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Meet CAMPO, Electrotango Off the Streets of Montevideo
Name: CAMPO
Where They're From: Montevideo, Uruguay
Genre: indie pop, electrotango
Most Similar: Bajofondo, Tanghetto
Sounds Like: a New Wave '80s band time...
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Ana Tijoux — “Volver”
Ana Tijoux goes up, up and away in “Volver” or “Return” from La Bala, her Grammy-nominated seventh studio album. Though the title is one word, two syllables and almost...
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Stateless Bass: Four Hunks Of Global Dance Music In Transit
Global bass gets a little more global everyday. Kuduro, baile funk and cumbia may have originated in Angola, Brazil and Colombia respectively, but now you might hear...
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Avalanche Tropical: Brazil’s Answer To Mad Decent
Dago Donato, a São Paulo-based global bass DJ and co-founder of Brazil’s Avalanche Tropical music collective, makes a pretty good point.
“You can’t stop an avalanche,...
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Metrosexual Favela Assasin Swag
Big things have been happening for Leo Justi, the Rio De Janiero producer with a fresh take on baile funk. In the last year, he's popped everywhere from an official MIA...
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Las Amigas de Nadie, Straight From The Peruvian Vanguard
Name: Las Amigas de Nadie
Where They’re From: Lima, Peru
When They Started: 2008
Genre: Post-Rock
Most Similar: Bjork, iamamiwhoami
Sounds Like: Lucid...
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Bomba Estéreo’s New Album is Streaming Online
Turn up your stereo dials: Colombia's tasty psych-cumbia band Bomba Estéreo is back at long last with their second international release, Elegancia Tropical (Tropical...
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Brazilian Bass Culture (& Beyond)!
For just about all of history, Brazil has produced some of the most compelling music on the planet. Right now, with the rapid growth of Brazil's economy, we're hearing...
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Brush Up On Your Portuguese With Banda UÓ’s New Lyric Video
Hey Gringo! Learn some new words with the official lyric video for Banda UÓ's Diplo-produced tecnobrega joint. The Brazilian trio's song is called "Gringo," and if you...
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Alika & Nueva Alianza: Irie in Argentina
Name: Alika & Nueva Alianza
Where They’re From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
When They Started: 1999
Genre: Reggae Villera
Most Similar: Fidel Nadal, La Mala...
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Please Explain: What is Changa Tuki?
Take a walk around Petare, Venezeula’s biggest slum, and you’ll soon notice colorful posters at every turn bearing the words “X-Dimension” in metallic, flame-embossed...
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Brazil’s Holger Releases “Ilhabela”
Citizens of the internet, rejoice: One of our favorite bands rocking out in Brazil right now, Holger, just dropped a new single on us.
For those in need of a...
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Musicians! Submit Your Joyful Noise To The Navidades Con Etoro Comp
It might seem a little early for Christmas but the holidays creep up sooner than you think and Etoro Records is getting ready. They're preparing their Navidades con...
Interview
EDM Madness: The Men Behind The Movement
Electronic dance music has taken over the planet. After enjoying decades of fame in Europe, house and dubstep DJs are finally exploding in the rest of the world. We...
Interview
Felguk Reps Brazilian House
Most of the famous house acts these days are from Europe and the states, which is why Rio de Janeiro duo Felguk offer a totally new perspective on the commercial dance...
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16 Female Producers You Didn’t Know Are Running Things
When DJ Mag came out with its annual list of Top 100 DJs in October 2011, it was not much different from any other year. And by that we mean having a Y chromosome seems...
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DJ Raff and his Emotional Bass
One of the latest, greatest names to appear everywhere in electronic music circles is Barceleona-via-Chile producer DJ Raff. But In truth, there’s nothing new about...
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We Found Garotas Suecas’ Sergio Sayeg In New York!
Do you miss Garotas Suecas and their sweet, sweet Brazilian funk soul? We sure do. They've been ever quieter since the release of their smoldering 2010 debut Escaldante...
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PSY Gets Favela-Funked
"Is it Christmas already? No? Then why is the universe giving me this present?" you might ask yourself, upon encountering this blog post.
PSY - the Korean artist of...
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Hi-Fi, Lo-Fi, and Now, There’s Sexy Fi
Sexy Fi certainly wins for one of the best band names we've encountered in awhile, and luckily, they also won our Artist of the Week contest, earning us a chance to get...