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Juan San Cristóbal Lizama

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Global Ear: Tijuana

February 2025

Juan San Cristóbal Lizama compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Tijuana’s Static Discos label in The Wire 493

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Global Ear: Monterrey

August 2024

In his Global Ear feature in The Wire 486, Juan San Cristóbal Lizama explores cumbia rebajada – a musical subgenre derived from Colombian and Mexican cumbia that emerged in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. Here, he gathers a playlist of both pivotal and recent examples, some chosen by key players within the genre

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Global Ear: Santiago

February 2024

To accompany his Global Ear report in The Wire 481, Juan San Cristóbal Lizama selects independent releases from the Chilean capital’s underground