of David Bowie’s songs in what could be the most purely enjoyable of all ...

The day after in Lewisham sees a very special meeting of two traditional Colombian music genres. Representing the Pacific coast will be the marimba sounds of Agrupación Patacoré all the way from ...

Claudia Piñeiro has spent over two decades penning fiction about the lives of women in Buenos Aires, where dark events—affairs, accidents, suicides, and murder—turn their worlds upside down. Piñeiro ...