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By David Bugueño 20 March, 2019

A lot has been said about the origins of reggaeton, the whitewashing and cultural appropriation that led to its global... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 02 March, 2019

Lots of new music on our radar this week. Panama: Cienfue, ‘Life in the Tropics’ Cienfue is the alias of... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 29 May, 2018

At a time in which there is outrage about treatment of children taken into United States custody at the Southwest border,... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 20 October, 2017

It’s a trying time to be an immigrant in the United States in a Trump presidency. In September, DACA recipients were... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 19 May, 2017

Kansas City’s Afro-Panamanian/Mexican indie rockers Making Movies has a come a long way since their debut album A La Deriva,... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 16 October, 2015

When we first saw Delsonido perform at a nightclub, we thought, here is a jam band influenced heavily by Colombian sounds, big... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 14 July, 2015

New York City was the place to be this past weekend for those interested in the African roots of Latino cultures thanks... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 15 April, 2014

Latin America’s love affair with the reggaeton, urbano and Latin hip hop genres shows no sign of letting up, so Oakland, Calif.’s... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 08 February, 2014

A Kansas City, Mo., -based band has decided to celebrate their fifth anniversary by recording an ambitious cover of one of... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 15 January, 2014

Since Carnival season in much of the Caribbean and Latin America is right around the corner, and the 2014 FIFA... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 04 August, 2013

We knew Panama-by-way-of-Oakland, Calif., duo, Los Rakas, would be well received in Colombia and Chile, where they ended up selling... Read Article