Acclaimed Colombian singer-songwriter, actor and activist Carlos Vives has released his 14th album titled “Cumbiana.” The new recording celebrates the roots of cumbia and the…
Beto Jamaica – Rey de Mi Folclor Vallenato y Cumbia Colombiana (OM Producciones Music, 2020) Alberto Jamaica Larrota, better known as Beto Jamaica, is one…
Various Artists – 12 Bombazos Bailables (Vampisoul 208CD, 2020) The Vampisoul label has been reissuing iconic Colombian tropical music albums from Discos Fuentes since 2017.…
Accordion player and composer, Carmelo Torres is considered one of the leading Colombian cumbia performers. He is the living legacy of Cumbia Sabanera, a rural…
In 1960s Peru, a new style of music was born: Peruvian cumbia, also known as “chicha”. Tropical genres such as Dominican merengue, Cuban guaracha and…
Los Wembler’s de Iquitos – Visión del Ayahuasca (Barbès Records, 2019) Veteran Peruvian band Los Wembler’s de Iquitos is still active 50 years after its…
Frontera Bugalú is a musical project developed by accordionist, guitarist, vocalist and composer Kiko Rodriguez and pianist Joel Osvaldo in El Paso, Texas in 2011.…
Totó la Momposina, Colombia’s best known cumbia artist has released an EP titled Fuego. These are previously unreleased tracks from the La Candela Viva sessions…
Che Sudaka – Almas Rebeldes (Cavernicola Records, 2017) Almas Rebeldes (Rebel Souls) is the new album by Che Sudaka, a band formed by South American…
Very Be Careful – Daisy’s Beauty Salon (Downtown Pijao/Steady Beat Records, 2018) Los Angeles band Very Be Careful recorded this album in an abandoned recording…