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Rionegro’s Self-Titled LP Is a Blueprint for Evolving Latin Music’s Classic Genres

Carlos Soto Campos — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:30:04 +0000

Techno salsa mashups and electrocumbia trap beats aren’t new to the Internet. So when news arrived that the new Cómeme record would be a reinterpretation of these genres, aiming for something deeper than your typical fusion fare, the project definitely caught our attention. An ensemble consisting of Colombian producer Sano, Cómeme founder Matías Aguayo, and Colombian producer Gladkazuka, the group gathered in

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Nrmal and Epicentro Announce Stacked Lineup for First Costa Rican Edition of Festival Nrmal

Carlos Soto Campos — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:59:31 +0000

We’re less than a month away from the first edition of Festival Nrmal Costa Rica, and now we got what we all waited for: the lineup. For the announcement, Nrmal and Epicentro gathered a bunch of bands: Nrmal alumni Las Robertas, Monte, and Ave Negra, as well as All My Friends participants 424 and special guests

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Colombia’s Festival Estéreo Picnic Announces Huge 2016 Lineup

Carlos Soto Campos — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:46:44 +0000

Colombia’s Festival Estéreo Picnic announced their lineup this Tuesday, and it’s got an interesting group of Latino talent along with the usual Anglo artists ranking high on the list. Latino talent in the top spots include Chilean-American producer Nicolas Jaar (playing a DJ set), Colombian rock band 1280 Almas, and French-Colombian soul/funk artist Gabriel Garzón-Montano. Mexican indie

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Festival Nrmal Returns to Mexico City in 2016

Carlos Soto Campos — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:20:09 +0000

Festival Nrmal just announced the first details for its 2016 edition in Mexico City. This will be the seventh installment of the festival and its third time in DF. The festival is scheduled for March 12 and 13, 2016. Over the years, Nrmal has built a platform in which bands, audiences, and promoters find a common ground, and looking

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Hangin’ Episode 4: Dënver

Carlos Soto Campos — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:47:38 +0000

If you know anything about Chilean pop, you’re probably familiar with Dënver, a duo that consists of Mariana Montenegro and Milton Mahan. Their chamber pop and recent venture into europop territory are proof of their need to be constantly pushing the edges of what the genre can be. In this edition of Hangin’, we walked and talked with Dënver during their

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Pachanga Boys: 5 Essential Facts and Tracks

Carlos Soto Campos — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:37:49 +0000

ESSENTIAL FACTS Known as: Pachanga Boys is the DJ/Live act of Mexico’s Rebolledo and Germany’s Superpitcher. Their aim is to make the world a better place through joyous dance music. Background: Rebolledo and Superpitcher met at a party in Mexico and instantly clicked, so joining forces in the studio was a no brainer. Together they started

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Win a Trip to Mexico’s All My Friends Festival and Party With Remezcla + Sonido Inconsciente

Carlos Soto Campos — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:25:31 +0000

Rosarito’s All My Friends festival kicks off in about a week, and Remezcla and Sonido Inconsciente have partnered to present AMANECER, a late-night stage to fulfill all your after party needs. On Saturday, June 20th, we’ll be showcasing the likes of Siete Catorce, Las Brisas A/V, Vegan Cannibal and Niño Árbol at Sunio Beach Club, located inside Hotel

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Colombia’s Hermoso Ruido Announces a 2015 Lineup Stacked With Emerging Talent

Carlos Soto Campos — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:23:36 +0000

As the Latin American indie scene grows bigger everyday, the projects that try to put all this emerging talent on the map are also growing. There’s Nrmal and AMF in the always-thriving Mexican market, JBMF and Isle of Light in the Caribbean, Epicentro in Central America, and in South America there’s Hermoso Ruido, the Colombian SXSW-style

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Viva Pomona Announces 2015 Lineup With Dënver, María y José & Triangulo de Amor Bizarro

Carlos Soto Campos — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 23:03:14 +0000

Viva! Pomona – the alt festival brainchild of 20-something René Contreras – is ready to kick off on Saturday July 19, once again at the Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, CA (outside Los Angeles). The 2015 lineup features Chilean pop stars Dënver, ruidosón ambassador María y José, Spanish indie rockers Triangulo de Amor Bizarro, Costa Rican garage

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Epicentro Latin Indie Summit & Festival Nrmal Will Take Costa Rica This November

Carlos Soto Campos — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:18:40 +0000

Epicentro and Nrmal are two indie projects working on giving up-and-coming Latin American bands a circuit to develop their careers. So last March when they announced they’d be joining forces, it made sense. The joint event will give audiences, musicians and indie labels a physical space where a community that usually only interacts online can come together. Today the two initiatives

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