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Cuba: The Island of Rhythm

Hip Hop from Havana?

This Caribbean island has long been a 'musical mixing pot', but hip hop, as an American genre, wasn't always on the scene in Cuba. 

Jansky's Electroverse

Follow Catalan-Mallorcan duo Jansky on their #AW16TOUR by reading what Alex Jones had to say about his 'Electroverse' experience. 

Bumps and Boogies: The Impact of Mexico’s Violent Drug Culture on the Music Industry

Gilah Allardice discusses the romanticisation of drugs in the music industry and how the Mexican Drug War is portrayed in popular culture

Music Editor: Gilah Allardice

"Music provides an insight into a country’s language, history, values, socio-political situation… you name it. This intrinsic, unorthodox form of education is one of the reasons I appreciate music so greatly. I hope this section will comment on the huge range of music cultures accessible to us now in our mega-culture world, whether this be the Russian top tracks or Mexican narco-pop. Have a read, a listen and a boogie!"