Textured and Ambient: The Lowercase Sounds of San Juan Artist Eduardo F. Rosario
Recently I wandered into an old record shop. It’s musty smell and compacted layout rolled out into the tiny confines... Read Article
Nuyorican Art: Miguel Luciano’s ‘Ride or Die’
The relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, and Puerto Rico’s current debt crisis, is the backdrop for Ride... Read Article
REVIEW Xenia Rubinos – Black Terry Cat
One word to describe multi-instrumentalist Xenia Rubinos‘ latest instalment Black Terry Cat? Unpredictable. After a three year wait Brooklyn based... Read Article
The 15 Must Read Books For Anyone Travelling to Latin America
I can still vividly remember the weeks preceding my first excursion alone in Latin America, to Nicaragua and Honduras, in... Read Article
INTERVIEW: Otura Mun On Dual Identities, Puerto Rico and ÌFÉ’s First World Tour
Few electronic music artists today so unabashedly embrace the realm of the sacred in their musical philosophy. But ÌFÉ, the... Read Article
Puerto Rico’s Lizbeth Roman is a Poetic Crooner
Meet Puerto Rico’s Lizbeth Roman. The 28-year-old indie jazz songstress recently played New York City for the first time as... Read Article
Tego Calderon to headline Copa América Centenario Fest in NYC
Copa América fever has struck New York City and a party being thrown by our friends at Remezcla seeks to... Read Article
Plena Is Alive and Well in Puerto Rico Thanks to La Máquina Insular
We’re really excited about what Vampisoul have got in store. After showcasing classic bomba and plena recordings in their ¡SAOCO! compilations... Read Article
New Mix: Nickodemus Presents ‘Turntables On The Caribbean (Compilation Mixtape)’
One of our favorite globetrotting DJs, Nickodemus is fresh off a gig at the first ever Manana Cuba festival and Musicabana Festival, so the... Read Article
‘Calentura: Global Bassment’ brings Fania to a new generation
It seems like a monster task to update Fania classics for a new audience, but the legendary label was able to knock it out... Read Article
REVIEW Cortijo Y Kako Y Sus Tambores – The Ansonia Years 1969-71
The legend says that Rafael Cortijo Verdejo’s parents disciplined him many times when he was a child because the only... Read Article
For The Love of Puerto Rico: 10 Great Salsa Tracks by Boricuas
There’s nothing like summer in New York City, and each year on this weekend – the second Sunday in June... Read Article