Latin music history and what is coming out now — the dembow that built reggaeton, salsa born in New York, corridos tumbados taking the charts, and the artists moving it forward.
Cumbia began where African, Indigenous and Spanish traditions met on Colombia’s Caribbean coast — and became the most widely adopted rhythm in Latin America.
The short version: In the regional mexican vs reggaeton story, regional Mexican music pulled ahead on Billboard in 2023 because corridos tumbados, led by Peso Pluma, fused traditional guitar-and-brass ballads with trap energy. Regional Mexican streams grew 60 percent in the U.S. that year,...
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.
It's Caribbean American Heritage Month. Hip-hop, jerk chicken, Carnival, and a first-ever presidential run — all carry Caribbean roots most people miss.
Cumbia began where African, Indigenous and Spanish traditions met on Colombia’s Caribbean coast — and became the most widely adopted rhythm in Latin America.
The Aztec half of the piñata’s history is documented. The Chinese half is a real academic argument — and the Marco Polo version everyone repeats is its weakest link.
