Tag: Peru
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Brazilian hip hop and pan-African extravaganza on ‘Ela Partiu’ by Laiz & The New Love Experience – it’s outernational excellence
This is a multi-genre inspired hip-hop album – with socially conscious inspirations – fused with musical reference points from around the world, meet Laiz & The New Love Experience. Their new single is out today entitled Mena. This final single and video features Jembaa Groove’s Eric Owusu – bridging topics around love, sexuality – and is about someone…
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El Palmas return to Venezuela’s golden age with ‘Color de Trópico Vol. 2′ and another superb selection by DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo – first single is out today, full comp’ in May
El Palmas Music return to Venezuela’s golden age with Color de Trópico Vol. 2, featuring another selection of tracks from the hugely creative and hedonistic, period of the 60s and 70s when Venezuela was at the cutting-edge of Latin American music. First single is Santo Domingo by Mario y Sus Diamantes and is out today.…
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Peruvian bandeader Ranil – a new release for Analog Africa – is a cumbia dance specialist and is offering his music with love
The label Analog Africa’s latest dance special is from Ranil – via Iquitos, Amazonia and Peru – available here from their Bandcamp page. The label and Ranil have also been offering their cumbia rhythms in a pay-as-you-feel Stay Safe & Sound Ranil Selection !! (SHARE IT !!!) package. We salute you! There’s more information about…
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Mexican brother-sister duo Sotomayor drop new album ‘Orígenes’ – a groovy house fusion of cumbia and Peruvian chicha
The new album by Sotomayor is Orígenes (“Origins”) and captures Latin American stylings, fusing them with contemporary electronic sounds. The Mexican’s third studio album (following Salvaje in 2015 and Conquistador in 2017) is produced by multiple Grammy award-winning producer Eduardo Cabra (Calle 13). Sotomayor’s electronic Latin music has a strong sense of roots and tradition,…
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Discos Horóscopo is a new label celebrating the chicha music movement of Peru
Check out this new label looking to reissue ten of the genre’s most cherished albums. To find out more about Discos Horóscopo’s plans to re-release 10 of the most iconic albums of chicha history and to help fund the project please go to their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.
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New book and CD celebrates Peruvian music and culture
This is a must for Latin music enthusiasts. Online blog Sounds and Colours has published Peru – a document of everything that’s happening in Peruvian culture right now, as well as its cultural past and astonishing musical legacy. The book has 200 pages of articles, illustrations and photos, along with a 19-track CD full of…
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Peruvian indie beatniks on Tiger’s Milk
Tiger’s Milk Records will be releasing the debut international single from Kanaku Y El Tigre entitled Si Te Mueres Mañana. The band are from Lima, Peru. This accompanying video is directed by emerging Peruvian talent Victor Checa. Tiger’s Milk Records specialise in Peruvian treasures – from punk to funk, chicha to cumbia and folk to electronica,…
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Peruvian treasure from Tiger’s Milk Records
Here’s a stirring version of the Jimi Hendrix classic from Peruvian band, Jeriko. It features on a new compilation from Tiger’s Milk Records. There are two bumper collections out now (check out http://tigersmilkrecords.bandcamp.com/). Here’s a flavour:
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