Manu Chao is famous for blending musical styles but even for him his latest album is a departure: a collaboration with psychiatric patients who run an Argentine radio station called Radio Loony. The Spanish-French singer recorded the album in Jose...

One of the finest, least expected albums of the past few years was Watina, in which the late and greatly missed Andy Palacio introduced global audiences to the gently rousing, rhythmic and soulful styles of the Garifuna people of Central America. Those...

The annual Cambalache Festival fuses tango with theatre and dance in the form of performances, themed workshops, documentaries, short films and video. Catch the stylish tango-related events at El Cubo in the Abasto neighbourhood and Espacio Teatral...

Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe. The gang allegedly targeted people on remote roads, luring them with fake job offers before killing them...

There is a saying in football that “the English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it” and few would argue, particularly with Brazil rated as joint-favourites to win World Cup 2010 in South Africa. This isn’t at all surprising given their...