The Streets of Buenos Aires Anyone who’s traveled to the capital of Argentina can tell you that it’s a very different place than other Latin American cities. Buenos Aires is ... #Novo Mundo

Down the Bayou The larger part of a recent Sunday I spent in the passenger seat of a pickup truck riding around southeastern Louisiana, a region alternately known as... #Novo Mundo

Calle 13: Towards a New Reggaeton In 1991, the dancehall rapper Shabba Ranks released the song “Dem Bow”, which has gone on to be recognized as the “beginning beat” of reggaeto... #Novo Mundo

Papua New What? Sometime in the middle of the last century, it became obvious that the guitar was one of the world’s most pervasive musical instruments. Myriad cul... #Novo Mundo

Raï’n’B In November 2005 the world looked on in shock as the suburbs of French cities erupted in violence following the accidental death of two young men of A... #Novo Mundo

Out of Africa In West Africa, to be a popular musician means one of two things. You can either be popular within your country of birth or you can fuse the ethnic rh... #Novo Mundo

Carnival in Trinidad In a few weeks a large part of the Western hemisphere will spend several days in a fog of drinking, dancing and debauchery. However, most Americans k... #Novo Mundo