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 ...

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 documentary Mothers of the Land is as an eye-opening report on the threats to Quechua culture posed by capitalism and climate change. The film expresses these risks and challenges through ...

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 ...

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 ...