Mexican independence songs for the World Cup
Last week, I looked at songs popular for the 4th of July. This week, I want to list the most popular songs for Mexican Independence. While...
Music Sin Fronteras, this column, is about music that crosses borders, music that's created in one country and then goes to another country via a tour or by songwriters and licensing or...
What is it about Mexican singer Peso Pluma? His most recent album, DinastÃa, a collaboration with his cousin and long-term writing partner, Tito Double P, debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard...
I am toggling between the World Cup and news about the on-again, off-again USMCA trade (US-Mexico-Canada) trade negotiations. One thing that strikes me is that the flow of music between the three...
Dream Chaser, album by Willie Nelson. What can I say? Nelson has a niche following in Mexico and Latin America, and a few of his songs have been covered in Spanish, but...
If your playlists lean even slightly Latin these days – as most do in the US - you’re probably already hearing Huasteca music – you just don’t know it. Those high, quivering...
I went to a cumbia party this evening. It was at a local hotel with a large space that works as a dance floor in the lobby. It was fun, and listening...
Baila, single by Los Horóscopos de Durango. The band’s singers, Vicky and Marisol Terrazas, daughters of the band’s founder, Armando Terrazas, were born in Chicago, but they strongly identify with their family’s...
