Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country’s long-running civil conflict. But ...

His record label, Putumayo, gathered sounds from around the globe and pushed them into the mainstream, selling 35 million compilation CDs worldwide. By Alex Williams Dan Storper, a retailer who ...

Putumayo department has again emerged as a main coca production center in southern Colombia The south of Putumayo has re-emerged as Colombia’s second-largest coca producing center, following a period ...

The globetrotting entrepreneur marked 30 years of his groundbreaking label in 2023. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Dan Storper, the co-founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music, ...

The Putumayo World Music record label is responsible for nearly 200 commercial releases around the globe. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with the company's founder and CEO Dan Storper about their two ...

The New Orleans-based CEO talks about the label's legacy and its first digital compilation, Acoustic Latino, released on Friday. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Before Juan Luis ...

Putumayo World Music, the internationally recognized record label that showcases music and cultures of the world, is pleased to announce the start of its 30th anniversary year on April 13th. To ...

Today Putumayo World Music releases Feels Like Home: Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands-Linda Ronstadt's Musical Odyssey, a musical accompaniment to the acclaimed singer's new book, Feels Like Home: A ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. An Indigenous woman from the Inga community in the Condagua reservation in Putumayo, Colombia, is leading the struggle against a Canadian mining ...

The fundamental approach we've taken is to try to introduce people to the cultures and music from around the world through compilations. Sometimes, things just feel right. As I wait for Putumayo World ...