The Year In Music | 2017
It’s no surprise Latin music slayed streaming plays and video clicks in 2017. Listeners peered through layers of political action, nature’s reactions and community traction all to come out on the other side bou...
Marc Anthony’s Contra la Corriente…Turns 20
20 years ago, an up and coming musical phenom by the name of Marc Anthony was filling New York City salsa clubs like The Copa, Les Poulet, The Sequoia Club and Latin Quarter. It was the mid to late 90’s, and he...
Afro Latino Fest 2017 An Unapologetic Afro-Latinx Lineup
On July 7th and 8th, the Afro Latino Fest will descend upon New York City. The festival offers film screenings, musical performances, panel discussions and art installments curated to speak to the Afro Latino e...
LAMC 2017 | The Performances, Panels and People to See
The 18th Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) is kicking off July 11th-15th in New York City and we’re excited. The renowned conference that began over a decade ago to carve out a space to highlight...
New School Latino Singers You Need To Know
Your mami may have pined over old school cats like Vicente Fernandez or Danny Rivera while your girlfriends loved them some Marc Anthony or Daddy Yankee. But who are the fellas that are guaranteed to drive the ...
Blazing Her Own Trail…DJ Amanda Blaze
If you partied in Miami recently chances are you’ve been grooving to the tunes of one of the city’s most in-demand DJs - Amanda Blaze. Known for rocking crowds in some of the hottest SoBe clubs, like Cameo, S...
J Balvin Wants to Give You “Your Moment”
Calling all aspiring artists. Tired of sending out that demo? Still pushing that mix tape on the corner? Is the A&R department at the indie label just not returning your calls? J Balvin is giving one lucky ...
Robin Hoodd Is Creating Music and Art His Way
Born and bred in Brooklyn, N.Y., Robin Hoodd says that he grew up hearing his mom in the kitchen singing along to the bachata, merengue and salsa hits of the time, but Hoodd would be holed up in his room singin...
The Year in Music 2016
The shape-shifting year of 2016 blessed us with music’s most Latino-style come ups, comebacks and clapbacks. With some blazing a trail and others just blazing together, listeners searched for the best by any st...
Los Rakas – Aqui y Alla
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting more Latino hip-hop that makes you nod your head yet think twice, you need to know more about Los Rakas. Ricardo Gilliam a/k/a Raka Rich and Abul Dominguez a/k/a Raka Dun are ...