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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...

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Pork 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...

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Creamfields 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...

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A 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...

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Top 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....

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Real 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...

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Mumbai 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...

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The 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...

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A 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,...

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Human 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...

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Vendimia 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...

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BAFICI 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...

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Argentina 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...

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Buenos 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...

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On 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...

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Project 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...

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VIDEO: 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...

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On 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...

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On 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...

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The 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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