Category: Music
Different Generation, Different Tune: Hispanic Millennials and Music
Insight Tr3s Ten years ago, the Billboard Latin Music Awards were dominated by artists that were ‘imported’ to the United States. This year, Bronx-born bachata star Prince Royce took home Artist of the Year and other bicultural acts such as Romeo Santos, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias racked up key nominations, making it clear that Latin [...]
Kings of Salsa bring a Cuban fiesta to San Antonio
By Angela Covo La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — This Sunday, the exuberant sounds and dance moves of Cuba will grace the Majestic when “The Kings of Salsa,” on tour in the U.S. from Havana, swing into action to share “el sabor de Cuba” with San Antonio. Cuban choreographer Roclan González Chavez explained [...]
Lebanese Latina jazz singer combines passion, sultriness and sabor
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Saying that Sacha Boutros is a “jazz singer” is like saying a Porsche Turbo Carrera is a “car.” The maternal grandparents of this multilingual singer/ composer/producer – a frequent visitor to Hawaii – were born in Mazatlán and Guadalajara, Mexico. Her mother was born [...]
Spreading the love of Latin music one Skype lesson at a time
LatinaLista — Virtual classes are nothing new. Answering roll call from behind a computer monitor in your pajamas is common from kindergarten to college these days. Yet, there has always been an understanding that some classes just don’t translate well in the virtual classroom, like learning to play instruments. After all, don’t teachers need to [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Giving kids the keys to tune up their lives
LatinaLista — What do old pianos have to do with helping kids? A lot, if those pianos are donated to Keys 4/4 Kids (K4K). The premise is simple: Send out a call to the community for old pianos to donate to K4K. Workers from the non-profit pick up the piano, tune it and clean it [...]
Online music exhibit brings to life the sounds and voices of Latino music history
LatinaLista — Last week, a new musical exhibit opened in Washington, DC called American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music. As anyone knows, at least in the Latino community, Latino music doesn’t fit just one style or is all from the same culture, though it’s lumped altogether under the same “Latino” label. According to Ranald [...]
Latino teens at higher risk of hearing loss among peers because of one (bad) habit
LatinaLista — What teenager doesn’t like to crank up the music? If the music is on the car radio or bedroom stereo, it’s not too big a deal because there’s most often someone around either yelling to turn it down or casting enough bad looks their way that eventually they get the message. But it’s [...]
Internationally-renowned Afro-Cuban All Stars rock Honolulu
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) is a unique orchestra that has always been devoted to promoting the full range of Cuban music, one that embraces several generations and all musical styles. Over the years many of the band’s musicians have become international stars, including [...]
New social media campaign covers all the bases in reaching Latino youth
LatinaLista — There are two indisputable truths about young people: They are the future and they are the YouTube generation. To young people, filming and posting their own videos — that they shoot with their smart phones — is second nature. They don’t even think about it twice but a new social media campaign wants [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Sharing love of Mexican history and culture one dance at a time
LatinaLista — With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, no fiesta is complete without two symbols of Mexican culture — mariachis and folkloric dancers. Swirling bright-colored skirts, whipping braided hair decorated with ribbons while performing quick toe-heel tapping dance steps, folkloric dancers attempt to recreate a little bit of Mexico’s cultural history. The only [...]
