Jenni Rivera Death Highlights Mexican Cultural Influence
Jenni Rivera Death Highlights Mexican Cultural Influence
By Janell Ross, Huffington Post Latino Voices When the plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera disappeared in Mexico this weekend, the mostly Latino fans who have watched her rise from nightclub queen to […]
Remembering the Late Jenni Rivera: ‘La Diva de la Banda’
By Veronique de Miguel, Voxxi The tragedy that struck the Mexican music community early Sunday morning when 43-year-old Mexican singer Jenni Rivera’s plane crashed in Mexico, shortly after takeoff. There seems to […]
Jazz de México
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco ¡Feliz viernes NewsTaqueros! Strike another week off the calendar, it’s the weekend! ‘Tis also the season for holiday food…and here’s a mix you may want to […]
Sones de México: Celebrating the Beginning of a New Cycle
By Catalina Maria Johnson, Gozamos “We will begin the next cycle, but it really doesn’t mean the world will end,” explains Juan Dies, one of the founding members of Chicago’s acclaimed […]
Jazz de México
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Double end this Friday. We end a week and a month on the same day. So…double reason to take a breather and not look back! 21 […]
Bomba Estereo’s Beat Disneyland
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Simon Mejia, bassist from the Colombian electro-cumbia band Bomba Estereo, talks about going independent, aligning traditional Colombian rhythms with hip hop, kuduro and other sounds, […]
Rolling Stone to Feature Special Latino Section
By Verónica Villafañe, Media Moves For the first time in its 45-year history, Rolling Stone magazine is including Spanish ads in a special 15-page section titled “Latin Hot List.” The Nov. 22 issue […]
Xicanosmotic Music @ the Border | Heavy Metal/Cumbia Edition
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 […]
Jazz de México
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco What a week! Nothing I can do or say here can assuage the hardships and losses suffered by the people living in the path of Hurricane Sandy. […]
Ana Tijoux: The Chilean-MC Sits For An Interview
By Claudia Garcia-Rojas, Gozamos The fiercely-spirited Ana Tijoux performed for hundreds as part of Millenium Park’s Downtown Sound program on 23 July 2012. Featuring tracks from her newly released album “Bala” […]
