No doubt June will prove to be a record-breaker, heat-wise, but the month has also seen some fine new albums surfacing. I've ...

Summer comes but once a year... and thank heavens for that. Quite apart from my prezidential affairs of state, I've been so ...

This year’s BIME Bogotá was less about spectacle and more about substance. In between panels, one-on-one conversations, and ...

Women's health issues have become increasingly prominent on the international stage. One of the key topics of interest to ...

If your tía still insists on carrying groceries for the entire block or your tío is convinced he can still fix the roof ...

Latin American music in the last decade has swept the world with its infectious rhythms, beautiful lyrics, and melodies that ...

With Chico Cesar partway through a European tour (dates in the UK, France, Germany and Spain are still to come) we wanted to shine a light on one of Brazilian music’s little-known gems with a ...

Prayers for the Stolen (Noche de fuego, 2021) is a Mexican drama directed by Tatiana Huezo, based on a book by Jennifer Clement of the same title. This is the first narrative feature for documentary ...

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 ...

As tattoos have grown in popularity over the years, so too have the options for removing them. Whether due to a change in personal taste, lifestyle, or profession, the decision to remove a tattoo is ...

What Is Sounds and Colours? Sounds and Colours is a website, print publication and record label dedicated to the culture and creativity of Latin American and the Caribbean. Run by a team of passionate ...

Their cover of “Los Chucos Suaves”, originally by Lalo Guerrero, and an anthem within the genre of pachucho music from Los Angeles, is emblematic of the balance between the old and the new in the band ...