Record Review: “Cuatro Tigres” by Chicha Libre
RECOMMENDED Brooklyn-based Chicha Libre started out playing covers of obscure psychedelic songs from Peru, and on this four-song EP they come full circle with a collection of inventive takes on pop...
View ArticleRecord Review: “Traditional Songs and Dances from Colombia” by Son de Pueblo
RECOMMENDED Colombian pop music is well known in alternative circles thanks to the efforts of bands like Aterciopelados or individual performers like Juanes or Shakira, but the country’s traditional...
View ArticleRecord Review: “Bailar En La Cueva” by Jorge Drexler
RECOMMENDED On his most diverse release to date, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler—best known Stateside for being the sole composer to date to win an Oscar for a non-English song—goes into...
View ArticlePreview: Lila Downs/House of Blues
RECOMMENDED The first time I saw Lila Downs was about a decade ago, when she was participating in a Latin American-themed evening and she shared the bill with a Brazilian singer. She was still riding...
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