by Danny Wiser | Feb 6, 2022 | Reviews
Los Prisioneros’ synth-heavy rhythms are a whole lot of fun and show themselves off as phenomenal lyricists, together earning them status as legends of the Latin new wave scene… The music of Chile that I have been exposed to is somewhat unique when...
by Danny Wiser | Nov 11, 2021 | Reviews
True musical revolutionaries are few and far between, so put your headphones in, shut your eyes, and marvel in the beauty and tragedy of Víctor Jara’s struggle… In the 21st century, the 11th of September has great significance as a date across the Western...
by Danny Wiser | Jun 27, 2021 | Reviews
Feminist pop that pays tribute to some of Chile’s greatest figures, Pascuala Ilabaca’s work is thoughtful as well as entertaining… In Europe there exists a perception that it is the continent that has produced the most important and best masters of...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 23, 2020 | Advent Calendar
CHILE: Doña María Le Ruego – Víctor Jara… This Christmas song by Víctor Jara is, unusually for a communist, very religious in its tone. Yet, there are parallels between his communist ideology and his lapsed Catholicism that can be drawn from the lyrics of...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 13, 2020 | Reviews
Andean prog-rock fusion with an interesting sound and an important message… Having not experienced an immediate visceral and emotional connection with this album when I had first listened to it, I was nevertheless intrigued by a style that I had never previously...
