Articles by Sergio Elmir

Afro-Kyou

Seeking The Truth

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

Toronto’s ever-expanding experimental Latin musical circle has recently seen a lot of new faces, many homegrown and several recent new Cana...

Rebel Rhythm

Nuestra Music

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

Adding to the already growing movement of new and exciting Latin music coming from this side of the border, Guelph-based band Rebel Rhythm...

Bio Ritmo

Bionico

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

What is salsa if not another example of a unique musical genre created out of experimentation? That’s the basic theory surrounding the new...

Gustavo Santaolalla

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2008

Gustavo Santaolalla is probably best known for his Academy Award-winning score for Brokeback Mountain, as well as critically acclaimed scor...

Martin Perna (Ocote Soul Sounds, Antibalas, TV On the Radio)

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2008

Martin Perna (Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra) has reunited with long-time friend and collaborator Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout) u...

The Pinker Tones' Mister Furia

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2008

One of the leading groups in the growing "alter-Latino” movement is Spanish electronica duo the Pinker Tones. Their mix of syrupy dance flo...

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada

The Alchemist Manifesto

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2008

Two of the hardest working Latinos in showbiz — Martin Perna (Antibalas, TV On the Radio) and Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout) — h...

Various

Nigeria Disco Funk Special ‘The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79'

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2008

Always fresh and funky, Soundways does it again with this slamming compilation, featuring some of the wildest grooves from Nigeria’s disco...