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…
Artist Profiles: Carmelo Torres
Tag: cumbia
Chicha, The Psychedelic cumbia of Peru
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…
Chicha and Ayahuasca Visions
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…
Artist Profiles: Frontera Bugalú
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.…
Colombian Cumbia Star Totó la Momposina Releases Fuego
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…
South American and Caribbean Musical Crosspollination
Che Sudaka – Almas Rebeldes (Cavernicola Records, 2017) Almas Rebeldes (Rebel Souls) is the new album by Che Sudaka, a band formed by South American…
Los Angeles Vallenato
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…
The Vintage Sound of The Peruvian Andes
Various Artists – Andina: The Sound of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978 (Tiger’s Milk/Strut, 2017) Andina: The Sound of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978 is a compilation…
Orkesta Mendoza to Perform in UK in 2017
American band Orkesta Mendoza will be touring the UK in the next weeks. The band is led by multi-faceted artist Sergio Mendoza, who is also…
Sizzling Jambú
Jungle Fire – Jambú (Jungle Fire Music/Nacional Records, 2016) Los Angeles-based Afro-Latin funk band Jungle Fire is an outstanding collective of musicians from various backgrounds…