When thinking of “Alt Tropical,” the first thing that came to mind was indie, sultry, and percussive music. Well that ain’t too far off, but…

After the successful release of their third official album earlier this year (Karimba, on ELS Music), the Afro-Peruvian revivalists Novalima are coming back to tour…

I sat with Chicha Libre’s music master Olivier Conan before the show and spoke with him about the new album, the role ayahuasca has played…

Chicha Libre offers some of the funkiest chichas ever recorded since the genre’s apogee. The psych cumbia band gives away this exclusive track, for a…

Formerly of the lauded rock quartet Turbopótamos, this artist traded that rock ‘n’ roll swagger with some feel-good folky tunes and a bohemian-like nylon acoustic…

The curious thing about Bocanegra was that it was never meant to be anything serious. The post-punk/industrial bilingual group was originally conceived as a side…

Two nostalgic, lustful romantics and UK’s rising Peruvian singer-songwriters unite to write some groovy electro pop tunes.

Formerly of Lima’s Los Fucking Sombreros, Francois Peglau swapped his psych rock sound for a plucky li’l thing and some chankity-bop-bop, twee folk.

This club bangin’ dubstep jam by NY-based DJ Monikkr features the horny vocals of London’s Lydia Hrela, and you can own the four versions available…

Now you can get a full taste of Peru’s hardest working kraut-rockers Serpentina Satélite as they protest SOPA in psychedelic style by giving away their…

Novalima’s Afro-Peruvian groove is back. This time through Thievery Corporation’s ESL record label, they are releasing Karimba, their third official album.

Anita Tijoux is banging out Lima, Peru on January 18th for the world renown indie extravaganza hosted by the one and only IndieGentes with the…

The tastemakers at Veltrac Music raises the profile of Peru’s music scene with a series of indie concerts called IndieGentes. This Wed. (Nov. 30th), they…

Peglau is a special artist in many ways. He’s a charming Peruvian singer-songwriter with an unlikely soothing baratone voice that’s dreamy yet melancholic. Free download…

In this article, Robert Rose, founder of Punk Outlaw Records, travels to Lima, Peru to then discover unwritten history – punk music actually emerged from…

The Lima-based duo La Tornado Lost Band is a rare fusion of North American country and south of the border sensibilities.

Peru’s Serpentina Satélite takes the psyche elements from Black Sabbath, the long jam tirades of Dead Meadow, and the dark drone feel of The Black…

Check out the New York Times’ Interview with folk musician and newly appointed Peruvian Cultural Minister, Susana Baca.

Héctor Chávez’s documentary Saicomania aims to restore the place in history of Peruvian band Los Saicos as the authentic punk rock pioneers.

Check out the wacky Candy-Land-gone-wrong music video for the French-based, Peruvian-led Les Blondettes’ new single, “I’m a Toast,” directed/written by Ana María Hermida