Articles by Neil McDonald

Various
La Mujer de Mi Hermano
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006
Hip Latin label Nacional Records is rapidly turning into one of the most influential trend-setters for Latin alternative, hip-hop and elect...
Valle Son
No Se Tire Compay
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006
With Cuban sons traditional players averaging around the ages of 80 and 90, or in the cases of the late Compay Segundo and Ibrahim Ferrer...
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada
El Niño y El Sol
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006
Two years ago in the midst of an eco-utopian road trip, Martin Perna, founding member of NYC Afro-powerhouse Antibalas, found himself stran...
Los Bunkers
Vida De Perros
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006
Physically, Concepción, Chile is a long way from Manchester, but dont tell that to Los Bunkers. With the shaggy mops and parkas of the Ver...
Cibelle
The Shrine of Dried Electric Leaves
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006
Straying from the samba/MPB with light electronic sounds that characterised her debut album, London-based, São Paulo-born Cibelle in...
Pinker Tones
The Million Colour Revolution
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006
One of the arguments against the mighty European Union is that by invisibly removing borders, countries begin to homogenise until gradually...
Gotan Project
Lunático
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006
Five years ago Gotan Project released their tango-infused electronic debut La Revancha del Tango and ushered in a wave of like-minded follo...
Various
Putumayo Presents: Paris
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006
As long as there are fine Bordeaux wines to drink, Gitannes cigarettes to be smoked, intellectual conversations to be had, and quite possib...