Taking the dream pop tune “Automatic System” to a more electronic territory, Rubio add dramatism and movement to the song, originally by Parrot Dream, moving from a two-minute downtempo introduction to an electropop build-up, creating a cinematic scene... Read Article
Huey Morgan’s three-part documentary series for the BBC, available to watch in the UK here, is a must-watch for anyone interested in Latin American music, the history that it embodies and the changes it has undergone through time.... Read Article
With the release of his newest single, “Palos”, New York-based DJ and producer Héctor Merejo, otherwise known as GRLFRNDWRKS (pronounced Girlfriend Works), continues to explore his heritage through the traditional sounds of Dominican palo music—a sonic experiment that... Read Article
Lots of new music on our radar, so let’s just dig right in. COLOMBIA: Sángo Groove’s Mezcla Cali Colombia’s Sángo Groove describe themselves as a musical sancocho, a thick soup popular in the Caribbean and South America consisting of meat... Read Article
It’s been a tough few years for Queens-based producer Atropolis. After taking a hiatus from making music he returned to the production chair only to have his hard drive fail and lose him two years of work. Questions... Read Article
Singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade will embark on a massive North American tour starting May 2018 through the end of June, including a sold-out show on “Cinco de Mayo” in New York City’s Terminal 5. And then, the longtime Mexican star... Read Article
Colombians in New York City long flocked to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens for one of the largest Independence Day celebration in the Northeast until budget woes saw its demise in 2011. Though an Independence Day parade in the Colombian-heavy enclave... Read Article
Fresh off the heels of a wonderful AfrolatinoFest in NYC, it’s once again time for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), and many alumni of the conference are in the Big Apple to perform. Now in its 18th year, LAMC... Read Article
There’s never a shortage of art exhibits in New York City, but the spring and summer are a great time to view exhibits by Latino artists from all over the diaspora. Harlem’s El Museo del Barrio, for instance,... Read Article
In a year that brought us the Fyre Festival fiasco, in which bevy of wealthy kids were lured to the Bahamas with promises of luxury accomodations, cameos by Kendall Jenner, and and a performance by rapper Ja Rule, it’s so... Read Article
There’s no dancing around the issue: the United States Presidential election has reached a level of ridiculous that can only be compared to reality TV. But while having two of the most disliked and distrusted candidates in the... Read Article
It seems like a monster task to update Fania classics for a new audience, but the legendary label was able to knock it out of the park by teaming up with global bass DJ crew Calentura for a compilation of remixed tracks from the... Read Article
