Koreakumbia, single by La Coreañera. Join the party! A song with a simple message: get up, dance. The blend of sonidera-style accordion, brass, percussion, keyboard/organ textures, and piano is not only a...
On May 6, the K-Pop group BTS visited Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for 40 min and then stepped out onto the balcony of the National Palace. The word was out that they...
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...
