New music video: ‘Magdalena’ by Mexico’s Niña Dioz
Mexico’s Niña Dioz has a new video for the trap orchestra (two words we never thought we’d see together!) version of... Read Article
The Border Guard and the Immigration Court Volunteer: Different Literary Perspectives on the US-Mexico Border
Francisco Cantú’s The Line Becomes a River and Valeria Luiselli’s Tell Me How it Ends bring us closer to the... Read Article
Frederick B. Mills – Enrique Dussel’s Ethics of Liberation, An Introduction
Like a Rembrandt, Professor Frederick B. Mills assembles philosophical brush strokes of insight on prolific Mexican philosopher Enrique Dussel in his... Read Article
Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
REVIEW Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider – Dreamers
Latin America has a tortured history of democracy deferred by brutal dictatorships that were nearly endemic on the continent until... Read Article
Elizabeth Carranza’s Remaking of Mexican Popular Icons
Elizabeth Carranza’s photography knits traditional and millennial practices to contemporary art expressions. Her colorful photography series-currently on display at The... Read Article
REVIEW ¿Qiensave? – Mujer
¿Qiensave? are a cumbia group from central California, with roots stretching back to Michoacán, Mexico. In an explosion of catchy sound,... Read Article
REVIEW Mariachi Herencia de México – Herencia de la Tierra Mia
Mariachi is popularly known abroad as demi-monde taverna music, providing succor or battle fuel for wronged lovers, or the province... Read Article
REVIEW X500
Following the touching and action-packed La Playa D.C. (2012), former Colombian National University student, Juan Andres Arango, returns to present... Read Article
New Music: ‘Tormenta’ by Making Movies & Las Cafeteras
At a time in which there is outrage about treatment of children taken into United States custody at the Southwest border,... Read Article