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Punta rock still rolls
Life, John Clewley, Published on 06/05/2025
» In 1987, a compilation of Central American Garifuna music, or punta rock, was recorded in Andy Palacio's Sunrise Recording Studio and released to great acclaim. It featured the unique sound created by Garifuna communities, mainly in Belize and Honduras. Palacio was the big star of punta rock, a popular style in the Caribbean and Central America.
Celebrate independence with Mayan culture
Life, Published on 30/08/2021
» To mark the bicentennial of their independence, the embassies of Guatemala and Mexico present the global release of Cosmic Twins, an animated short film inspired by Asian traditional shadow theatre, today at 3pm.
Latin grooves light up 2020 music scene
Life, Published on 08/01/2020
» Sala Sudasiri Sobha will start the new year with “Fiesta 2020”, a concert of Latin carnival music by musicians from three countries on Sunday at 4pm.
Giving the gift of exotic sounds
Life, John Clewley, Published on 03/12/2019
» The festive season is upon us and there are lots of exciting new releases to give as gifts to friends or loved ones or to add a bit of sparkle to your life. Here are some highlighted new releases, some from last month's Transglobal World Music Chart.
It's a transglobal affair
Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/09/2019
» The summer festival season in Europe, North America and Japan draws to a close this month as bands rest up from touring and take a break before the end-of-year festive season. Those bands that have put out summer releases hope that their albums reach the various charts and get decent airplay; others, meanwhile, have waited for the end of the season to release their new music, so we have a mixture of hot releases from the summer and new ones just released.