With the release of his newest single, “Palos”, New York-based DJ and producer Héctor Merejo, otherwise known as GRLFRNDWRKS (pronounced Girlfriend Works), continues to explore his heritage through the traditional sounds of Dominican palo music—a sonic experiment that... Read Article
With the publication of the anthology Rhythm & Power: Performing Salsa in Puerto Rican and Latino Communities, curator Derrick León Washington, with help from co-editors Priscilla Renta and Sydney Hutchinson, expands the multidisciplinary experiment that began at the... Read Article
This week, the Red Bull Music Academy released an 18-minute documentary short entitled, Afro-Peruvian Beats. Directed by Peruvian film-maker Tito Cabellos (Hija de la Laguna), the film is set in El Carmen, a town in the Chincha province... Read Article
Darandi is the fourth solo album by Aurelio Martínez. It also marks the close of a thirty year cycle in the career of the Garifuna music legend from Honduras. In that time, he has brought traditional Garifuna music,... Read Article
