When Toronto's Latino artists want a big stage, they usually leave. For one night at NXNE, PAPI AQ made everybody come to us — filmed at Poetry Jazz Cafe, directed by Diego Vara.
The short version: Latina owned beauty brands are turning kitchen-table rituals that abuelas perfected for generations into shelf-ready businesses. Founders like Babba Rivera of Ceremonia and Regina Merson of Reina Rebelde built clean haircare and bold makeup lines rooted in heritage, and several now...
The rhythms are Cuban and Puerto Rican — but "salsa" as a genre was built and branded in 1970s New York. The real story of how a label conquered the world.
Four pockets, two rows of pleats, and 200 years of history — the guayabera went from Cuban farmworker shirt to the formal wear of presidents. Here's its story.
Reggaeton was built on one rhythm — the dembow — that traveled from Jamaica to Panama to Puerto Rico's underground. Here's how a single beat conquered the world.
