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 ...

This year’s BIME Bogotá was less about spectacle and more about substance. In between panels, one-on-one conversations, and the quiet hum of cultural exchange, a deeper narrative emerged: one of ...

Latin American music in the last decade has swept the world with its infectious rhythms, beautiful lyrics, and melodies that ...

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 ...

The Gop Tun festival is one of the musical highlights of the year to discover new Brazilian electronic music and to see artists I have been writing about in action. You can find anything from new ...

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: ...

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 ...

Happy Christmas or bonnes fêtes, as they say inclusively in France. This year, my regular "marginal" colleague Andy Cumming and I decided to get our list of ...

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 ...