Interview with The Chemical Brothers
Photo courtesy of The Chemical Brothers They are the hottest property in dance music. And ahead of their incredible show at Creamfields ’07 they spoke exclusively with The Argentina Independent. With...
View ArticlePork Parties Planned in Colombia
Colombia has acted quickly to dispel any fears that its inhabitants have about eating pork. Sales of pig meat have fallen in the wake of the panic over swine flu, but minister of agriculture and...
View ArticleCreamfields Festival Cancelled
Creamfields festival was supposed to happen in ten days time, on 7th November, in the Buenos Aires Gym and Fencing Club (GEBA). Unfortunately, the Buenos Aires Control Agency had to cancel the event as...
View ArticleA Country of Immigrants: The Colectividades of Argentina
A sea of flags ripples through Rosario’s Parque Nacional a la Bandera. Set on the shore of the Paraná River, the park pays homage to the Argentine flag in the city of its birth. The blue and white glow...
View ArticleTop 5 Festivals
It’s coming to that time of year again. Romance blossoms in the city as spring arrives and the sun shines. Pretty flowers appear, the birds are tweeting, and the butterflies are fluttering about town....
View ArticleReal Meaning of Inner Beauty: Casa FOA 2010
Upon first glance of Casa FOA, passersby wouldn’t bat an eye at the crumbly exterior or look twice at the aged face of the building — however just one step into the surprisingly lavish interior sheds a...
View ArticleMumbai in Microcentro, Bombay in Buenos Aires
From 4th-17th November, Buenos Aires is hosting the third annual Indian festival that comes to the city each year in order to expose the culture of India to Argentines. The festival comprises of many...
View ArticleThe Indy Eye: Queer Tango Festival
The week-long Queer Tango festival celebrates the diversity of tango through dance workshops, theatre performances and much more, bringing everybody together for the same purpose – Tango. This year’s...
View ArticleA Distinct Approach: The Urban Platform of Ciudades Paralelas
Berlin Train Station (courtesy of Ciudades Paralelas) The city’s ignored metropolitan locations were transformed into theatrical stages last week, as performance art festival, Ciudades Paralelas,...
View ArticleHuman Rights Day Show in Plaza de Mayo
In celebration of International Human Rights Day last Friday, Plaza de Mayo received 150,000 spectators to an organised concert on Sunday night. The event was also to commemorate 27 years of Argentine...
View ArticleVendimia in Mendoza
Malbec (Photo: David Wilbanks) It is time once again to see where those dark, full-bodied beauties with the long legs come from. I am, obviously, referring to Malbec, the national wine and specialty of...
View ArticleBAFICI Returns for 13th Year
The Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) returns on 6th April for its thirteenth edition. One of the most prominent film festivals in the world, it is renowned as an important...
View ArticleArgentina Celebrates World Environment Day
Painting the ecobolsas (Photo: Beatrice Murch) Sunday 5th June El Galpón farmers’ market in Chacarita played host to celebrations for World Environment Day, organised by Ambientate. The day-long event...
View ArticleBuenos Aires Celebrates The First Day Of Spring
The arrival of the most anticipated day of the year has been marked with an optimistic weather forecast. The end of winter is being celebrated in the outdoors in various parks around Buenos Aires with...
View ArticleOn Now: Cartón Animation Festival
This is not pixar. It’s Cartón. Festival Internacional de Cortos de Animación La Tribu, or simply Cartón as it’s been named, opened yesterday and runs until Sunday 6th November. Aimed specifically at...
View ArticleProject of the Fortnight: FestEco
Help Ambientate make their Christmas wishes come true, supporting them in their aim to host FestEco, Argentina’s first zero carbon festival, in February. The festival will be funded solely by...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tattoo Show
Megan Cassidy heads to Argentina’s 8th annual Tattoo Show to meet with organisers, a network of friends who have worked in the industry together for years. Camera: Celeste Barrera Editing: Luis Lopez...
View ArticleOn Now: Human Rights Film fest
Now in it’s 14th year, Instituto Multimedia DerHumALC’s (IMD) International Human Rights Film Festival has brought films focusing on human rights and environmental issues from all corners of the globe...
View ArticleOn Now: Ciudad Emergente
Miss Bolivia playing at Ciudad Emergente 2012 (Photo: Lautaro Aránguiz) If you have been craving a plethora of youth culture activities stuffed into a one medium sized area, then Ciudad Emegente held...
View ArticleThe Indy Eye: Celebrating Peru
The Peruvian community celebrated 191 years of independence from Spain over the weekend with an event on Avenida de Mayo between Chacabuco and Plaza de Mayo. Traditional dancers in colorful dresses...
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