Ministerio de la Parranda: a Party to Preserve the ‘Sancocho of Flavors’ in NYC
When DJ and Que Bajo?! party co-founder Geko Jones returned from spending some time living in his mother’s home island of... Read Article
Puerto Rico
Fifth edition of New York AfroLatinoFest to honor women of the diaspora
In a year that brought us the Fyre Festival fiasco, in which bevy of wealthy kids were lured to the Bahamas with... Read Article
Cosa Nuestra: ‘Pa’ La Ciudad’, A Fiesta with a Side of History
If there’s one thing we took away with us after attending “Pa La Cuidad” in Brooklyn on April 22, it... Read Article
REVIEW Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Navigator
Hurray for the Riff Raff is a project so strongly centred around the voice, vision, and personality of one person—Alynda... Read Article
Textured and Ambient: The Lowercase Sounds of San Juan Artist Eduardo F. Rosario
Recently I wandered into an old record shop. It’s musty smell and compacted layout rolled out into the tiny confines... Read Article
Miramar’s Evocative Boleros Will Make You Sit With Your Feelings
The bolero is a genre of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance. As a child, this writer wasn’t too fond of the “slow... Read Article
Hurray For The Riff Raff Announce UK & Europe Tour; Release Single Addressing Gentrification of South Bronx
Hurray For The Riff Raff have just released a powerful new protest single “Rican Beach” ahead of an upcoming tour... Read Article
REVIEW Xenia Rubinos – Black Terry Cat
One word to describe multi-instrumentalist Xenia Rubinos‘ latest instalment Black Terry Cat? Unpredictable. After a three year wait Brooklyn based... Read Article
INTERVIEW: Otura Mun On Dual Identities, Puerto Rico and ÌFÉ’s First World Tour
Few electronic music artists today so unabashedly embrace the realm of the sacred in their musical philosophy. But ÌFÉ, the... Read Article
Puerto Rico’s Lizbeth Roman is a Poetic Crooner
Meet Puerto Rico’s Lizbeth Roman. The 28-year-old indie jazz songstress recently played New York City for the first time as... Read Article
Plena Is Alive and Well in Puerto Rico Thanks to La Máquina Insular
We’re really excited about what Vampisoul have got in store. After showcasing classic bomba and plena recordings in their ¡SAOCO! compilations... Read Article
REVIEW Cortijo Y Kako Y Sus Tambores – The Ansonia Years 1969-71
The legend says that Rafael Cortijo Verdejo’s parents disciplined him many times when he was a child because the only... Read Article