LAMC Week Brings Many Familiar Artists to NYC
Fresh off the heels of a wonderful AfrolatinoFest in NYC, it’s once again time for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC),... Read Article
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Calle 13 Frontman Residente Tours Europe with Self-titled Solo Project
René Pérez Joglar, better known as Residente, released his debut solo album Residente in March 2017. Joglar is well-known in... Read Article
Residente’s ambitious NSFW video as solo artist: ‘Somos Anormales’
René Pérez Joglar, known in the music world as Residente from Calle 13, has launched quite the NSFW (seriously, be... Read Article
Colombian Swing Connoisseurs Monsieur Periné Release New Music Video “Nuestra Canción”
Monsieur Periné have just released a new music video for “Nuestra Canción”, one of the highlights from their last album... Read Article
REVIEW Monsieur Periné – Caja de Música
I first heard the Colombian band Monsieur Periné almost four years ago when I saw this video of them playing... Read Article
I Wanted This Record To Be Physical: An Interview with Jorge Drexler
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article
Music, Politics, and Nationalism in Latin America: Chile During the Cold War Era by Jedrek Mularksi
Music, Politics, and Nationalism in Latin America looks at how culture, specifically folk music – música típica (typical music), neofolclore... Read Article
Wins and Losses from Buenos Aires’ November 2014 Music Festival Season
Buenos Aires was pulsating with music festivals this November, and porteños’ (as Buenos Aires natives are called) wallets are still... Read Article
New Video: ‘El Freaky Sound’ by El Freaky Colectivo feat. Supa Hype & Tanto Blacks
It dawned on me recently that I’ll never know what it’s like to make a stadium full of people dance. Thankfully, a new video by... Read Article
Social Justice at the Latin Alternative Music Conference
Two years ago, Calle 13 – probably the most well-known socially conscious Latin artists today – caused New York City’s... Read Article
REVIEW Jorge Drexler – Bailar En La Cueva
Jorge Drexler’s thirteenth album Bailar En La Cueva starts with a strong ear-worm of a track and then eases into... Read Article
Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano
Imagine: a proud lion has been chased, shot and trapped by poachers who descended heavy-footed upon his land. The poachers... Read Article