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From Mexico to Haiti with Love

By Grace Bastidas | 01/25/2010 - 12:33 | 0 Comments

Mexico City may be located over 1,500 miles away from Port-au-Prince, but that hasn’t stopped many of our favorite Mexican musicians from wanting to do something for Haiti’s earthquake victims. Aleks Syntek, Alejandro Fernández, Vicente Fernández, Julieta Venegas, Natalia Lafourcade,...

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Do Your Part for Haiti

By Grace Bastidas | 01/22/2010 - 12:22 | 2 Comments

It’s time to give a little. Celebrities around the world are coming together this weekend to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Watch and donate.

Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon airs tonight at 8 p.m. (ET) across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and other networks. Organized by MTV and...

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Video: Daddy Yankee Gives Us “Grito Mundial”

By Grace Bastidas | 01/21/2010 - 14:48 | 8 Comments

The World Cup doesn’t kick off in South Africa till June but that doesn’t mean we can’t start celebrating now. And thanks to Daddy Yankee, we have just the song to get fans excited. The reggaetonero’s “Grito Mundial” from his latest album, Mundial, delivers a strong message: “Cero racismo, cero egoísmo, voy palante porque creo en mi mismo/ Camina...

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Enrique Bunbury Turns into a Zombie

By Grace Bastidas | 01/20/2010 - 13:45 | 7 Comments

If you think zombies are so 2009, think again. Spanish crooner Enrique Bunbury comes back as the living dead in his new video for the song “Frente a Frente” from his upcoming album Las Consecuencias (EMI; out Feb. 16).

Directed by J.A. Bayona (the same guy that helmed the Spanish horror flick El Orfanato), the clip...

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Listen: Julieta Venegas Releases New Single

By Grace Bastidas | 01/19/2010 - 14:01 | 2 Comments

Mexican singer Julieta Venegas just released “Bien o mal,” the first single from her upcoming album Otra Cosa, which is set to drop in March. Co-written by the chanteuse and Alejandro Sergi from the group Miranda, the track is all about love and the doubts and questions that come along when someone new turns your life upside down....

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Q&A: Solo Artist Rene Lopez Has Music Coursing Through His Veins

By Grace Bastidas | 01/15/2010 - 13:04 | 0 Comments

Bronx native Rene Lopez was raised to the sounds of salsa. His dad was a trumpet player for the 1970’s New York band Tipica 73 and brought him along on gigs, eventually inspiring the younger singer’s Latin soul–inflected Rock and Roll. His latest EP, Johnny Wants to be a Matador, is a groovy collection of songs with the Big Apple written all over...

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R.I.P.: Remembering the Music

By Grace Bastidas | 01/13/2010 - 14:46 | 0 Comments

It’s been almost 15 years since Selena met her tragic demise. Known as the Queen of Tejano music, she was just 23 when a deranged fan murdered her in Corpus Christi, Texas. Capital Latin/EMI celebrates the life of the superstar with La Leyenda (out March 9), a 4CD box set, a 2CD deluxe edition and a single-disc hits collection that includes...

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ChocQuibTown Represents for Colombia

By Grace Bastidas | 01/12/2010 - 11:36 | 0 Comments

Colombia never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been here for over a week—first in Medellín and now in Bogotá—and am inspired by all the people I keep meeting: Coal miners, professional cyclists, alternative politicians, film directors. All of them friendly and ready to invite foreigners to their house for a meal, conversation and the chance to show a different side of their...

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