“Music’s biggest night” gave us a ton of Bruno Mars wins and Despacito snubs. And while there were some Latin music wins to celebrate, the 60th edition of the Grammys also gave us lots to think about, as... Read Article
The Big Apple is bursting at the seams with world musicians as artists and performing arts professionals from all 50 United States and more than 30 countries are in town for the next two weeks for the Association of Performing Arts... Read Article
MPeach is a Latina del futuro, a Latin of the future, as she titles one of her latest tracks. The future however feels like a question, about what once was and what still is Latin America today. Maybe... Read Article
More than 20 years ago the so-called favela funk (or funk carioca) scene grew out of a few basic elements: banging 808 drum beats – indebted to the Miami Bass scene – short berimbau-looping patterns, porn samples, salacious... Read Article
Today, Kafundó Records released the second volume of their series of compilations focused on new electronic music from Brazil. Titled Kafundó Vol. 2 and with a sub-heading of “Roots and Bass Music from Brazil”, this one continues where... Read Article
New York label Dutty Artz today released “Malania”, the brand new single from Venezuelan singer MPeach. The track is a smooth slice of tropical soul, and promises to be one of the most chilled tracks to feature on... Read Article
At this point, trying to attach a single name to styles within the global bass/electro-tropical movement might as well be useless, as new and incredibly interesting fusions keep popping up from the urban centres and the peripheries of... Read Article
Good news often comes in twos (or is it threes?) and Riobamba has dropped a new mix in the same week that she announced she was joining a new crew. The DJ, whose real name is Sara Skolnick, and now calls New York... Read Article
It certainly seems to have been a busy week for Argentina’s tropical bass/digital cumbia producer El Remolon. Not only has he just announced the dates for a new European tour, but he has also released a remixes EP... Read Article
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when fans of good Latino sound, artists, and avid summer concert goers co-mingle with us lowly music journalists in our ill-fated decision to forgo sleep and throw logic out the... Read Article
This mix is what DJ/Rupture calls “cumbia cumbia, not nueva cumbia” and dates back to last year, when it was exclusively released in the Tacos Zaragoza Mexican restaurant in New York’s East Village. DJ/Rupture – a hugely influential... Read Article
New York tropical label, Dutty Artz, has released a new record by a Los Angeles, Calif., -based artist and it is a thoroughly creative offering. “Ay De Mi” is the full-length debut by Rafi eL. It builds on electronic... Read Article
