REVIEW ‘Epicentro’: An Idiosyncratic Eulogy for Havana
A burnished man, 40’s, wall-eyed, unshaven, his hair slicked down by the salt spray. He clamps his teeth on a... Read Article
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REVIEW Angélique Kidjo – Celia
Anguelique Kidjo is at it again with her latest album Celia, in which just like last year’s reimagining of the... Read Article
On the Fast Track to Stardom: Cuba’s Cimafunk
The buzz around Cuba’s Cimafunk began earlier this year for us. We kept hearing there was this Cuban funk band... Read Article
REVIEW Yuli – The Carlos Acosta Story
For those not familiar, Carlos Acosta, born in Cuba in ’73 into an impoverished family, is one of the most... Read Article
Flushing Town Hall’s ‘Global Mashups’ blends the best of world music in Queens
There’s a new kid in in the Big Apple, getting people up and dancing and shaking their booties to global... Read Article
REVIEW Polo Montañez – Guajiro Natural / Guitarra Mia
The music of Polo Montañez is back in circulation after almost 15 years, thanks to LusAfrica’s reissue of his two... Read Article
On our Radar, SXSW edition: Eme Alfonso, Ambar Lucid, Cimafunk, Chhoti Maa and Combo Chimbita
The headlines surrounding the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference these days have been about American politicians, and we’re glad that... Read Article
Latinx TV Shows we Loved in 2018
Years ago in the United States, the only way you’d find Spanish language television programming was on one of two... Read Article
Cuba’s El Individuo to Make NYC Debut in Brooklyn
The Cuban rapper El Individuo (real name: Rafael Bou), who made the pages of the New York Times in 2017 for... Read Article
New music: ‘Espíritu’ by Mamis of Austin, Texas
Meet four-piece psych surf punkrock band, MAMIS. Formed in 2015 in Austin, Texas, the capital city best known for hosting... Read Article
On Our Radar: Skeptic, Cimafunk, Ghetto Kumbé, University of Tropical Sound & New Music by Natalia Clavier
On our radar this week is meaningful music from a Puerto Rican artist affected by Hurricane Maria, a forward-thinking rapper... Read Article
The Caribbean Reigns Supreme on Three New Tracks You Have to Hear
There’s no shortage of new music coming out of the Caribbean. Artists routinely dominating the charts in the widely encompassing... Read Article