Brazilian star ambassadors and the math of the cash-out explain why Aviator's red plane caught on across Latin America.

It's a jam-packed programme this month, with mambo, jazz, salsa, rock, even a bit of classical music from Brazil, not to mention some interesting new sounds ...

Colombia’s Caribbean ports were connected to international trade, which also allowed foreign music to reach local neighborhoods. During the 1960s and 1970s, African records began circulating through ...

Mauricio Takara is one of the most restless and inventive figures in contemporary Brazilian music. In the late 1990s Takara ...

Discover essential Latin American literature, from García Márquez and Borges to Neruda and Mistral, with fiction and poetry ...

Welcome to autumn - and what a relief it is to say that after summer's scorchio. Hopefully, normal service shall now be ...

I was saddened to read the news that Mighty Sparrow checked out on Sunday, 27th September after a short illness. Arguably the ...

An independent guide to Latin American film and TV including reviews of the latest cutting-edge cinema, streaming highlights and interviews with renowned film-makers.

Whilst spending several weeks in Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, as part of an exciting research project exploring the socio-political effects of coca cultivation and cocaine ...

“Starting in the 1960s vinyl records began arriving from different places to the turntables of Monterrey’s sonideros. A cultural phenomenon was born, a mixture of identities and methods. Broadcasting ...

Since my last foray into forthcoming events (in mid March), a few more interesting concert announcements have come my way. They’re all in and around London, so apologies to anyone like me who lives a ...

Merengue is the sound of the Dominican Republic. It has quick moves and is easy to learn, one of the most fun dances ever. The dance has a unique step. Dancers move their hips in a lively rhythm. Some ...