The Undeniable Impact and Lasting Legacy of Celia Cruz

More than twenty years after her departure, Celia Cruz has more impact every day. She’s an immortalized legend. Her name is a street in the Bronx, a park in New Jersey and

Meet Global Groove Explorer Mera Bhai

Meet Global Groove Explorer Mera Bhai

Connecting global dots through music.” This slogan – which may seem a bit ambitious but no less true – can be read in the profile of Kavhan Karthik Poduval, AKA Mera Bhai, a

5 Latin Translocated Artists to Put on Your Radar

5 Latin Translocated Artists to Put on Your Radar

The diaspora of Latin artists is constantly on the move. Migration goes through them, either because they decided to try their luck in another country, or because their families emigrated when they

What People Are Listening to in the Caribbean

What People Are Listening to in the Caribbean

The Caribbean was the gateway to America: the first explorers and navigators landed there. Music also landed there from Africa and Europe to merge with native sounds and create truly magical rhythms.

Summer Releases We’re Hyped For

Summer Releases We’re Hyped For

The return of a super influential Mexican rock band, just about to go on tour in the US. The third record of a retro and deeply soulful mambo ensemble that rescues the

What People Are Listening to in Central America

What People Are Listening to in Central America

Central America has been through everything in recent years. Some natural disasters, from earthquakes to hurricanes. Crises of all kinds, from economic to migratory, from political to environmental. Like the rest of

Gilles Peterson Celebrates Studio Monkey Shoulder In Miami (Interview)

Gilles Peterson Celebrates Studio Monkey Shoulder In Miami (Interview)

The journey is everything. It’s about experience, about searching and digging, about that knowledge that no one counts but is magically acquired along the way. It’s about not letting your guard down,

The Latin Alternative Scene Out of the Dominican Republic

The Latin Alternative Scene Out of the Dominican Republic

Located in the heart of the Antilles of the Caribbean Sea, the Dominican Republic fulfills that overwhelming devotion to music. Some of the most shaking rhythms on the planet have emerged in

Aterciopelados: Always Committed to Music, Mature but Rebellious (Interview)

Aterciopelados: Always Committed to Music, Mature but Rebellious (Interview)

That shock that caused the “alterlatino” movement in the mid-90s wouldn’t be the same without Aterciopelados. Originally from Colombia, they were part of a generation of Latin American artists who emerged with

W PRESENTS Expands to Latin America: Live Music Experiences Curated by W Hotels

W PRESENTS Expands to Latin America: Live Music Experiences Curated by W Hotels

The evening couldn’t be more idyllic. A garden pool in a tropical paradise, surrounded by lush vegetation and warm waters, completes this idea of an immersive soundscape. Of course, all this has