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Sound Check: Very Be Careful Play Vallenato in 3-D

By Grace Bastidas | 04/13/2010 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles–based vallenato band Very Be Careful has a new album out today that capitalizes on the 3-D technology trend. It’s called Escape Room and the purposely-blurry cover is best viewed with the red-and-blue glasses included with the CD: It pictures a rifle-toting fox and a serious-looking bartender. But just because the 3-D gimmick will make...

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Sound Check: Juan Luis Guerra Turns Japanese. Well, Sort Of.

By Grace Bastidas | 04/08/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Bachata king Juan Luis Guerra is back, and he’s speaking Japanese. The first single from his upcoming eleventh studio album (out June 8 on Capitol Latin) is called “Bachata En Fukuoka.” It was inspired by the legendary singer’s trip to Japan last year, during which he visited the capital of Tokyo and Fukuoka, a city on the...

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Sound Check: Q & A with Chilean Rapper Anita Tijoux

By Grace Bastidas | 04/07/2010 - 12:30 | 2 Comments

Although Chilean rapper Anita Tijoux has been rhyming since the mid-90’s, stateside we’ve been missing out. Luckily for us, she’s finally making her U.S. debut! Her upcoming album, 1977 (out April 27; Nacional Records), named for the year of her birth, should bring listeners up to speed on her life story (she was born in France...

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Sound Check: All Hail Ivy Queen

By Grace Bastidas | 04/06/2010 - 15:00 | 1 Comment

Reggaeton royalty Ivy Queen has nabbed a record deal with Machete Music, the urban imprint of Universal Music Group, and is already prepping her upcoming disc Drama Queen, which is slated for release this summer.

The new album is said to be “a collection of original songs full of intense feelings and...

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Sound Check: Bonnaroo en Español

By Grace Bastidas | 04/01/2010 - 11:30 | 0 Comments

Last year, the Manchester, Tennessee–based Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival showcased Africa's booming music scene in a special tent devoted to artists from all over the continent, including Nigeria and Mali. And this year, it's Latin America's turn to shake up the annual summer fiesta, scheduled from June 10–13.

Tomas Cookman and...

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Remembering Selena

By Monica Herrera | 03/31/2010 - 18:00 | 2 Comments

It's been 15 years since Selena Quintanilla-Pérez died at 24—tragically, and at the hands of her fan club's president—and it doesn't get any easier to explain her loss. The only thing that helps is to reflect on the legacy she's left behind: one that becomes more apparent each day as young artists inspired by the Tejana singer forge their own careers and...

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Sound Check New Music Alert: Introducing Torreblanca

By Grace Bastidas | 03/31/2010 - 17:00 | 2 Comments

Torreblanca is a group fronted by Mexico native Juan Manuel Torreblanca, whom you may recognize as part of Natalia Lafourcade’s band. A singer, lyricist, illustrator and multi-instrumentalist, he describes himself as a “borderline zombie half-baked pancake” on his...

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Laura Harring On Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick: “It’s Like Working With James Dean”

By Lee Hernandez | 03/31/2010 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

On this week’s episode of Gossip Girl, we learned that Elizabeth Bass—the mysterious and conniving woman claiming to be Chuck’s madre—is actually his real mother! Talk about your OMG moments!
But by the end of the episode, Elizabeth once again abandoned Chuck. The story line wasn’t wrapped up this week, which begs the question: Will...

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