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 ...

“New Jersey based Grupo Majezza have been forging their own path on the cumbia sonidera front for over a decade. With a devoted YouTube and social media following, it was only a matter of time before ...

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

If Freud had a sister that was writing about the security of young girls in Ecuador, perhaps that piece might have turned out close to Jawbone. Or alternatively, perhaps this book is like the setting ...

Alex Pritz’s feature debut documentary The Territory (Brazil/Denmark/USA, 2022) depicts the Indigenous resistance to land invasion in the Brazilian Amazon.

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 ...

“Colonialism is not over, it’s just less visible, especially in culture” – says Professor Holger Lund in his 2019 article Decolonizing Pop Music. But in three years, things have moved on, and the word ...

Latin America is known for its colorful cultures and most especially its upbeat and rhythmic music. The diverse cultures played a great role in the creation of the musical styles and dances in Latin ...

The far-north coast of Ecuador has a historical and cultural background that sets it apart from most of the rest of the country, with cultural traditions whose roots stretch across the globe. In ...

As tattoos have grown in popularity over the years, so too have the options for removing them. Whether due to a change in personal taste, lifestyle, or profession, the decision to remove a tattoo is ...

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 ...