Music

Since forming in the mid-'80s, iconic Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs have wreaked havoc on stadiums all over the world thanks to their energetic performances and ability to seamlessly mesh musical influences (rock, reggae, ska) throughout the years. Their hits are plenty: “Mal Bicho,” ‘El Matador” and “Vasos Vacios” are timeless anthems that always...

If the name Joe Cuba doesn’t ring any bells, that’s probably because you were born after the 1960’s when the legendary Nuyorican bandleader was dubbed the Father of Latin Boogaloo. And for those of you that don’t know what style of music that is, it’s a fusion of R&B and son montuno. Cuba died last year at the age of 78 but that doesn’t mean...

Los Angeles band Ozomatli took their name from the Aztec God of Dance, and for the past 15 years this multi-racial seven-piece collective has always incited us to shake it. Their music is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mix of rhythms, like hip-hop, salsa, cumbia, dancehall, rock and ragga. And as U.S. cultural ambassadors since 2007, that we-are-the-...