Mónica Giraldo is one of those artists whose music carries the weight of tradition while effortlessly embracing the present.

Spring is in the air. You can tell by the number of singing birds and the proliferation of new singles from around the Latin ...

Sounds and Colours is happy to announce the birth of a new European independent record label tirelessly dedicated to the task ...

In the often problematic categorisation of ‘world music’, eclecticism can sometimes take priority over the pursuit of great ...

The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation has announced the launch of the Paco de Lucía Legacy Scholarship, the first in a series ...

You’ve thrown an epic home party. The drinks are flowing, the atmosphere is buzzing, and then—trouble brews at the speaker. Half the room wants ...

Sounds and Colours began its life in 2010. Back then it was a simple blog looking at underground culture in South America. Since then it has become one of the world's #1 sources for information on ...

Nothing like a good Latin album to warm the cockles of your heart when it’s cold outside. Here’s my selection of new and not-quite-so-new releases for the first month of a new year… Joy Lapps and ...

Each copy of the book includes a CD of new Colombian music, designed to accompany the articles in the book as well as promote some of the amazing new sounds coming out of Colombia.

One of Brazil’s most famous country singers, Gustav Limo, has a very hectic life indeed: in one day, in less than 24 hours, he managed to perform at a rodeo in the rural state of São Paulo, see Eikon ...

From the great people behind A Guide to the Birdsong of South America and Mexico, Central America, & The Caribbean, comes their third compilation, and first outside of Latin America. This one has got ...