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Spring is halfway through in the southern hemisphere, and the last bit of the continent, the country known as Chile, is slowly warming up. This means that the music coming out is spiced with sultry beats and club heaters along the way. We start this new round up with the female R&B voices of Yih... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/chile/new-sounds-of-chile-8-71237/">Read Article</a>

For those who been following the digital cumbia scene in South America, Tribilin Sound, the moniker of Alvaro Ernesto, is maybe one of the best kept not-so-secret secrets. With years experience as a DJ exploding dance floors in Lima, his prolific releases have been special weapons for most of the up-and-coming tropical bass selectors in... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/music/eck-echo-to-release-tribilin-sound-compilation-featuring-remixes-b...

Our selection of the best Latin American albums of 2021.

New Sounds of Chile #2 By David Bugueño | 02 March, 2021 Continuing to shed light on the popular and contemporary musical landscape of the long and geographical diverse country of Chile, we share the newest sounds coming out of the southern tip of Latin America. As summer is saying goodbye with fresher days, but still with high temperatures, the selection of tracks have this beach vibe, with urban and tropical flavours peeking through. Those pushing the beats of Chile closer to the Caribbean a...

Best Reissues of 2020 By S&C Team | 23 December, 2020 More than any other year, it definitely feels as if there has been a shift in terms of the types of albums being reissued from Latin America. Sure, there are still plenty of tropical Colombian albums and 70s Brazilian gems, but a lot of labels are now going even deeper, unearthing Venezuela’s avant-garde pioneers, Afro-Colombian music that was ignored in its own country for a long time, funky numbers from Guadeloupe, as well as many esoter...

Best Albums of 2020 By S&C Team | 18 December, 2020 What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which appears to be as abundant as usual, if not more so. While some releases have certainly been delayed until 2021, their absence has been filled by other quarantine-recorded albums or some dropped early to bring a little bit of joy. All in all, the year left us with a list of 125 albums for consideration and that all of our writ...