Caminando, single by Anthony Almonte with Stevie Van Zandt. A high-profile collab, the gentle Latin jazz piece blends traditional salsa with pop and rock and melodic writing. Almonte’s vocals make it very...
Antes de Ti, video/single by Silvana Estrada & pablopablo. I really love this song. It is a spare, stripped-down bolero that just focuses on the voices. What I really love is the...
LUX, album by Rosalía. A hugely ambitious and daring album blending grand orchestral and operatic elements with modern production and genre fluidity. Its complexity and emotional intensity might turn off casual listeners...
48 Roses, single by Mariachi el Bronx. It’s mariachi, it’s pop, it’s punk, it’s funny, and it’s an earworm. After a 10-year hiatus, the LA mariachi trailblazers released a new album,...
I was reminded of a t-shirt I saw of a woman last week that read “The Future is Female”.
Consider: the Latin Grammys last weekend was a romp for women, coming on the...
The 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony is now in the history books. As I said last week, I didn’t go this year because of the cost, plus, I no longer have...
The many announcements for summer concerts were a joy to the ears of fans chaffing under the Covid restrictions of the past two years. “Pent-up demand” is the term economists use to...
