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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 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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Listen: Christina Aguilera's New Single "Not Myself Tonight"

By Mariela Rosario | 03/31/2010 - 09:36 | 2 Comments

Christina Aguilera just dropped the first single off her recently announced new album Bionic. The funky track, called "Not Myself Tonight," is definitely a high energy departure from anything she's ever...

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Sound Check: Ozomatli Continue to Break Boundaries with their Fifth Album

By Grace Bastidas | 03/30/2010 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles–based act Ozomatli have been combining music and politics ever since forming 15 years ago. And as cultural ambassadors to the U.S., the band's multi-culti members have traveled around the world spreading their message while entertaining listeners with a specially-made blend of hip-hop, funk, rock, reggae and Latin rhythms. Their upcoming fifth...

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Christina Aguilera Dishes Deets on Her New Album "Bionic"

By Mariela Rosario | 03/26/2010 - 15:36 | 0 Comments

Christina Aguilera recently released some exciting details surrounding her first studio album in four years. The album, entitled Bionic, is her first collection of new work since the birth of her son, Max Liron, with music producer hubby Jordan Bratman.

Bionic is set to drop on June 8th and her...

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Sound Check: Idol in the Making Gustavo Galindo Prepares his Big Debut

By Grace Bastidas | 03/22/2010 - 12:00 | 17 Comments

Though we have a long-standing love affair with Colombian rockero Juanes, lately our hearts have been beating for another guitar-clutching singer/songwriter. His name is Gustavo Galindo and last week he turned the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas into a veritable smooch-fest with his romantic...

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Sound Check: Getting to Know Spain’s Amaral

By Grace Bastidas | 03/16/2010 - 20:00 | 5 Comments

Vocalist Eva Amaral teamed up with guitarist Juan Aguirre when they were students to form the pop-rock act Amaral in 1998. Since then, they’ve sold over two million records so perhaps it’s time we get to know the dynamic duo behind one of Spain’s hottest bands. I caught up with them a few days before their showcase at...

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Sound Check: Jorge Drexler Stops and Smells the Roses

By Grace Bastidas | 03/09/2010 - 15:00 | 2 Comments

Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler lets destiny lead the way. The title of his latest album, Amar La Trama (out March 16; Warner Music), translates to “Love the Plot,” referring to the celestial plot that charts our course.

Recorded live in a television studio in front of an audience...

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