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Hot Half Dozen: Silvana Estrada, Yanin Saavedra, Meïa, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jenny B, Texas Latino

Antes de Ti, single Silvana Estrada. I could listen to this song for hours.  Although I only barely understand the Spanish lyrics, its simplicity, its minimalism, and the contrast/harmony of Silvana Estrada’s voice...

Music Sin Fronteras: What happened between Richie Valens and Bad Bunny?

For the first time in history, the top two songs on the Billboard Top 200 were by Latinos and were in Spanish. It happened on May 17, 2025, when Debí Tirar Más Foto...

Hot Half Dozen: Luis Miguel, Vicente Fernández, José Alfredo Jiménez, Angelina Victoria, Alana Flores, Lola Beltran, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

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...

Hot Half Dozen: Los Ángeles Azules & Belinda, LISA, Anitta & Rema, Future & Tyla, Jessie Reyez & Elyanna, Daddy Yankee & Shenseea, Shakira...

265 songs, albums, videos submitted this week, but I decided to review World Cup Songs since I am writing this while watching Mexico win 2-0 over Ecuador These 6  World Cup songs are all...

Hot Half Dozen: Lucía Gutiérrez, Patricia Brennan, Gerry López, Amir Moreno & Panamerican Strings, Ana Ruiz, Juan Castañón

Since I am attending    The "El Lago Suena" International Jazz Series this weekend, produced by the renowned saxophonist Eleazar “Chuco” Soto, I thought I would take a look at recent Mexican...

Music Sin Fronteras: Jessie Reyez: a different border crossing

I have had my eye on the coming release of  Jessie Reyez’ new album, A Little Vengeance, due June 11.  Reyes has always intrigued me because she is a cross-border Spanish-English singer,...

Hot Half Dozen: Willie Nelson, Selines, La Zorra Zapata, Nina del Rio, Miranda del Sol, Athena Andreadis

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...

Music Sin Fronteras: Huasteca – the sneaky ingredient in your playlist

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...
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