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Ulises Hadjis — “Aquella Ciudad”
Come along (and clap along) as Venezeulan singer-songwriter Ulises Hadjis travels through Japan in the video for his sunny, poppy tune “Aquella Ciudad.” ¡Buen viaje!
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Scene Report: Luxury-Obsessed Funk Ostentação Hits Brazil
As Brazil’s economy booms and Brazilians collectively head to the mall to spend, a new, money-loving, tag poppin’ brand of baile funk is poised to rise.
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Thiago Pethit’s Brazilian Cabaret Pop
Name: Thiago Pethit
Where He’s From: São Paulo, Brazil
When He Started: 2007
Genre: Alternative Pop
For Fans Of: Esteman, Tulipa, Natalia...
interview
Celebrating Despair with Venezuelan Dance Punks La Vida Bohème
Words and interview by Isabela Raygoza
There’s no doubt, Caracas’ revolutionary fiesta quartet La Vida Bohème took us by storm when they launched their...
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Scene Report: Flinging Paint at Phagwa in Paramaribo
Words by Greg Scruggs
Photos by Naomie Wijnhard
Cruising around Paramaribo on March 27th, the capital of Suriname looked like the the low-budget backlot of a...
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CSS Is Back with New Album Announcement and a Hangover
CSS - the Brazilian rock band best known for hits like "Music is My Hot Hot Sex" (from 2008 iPod commercial fame) and "Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)"...
interview
Gustavo Santaolalla Talks Bajofondo, And Why Most Electro-Tango Sucks
The Argentinean-Uruguayan collective turns 10, releases a 3rd album, and dares the competition to catch up
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Chile’s Gepe Unites Andean Folk and Indie Pop
Gepe’s concert at the Vive Latino festival in Mexico last weekend felt like the future.
Gepe (real name Daniel Riveros) mounted the stage with tousled hair and skinny...
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Dengue Dengue Dengue’s Infectious Future Cumbia
Name: Dengue Dengue Dengue
Where They're From: Lima, Peru
When They Started: 2010
Genre: Space Cumbia
For Fans Of: ZZK, 3BallMTY
Sounds Like: What the...
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Meridian Brothers: Inside Bogotá’s Experimental Pop Scene
The people have spoken, and they have good taste - Colombia's Meridan Brothers - an experimental tropical band from Colombia - is our artist of the week.
As is...
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Mixing Things Up with The UK’s Isa GT
Badass London-based Colombian DJ/producer Isa GT travels the world bringing electro tropical sounds to the people. When she was in New York we got the word from her on...
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Meridian Brothers, Genius Prophets of Colombian Weirdness
Name: Meridian Brothers
Where They’re From: Bogotá, Colombia
When They Started: 1998
Genre: Pyscho-Tropical
Most Similar: ZZK, Bomba Estereo, La MiniTK de...
interview
Queen of Tecnobrega: Gaby Amarantos
The album cover for Gaby Amarantos’ major-label debut, Treme, tells much of the story for her. She’s standing in front of a giant sound system covered in jungle foliage,...
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UK’s Isa GT Takes A Trip
Though she's normally a denizen of London, we found Colombia-born DJ Isa GT fooling around in a chic Brooklyn apartment full of weird toys. It was a pretty fitting venue...
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PREMIERE: Bajofondo — “Pide Piso”
Uruguay-Argentina crew Bajofondo is back after a six-year hiatus with their new album Presente, and this time, they're taking the electro-tango sound that made them...
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Isa GT’s Bass Party Is Wordwide
DJ producer and songwriter and Isabel Gonzales Toro, known as Isa GT, is basically the creative equivalent of a salad spinner, with tons of vitamin packed projects going...
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Frik-Out!
Name: Frikstailers (that’s Freak-stylers to you Anglo folk out there)
Where They’re From: Córdoba, Argentina
Genre: Electro-cumbia, global bass
Most Similar:...
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ZZK’s El G on Starting an Electro Cumbia Party and Keeping it Going
Over the last six years, ZZK has grown from being an underground digital cumbia dance party in Buenos Aires to being a world famous dance party that's also a record...
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Kumbia Queers Punk the Party Bus in New Video
Everyone's favorite Argentinian queercore cumbieros Kumbia Queers make party buses awesome in the new video for "Kumbia Punk" off this year's Pecados Tropicales. Climb...
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It’s a Very Isa GT Holiday with “Xmas is Here”
Captain Bubbles and Isa GT remind us there are only seventeen shopping days left until Christmas with a video full of warmth, cheer and consumer products. "Xmas is Here"...