When I moved to Mexico almost two years ago I did not expect my musical education to be as demanding as it has been. After all, I came from Los Angeles, which...
Music has long been a force that creates our self-image, both personally and nationally – particularly in times of challenge. The most consequential challenge America is now undergoing is one of demography:...
I was asked today how I could include both hip hop/rap songs and country-western music in my Hot Half Dozen weekly recommendations and the playlist on my radio show. The person who...
Nancy Sanchez latest album La Gran Civilización, plus her seemingly unlimited talent and non-stop work ethic, has made her one of the fastest rising stars in today’s diverse Latin alternative musical firmament. It has...
“Brilliant” is the best word that describes this song, a brilliant combination of Nancy Sanchez’s glorious voice, Mexican music influences, Olmeca’s hip hop rapping to chronicle the glories of the Mexican civilization. ...
La Gran Civilización ranges across languages, genres, nations, and collaborators in a collection of 11 standout songs Sanchez wrote and produced over the past year with artists she admires and loves. Each...
Well, it is that time of year when all of us music writers and critics make our list and check it twice before we hang it on a virtual tree somewhere in...
Time to look back and reflect on who stood out and who flared out. I bring you the 10 songs from guests I interviewed on the show that stood the test of...
