The Eminem of Mexican Music is African American: El Compa Negro

*Taquista Jorge Canavati sent me this with the message: Now THIS is hip …….. I couldn’t agree more. What better way to get your Tuesday up to speed? VL By […]

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR/Alt.Latino At Alt.Latino, we go out of our way to reflect the incredible eclecticism of Latin music — and this week is no exception, as we feature killer […]

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR Whether you’re in a convenience store in Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina, Mexico City or East L.A., you’re likely to hear cumbia blaring from a […]

Habla Texas, Laredo-style From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Gracias, gracias, gracias, to South Texas Valley artist Izel Vargas (of Pocholandia fame) for forwarding me this video from […]

Maneja Beto is a band based in Austin, Texas that combines styles like cumbia and Tejano with rock and synth. They are super popular in their hometown, but have also […]

At first thought, cumbia and punk rock seem like two musical genres that you’d never hear on the same dance floor, let alone be meshed together to form a new […]

Founded originally in 1962, La Orquesta Internacional de Los Hermanos Flores, are world renown and are a huge deal both in El Salvador and generally in Latin America. The group, […]