In This Land is Our Land, filmmaker Rodrigo Vazquez goes to Paraguay to see how the 2008 election of Bishop Fernando Lugo and his attempts to redress six decades of...
(Colombia) Here's a bit of cotton candy from someone we think we'll be hearing from again. There's such a sense of self-assured fun, both in the music and the visuals...
A block of Latin Alternative music with percolating sounds from Novalima, cumbia rap by Bomba Estereo, the Spanish-Southwest fusion of DePedro, retro madness with Mexican Institute of Sound and Cineplexx,...
A variety show: Tummel rocks the house with their own take on bhangra, Manu Chao sings his huge hit "Clandestino," Paula Lima croones a Brazilian classic, Väsen gives us a...
Here are examples of how we deal with the various vicissitudes of existence, from the repo man in Lura's "Que Brod Nem jossa" to "Lament" about a soul's final crossing...
(Earth Focus: Episode 21) Earth Focus looks at the true costs of the soybean industry in Latin America, where soybeans are raised for animal feed at European factory farms while...
(Colombia) This young group from Colombia's Pacific region has really raised a stir, and for good reason. They present a compelling blend of urban and rural music-- the rural being...
(Chile) Another strong installment in the Latin Alternative Music story, DJ Bitman made an auspicious debut with three other musicians as Bitman and Roban, an act that combined Latin, electronica,...
(Argentina/Spain) Here's a bit of whimsy from the graphic artist/musician Sebastian Litmanovich d.b.a. Cineplexx. The mood is pure lounge-pop (this is the "copacabana mix") and the montage of nostalgic elements...
Block 100 "Live" is all great live performances from the amazingly sensual Peruvian Diva Eva Ayllon to Richard Galliano's rendition of Astor Piazzola's gorgeous "Milonga de Angel." Click here for...
The broad appeal of hip hop and house music is truly global. Savor the fresh sounds of Jordan's D.J. Zafer Younis, with his cutting edge fusion of Bedouin sounds, as...
"Topical" music with a message: The Taiwanese hip hop group Kou Chou Ching deliver a timely statement about runaway capitalism in China, and Pistolera tackles the issue of immigration -...
(Brazil) Jair Oliveira is part of a generation, descendents of the great MPB artists, who are forging new sounds and original takes on the bedrock of Brazilian song. The son...
(Latin Pulse: September 1, 2009) In this episode of Latin Pulse we focus on the struggle between Argentine food farmers and transnational soy producers. The soy producers bribe landowners and...
