Patrick O Heffernan

Patrick O’Heffernan, PhD. Is a radio host and music critic based in Mexico where he covers music in the US, UK, Latin America and Canada. He hosts the weekly radio program Music Sin Fronteras and publishes review articles on numerous sites including his weekly Hot Half Dozen reviews of the best songs and albums released each week.
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Music Sin Fronteras: Elizzé Navarro and Elizzé Music: rising young Mexican talent.

I love watching young musical talent develop. Singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers – I have known many young people starting off in their music careers and watched them grow and succeed. Now that...

Hot Half Dozen: Amanda Abizaid, La Yegros, Kris Angelis with Shaun Jacobs, cKovi, La Zorra Zapata, Terra Lightfoot

Khatiran & Shabban single by Amanda Abizaid. Going back to her Lebanese roots, this iconic blues rocker brings us an ethereal, sensual, melodic, almost spooky song in Arabic and English. A heavenly...

Music Sin Fronteras: Son Jarocho – another magical night at La Cochera Cultural

Last weekend the art and music hub La Cochera Cultural introduced me to yet another authentic regional music and dance form – Son Jarocho. the music of Veracruz. Son Jarocho is a traditional...

Eleazar Soto arrived in Ajijic in 2014. Music hasn’t been the same here since

Once in a while, I get the opportunity to sit down with one of Mexico’s most accomplished musicians and listen to his or her story. Last week I was able to spend...

Hot Half Dozen: Dessy Di Lauro, Peso Pluma, Karol G and Shakira, Xavi, Romy, Francisca Valenzuela

Be Still, single by Dessy Di Lauro. Gut-grabbing mesmerizing, high-powered but inspiring, Di Lauro has hit a home run with her blend of low-fi Afrobeats and rising healing, lyrics. See my review...

Hot Half Dozen: Gaby Moreno, Danielle Nicole, Mitch Ryder, Sarah Jarosz, Giulia Millanta, Cuffed Up

There is Always Home, single by Gaby Moreno.  The warm, comfortable voice of the Guatemalan-born, Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/producer just makes you feel snug and happy. Her unique talent shines like...

Music Sin Fronteras: The Triálogo Group takes off in the Mexican jazz scene

It is very satisfying to watch a band take off that you were present at the creation of, especially a jazz group. According to keyboardkraze.com, jazz is the least streamed music in...

Hot Half Dozen: Lukas O & Los Charros Semifenomenales, Renee Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion, Bex Marshall, La Legros, Daymé Arocena, Kika Edgar

Desgraciado de tu Amor (The bad fortune of your love), single by Lukas O & Los Charros Semifenomenales. Always entertaining, this Guadalajara-based band hit a home run on this one, delivering emotion,...

Patrick O Heffernan

Patrick O’Heffernan, PhD. Is a radio host and music critic based in Mexico where he covers music in the US, UK, Latin America and Canada. He hosts the weekly radio program Music Sin Fronteras and publishes review articles on numerous sites including his weekly Hot Half Dozen reviews of the best songs and albums released each week.
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