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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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Draco Rosa’s Video for "Esto Es Vida" is Full of Symbolism. Can You Figure it Out?

By Grace Bastidas | 01/11/2010 - 12:23 | 1 Comment

Singer-songwriter Draco Rosa sees the world through the eyes of a poet. A lover of all things surreal, he finds beauty in almost anything. That’s why his video for the love song “Esto Es Vida” from his eponymous new album is anything but conventional.

Directed by his wife, actress Ángela Alvarado Rosa, the clip has some elements of a 1940’s-era...

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"Mas Sabe El Diablo" Star Jencarlos Canela Visits "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"

By Mariela Rosario | 01/08/2010 - 16:29 | 2 Comments

Jencarlos Canela, the steamy star of Telemundo's smash hit telenovela Mas Sabe el Diablo, stopped by The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night to treat the audience to "Amor Quedate," the first single off of his new album Buscame.

Check out the hunky Cubano star in his English language TV debut and tell us: Would you...

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Q&A: Three Questions for the Cuban Cowboys

By Grace Bastidas | 01/08/2010 - 13:00 | 4 Comments

Bilingual band The Cuban Cowboys play surf rock muddled with a shot of Habana Club. Led by Miami native Jorge Navarro, this foursome put on a roaring live show that always includes some mention of Fidel. I caught up with “Hialeah Jorge” to talk about his upcoming album, The Devil’s Dance (out April 2010), and here’s what he had to...

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Q&A: Listening to Ocote Soul Sounds

By Grace Bastidas | 01/07/2010 - 10:22 | 0 Comments

Ocote Soul Sounds was created in 2004 when Martin Perna (Antibalas) and Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma) began to jam together and make what Perna describes as “Latin American folktronic-funklore.” Three albums later, they’re still experimenting with the...

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