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.

Choosing a perfume in Latin America or the Caribbean means considering more than its scent. Warm temperatures, humidity, local ingredients, and skin chemistry ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard of a road where UFO sightings are so common that people call it the “UFO Highway”? In Argentina, Route 368 (a quiet stretch near the town of Capilla del Monte) has become a hotspot ...

The far-north coast of Ecuador has a historical and cultural background that sets it apart from most of the rest of the country, with cultural traditions whose roots stretch across the globe. In ...

In Latin America, football is not only a sport but also a shared language. It moves through the streets, fills local plazas with color and echoes in the songs that rise from small bars and city ...

Just a few rather tasty concerts to tell you about as we prepare to welcome summer… That’s all for the moment, but there will be more. I’ll stake my livelihood on it.