LatinaLista — Raul, Asdru, Wil Dog, Uli, Jiro, Justin aren’t just friends and musicians, they’re activists, supporters of human rights and are the heart and soul of the popular group Ozomatli. Founded in 1995, Ozomatli was formed when the…
By Juan Miret LatinaLista Alfredo González has spent the vast part of his 80 years writing poetry. But his poetry wasn’t for just putting ‘rhyme and reason’ to his feelings or how he saw life — but to make…
LatinaLista — Los Angeles has long been known as the Mecca for those trying to break into show business. Yet, as anyone in LA will tell you, show business isn’t just the movie or television industry, it’s also the…
By Judith Kelliher MassLatinoNews.com NORTHAMPTON—Since 1992, master stringed instrument-maker William R. Cumpiano has devoted part of his time to preserving and promoting his native Puerto Rico’s national instrument—the cuatro—whose history up until then had only been captured in the…
LatinaLista — (Editor’s Note: The White House released a statement late on the day of the Música Latina performance (Sept. 16) that the concert will be postponed due to the tragic shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. The rescheduled…
LatinaLista — Author Roma Calatayud-Stocks loves history, music and writing. It’s a combination that yielded an award-winning, and unusual, debut novel in 2012 for the Minneapolis native — a historical story with its own musical score, composed by Calatayud-Stocks….
LatinaLista — History knows Cesar Chavez as a Latino Civil Rights leader and an advocate for farm workers. Yet, more of us are learning just how much Chavez integrated Latino culture into his fight for justice and fairness for…
LatinaLista — For being such a small country, and an island at that, Cuba has produced more than its fair share of popular musical artists and remains a strong influence on Latin music. Thanks to the political turmoil on…
LatinaLista — In 2009, a group of talented, musical friends got together and decided that they should pool their talents and voices together to do good for their Albuquerque community. They formed the all-female voice and percussion ensemble known…
LatinaLista — In a pleasant twist on the “American Dream,” a popular film festival entry spotlights the quest of a bored, music-loving, guitar-playing US Midwesterner as he leaves his rural small hometown in search of his dream — to…
LatinaLista — With less than two weeks until the end of the Mayan calendar (Dec. 21, 2012), every imaginable form of media has been used to comment on the day. From film to music and jewelry to pop art, op-eds…
LatinaLista — The saying — One man’s junk is another man’s treasure — is especially true in Cateura, Paraguay, a slum literally built on top of a landfill. In this small, impoverished town where drugs and gangs are natural…
LatinaLista — Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond was a sexy songstress who conquered the music scene in the United States after her arrival in 1962 from her native Cuba where Fidel Castro exiled her from her beloved homeland. It wasn’t long…
LatinaLista — The country of El Salvador, which borders Honduras, Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean is the smallest country in Central America but the most densely populated. From 1980 to 1992, the country endured a civil war that drove…
LatinaLista — With all the violence and international bad press Mexico has garnered in the last few years because of the ongoing cartel feuds, it makes sense that people’s spirits need to be lifted and a sense of national…
LatinaLista — Every Latin American country has their own distinct music that has put that country on the cultural map. Whether it’s the passionate tango of Argentina, Mexico’s cumbias or the Andean musical style of Peru, each sound is…
By Dustin Mendus Más Wired Mobile app Voxy, which helps people learn English, now incorporates a user’s music into its language lessons. Voxy has launched a new service allowing customers to learn English by listening to music. We previously…
LatinaLista — Since junior high school, Rio Grande Valley, TX resident, Manuel Treviño, (no relation to author) has loved music, especially playing percussions. In high school, he saw upper-classmen playing snare drums and immediately knew that was what he…
LatinaLista — “Natural as velcro and synthetic as leather” is the description of the alternative Mexican music group Mexican Institute of Sound. The band has steadily been growing in popularity not just because of their skillful creations featuring electronic…
By Insight Tr3s Music is an essential part of all the Millennial lifestyle – and for Hispanic Millennials, it’s a fundamental part of their family life. Young Latinos generally have more of a foundation in music than their non-Hispanic…
LatinaLista — Peru has seen its share of turmoil in its history and many would argue that while things have improved, they stay the same. One group who wants to bring renewed attention to Peru’s problems is the tropical-fusion…
LatinaLista — What happens when musical composers from the United States and Mexico get together? Well, in addition to creating beautiful music they open up a new transborder dialogue spoken through song. That’s the premise of a new binational…
By Norma Vasquez The Venture HOUSTON — Bringing the hip-hop style to the Latino genre, The Hooligans are mixing rap, hip-hop, R&B, Spanish singing, Spanish rap, reggaeton and even a little bit of dub step. Twenty-two-year-old Dandoez and 21-year-old Guap…
LatinaLista — For many Latinos, cuban-born, Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz was an iconic cultural treasure and epitomized the classic immigrant story involving discrimination, talent, perseverance and rise to success. Her story not only resonated with her fellow Latinos…
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…
