A song came across my screen this week that grabbed me, "Cumbia de Mi Barrio" by Las Cafeteras, one of my favorite LA-based bands. It is a song that celebrates the singer's...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Mexico has many different types and regional variations of music, as well as Mexican rock, pop, punk, post-rock, banda, ranchero, and marching music (for parades), to name a few. I am always...
