#bilingual-band

[ follow ]
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Amaia Performs with a Chair Flute in New Tiny Desk Concert

Amaia provided renditions of six songs for her Tiny Desk set: "C'est La Vie," "Nanai," "Zorongo," "Auxiliar," "Giratutto," and "Yamaguchi." She busted out the chair flute in between "C'est La Vie" and "Nanai," performing a dazzling intro and continuing to play it during the latter song.
Music
Music production
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Musica mexicana songsmith Armenta is writing his own destiny

Armenta is a prolific songwriter for popular música mexicana artists, creating emotionally resonant songs that blend aggression with romance.
#music
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Get Ready for an Unforgettable Night with SON Estrella Galicia: Los Bitchos & Las Petunias Live @ Bi Nuu on April 23! - KALTBLUT Magazine

SON Estrella Galicia presents a vibrant concert featuring Los Bitchos and Las Petunias on April 23 at Bi Nuu, celebrating music and sustainability.
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Get Ready for an Unforgettable Night with SON Estrella Galicia: Los Bitchos & Las Petunias Live @ Bi Nuu on April 23! - KALTBLUT Magazine

SON Estrella Galicia presents a vibrant concert featuring Los Bitchos and Las Petunias on April 23 at Bi Nuu, celebrating music and sustainability.
East Bay food
fromThe Oaklandside
3 days ago

West Oakland's Mexican American rap secret is out

Oakland's rap scene is diverse, yet bilingual Mexican American lyricists like Nán Fiero remain underrepresented despite the community's significant presence.
Arts
fromArtforum
4 days ago

Can Festivals Save Time-Based Art? On Mexico City's TONO

TONO festival exemplifies a model for time-based art that balances critical potential with audience engagement and institutional collaboration.
Chicago
fromConsequence
5 days ago

Karol G Announces World Stadium Tour

Karol G announces the 'Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour,' a world tour spanning North America, Latin America, and Europe over the next year and a half.
fromFuncheap
1 week ago
SF music

"Sin Fronteras" A Benefit Concert (Berkeley)

An evening of song will uplift immigrant communities and support their rights through musical performances celebrating Latin American culture.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Add to playlist: the disaster-baiting jazz-rock brinkmanship of Taupe and the week's best new tracks

Taupe's third album, Waxing | Waning, showcases their unique blend of noise, humor, and improvisation, solidifying their reputation as a formidable live band.
fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Alvarius B.: Malarial Dream

Sun City Girls' music expanded quickly, mixing cross-cultural influences and sharp instrumental chops, creating a unique sound that left a significant mark on various genres.
Music production
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Karol G at Coachella was a global hit. Yet other foreign acts fear touring the U.S.

Karol G's Coachella performance emphasized pride and resilience among Latinos amid fears surrounding immigration enforcement and touring challenges in the U.S.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
4 days ago

Discos Resaca and the Rise of Bay Area Cumbia | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Discos Resaca approaches Cumbia as living art in constant evolution, deeply rooted in heritage. Founded in 2017 by accordionist and producer Ivan Flores, the collective has carved out its own space through live shows and limited vinyl runs, centered on hybrid Cumbia reflective of the region's diverse Latine communities.
Music production
Music
fromQueerty
1 week ago

Latin pop star Jose Alfredo reclaims gay slur with the sultry empowering anthem "Perro" - Queerty

José Alfredo embraces his identity and empowerment through music, particularly in his bold track 'Perro'.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

DJ-priestess Sara Landry proudly reps the roots beneath her rhythms

Sara Landry, also known as 'The High Priestess of Techno,' performed at Coachella with Blood Oath, a collective of female DJs she assembled. Her unique style and heavy industrial production have made her a power player in the dance music scene, especially after her viral Boiler Room set that garnered 10 million views.
Music production
#rumba
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

The Rise of a Spanish-Language News Influencer

Espina humorously admitted to oversleeping on a significant news day, stating, 'Breaking news, mi gente! I can't believe it.' His videos celebrated Maduro's fall but also expressed concern about the complexities of the situation.
US Elections
#luna-lauren-velez
Music
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Brazilian Funk Continues Innovating Methods For Getting Your Shit Rocked | Defector

Brazilian funk is a deep and evolving genre that incorporates diverse rhythms and styles, offering a thrilling musical journey for listeners.
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

Eliades Ochoa, the last great troubadour: People in Cuba have lost their joy'

Eliades Ochoa's aura is so powerful that under the generous rays of sunlight streaming through the large window on this March morning, he evokes a Western film.
Madrid food
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Samba Jean-Baptiste: +3

Samba Jean-Baptiste's album +3 blends avant-rap and R&B with experimental elements, showcasing a refined approach to song structure and emotional depth.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

A once-in-a-lifetime experience or a public nuisance? The big debate over Shakira's stadium in Madrid

More than 500,000 tickets have been sold in record time, with all 11 concerts expected to be sold out, turning the Iberdrola Music venue into a tribute to Latin music.
London music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Los Thuthanaka: Wak'a EP

"These repetitions start happening. It's like a humming and the song gets louder and louder and it generates heat and color and it generates so much heat that by accident the star is born. And in that moment when the star's born, we see each other for the first time. But it's sad because we're also separated for the first time."
Music production
#latin-music
Barcelona
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Shakira and Bad Bunny, with 10 concerts each, place Madrid at the center of the Latin music world

Madrid is becoming the world capital of Latin music with major concerts by Bad Bunny and Shakira this summer.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

SXSW 2026: The De Los showcase will be a celebration of Latin music. Here's who's performing

De Los returns to SXSW 2026 with a historic number of Latin artists performing at their showcase, featuring diverse genres from norteño to trap corrido and cumbia punk.
Berlin music
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Iranians and Israelis united through music

Berlin-based musicians from Israel and Iran are fostering cultural dialogue through music despite historical tensions.
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Listen to Empress Of's New Song "Dream House"

"It felt jarring and lonely, not exactly the comfort I was hoping for, but one afternoon I made a little voice memo while playing a piano mumbling the phrase....I wanna build a dream for you. That's when this whole thing kind of started. Like a little spark."
Music
fromBronx Times
1 month ago

Teatro Fest NYC returns a spotlight on Latino performers with 24 shows citywide - Bronx Times

Teatro Fest NYC returned for its 11th year earlier this month, celebrating a history of Latinx identity and performance through 24 unique and original shows.
NYC music
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Hermanos Espinoza are seeking to cement their legacy with debut LP, 'Linaje'

Hermanos Espinoza's debut album 'Linaje' reflects their journey from poverty to success through music, emphasizing hard work, family, and faith.
SF music
fromKqed
1 month ago

Mxka Sings 'R&B Tumbados' for the Lover Girls | KQED

Mxka blends personal experience and cultural identity in her music, inspiring others with her journey in the Latin music scene.
Berlin music
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

From saint to raver: Rosalia opens Lux' world tour by exploring all her incarnations

Rosalia's Lux world tour opener in Lyon showcased an ambitious, theatrical production that successfully translated her sophisticated, maximalist album to stage with authority and artistic vision.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

'Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way' Convenes 58 Artists to Survey Contemporary Latinx Painting

Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way showcases contemporary Latinx painting through diverse artists and themes, emphasizing community and cultural convergence.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP

97 is an introspective and nostalgic EP by Ana Tijoux, celebrating connection and personal heroes through old-school production and heartfelt lyrics.
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Sounds of Latin America: A Violin and Piano Journey

Pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderón and violinist Dr. Catalina Barraza celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America.
SF music
London music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Here's What Went Down at Rosalia's Lux Tour Opener

Rosalía launched her first tour in four years at LDLC Arena in Lyon, performing new material from her 2025 album Lux with elaborate staging and choreography.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism

A South Texas family with two nationally recognized mariachi band members was detained by ICE but reunited after bipartisan criticism of the Trump administration's deportation campaign overreach.
#free-spirits
Music production
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso's album FREE SPIRITS showcases a blend of genres and personal themes, marking a significant evolution in their musical journey.
Music production
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso's album FREE SPIRITS showcases a blend of genres and personal themes, marking a significant evolution in their musical journey.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Science and Culture in Latin America, Alejo Stark

Scientific knowledge is culturally embedded; Indigenous and colonial practices fundamentally shaped modern science, and values and power influence inquiry.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

A Mariachi school persists, and thrives, amidst an immigration crackdown

It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.
NYC music
#bad-bunny
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

People mad about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish are struggling to spell their anger out in English - LGBTQ Nation

fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

Whether or not you speak Spanish, there's no misunderstanding what Bad Bunny meant

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

People mad about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish are struggling to spell their anger out in English - LGBTQ Nation

fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

Whether or not you speak Spanish, there's no misunderstanding what Bad Bunny meant

fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

Metalachi in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Metalachi takes the pumping, undeniable, brass-winded sounds and haunted soul of Mariachi and combines forces with metal songs. Out of Los Angeles, and composed of classically trained musicians, this isn't a schlock shop enterprise.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Free Spirits

Genre-blending in Latin music is nothing new, but timing and execution set them apart, along with an uncanny ability to turn internet absurdism into cool songs, all wrapped in sharp musicianship and rock 'n' roll panache.
Music production
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

New York hip-hop experimentalist Elucid: I like the harmony of the city. Everybody's got a little solo'

Elucid experiences the Dream House installation's meditative drone composition, which triggers his creative process through sensory immersion and unconscious sound-to-word associations.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

The Enigmatic Voice in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

The first is George Frideric Handel's beloved "Zadok The Priest" written for the coronation of England's King George II. The second takes the audience forward in time to 1936's "Dona Nobis Pacem," an emotional plea for peace composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams with words from the poetry of Walt Whitman.
Berlin music
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

SXSW 2026: 15 Latin music acts we're excited to see

South by Southwest 2026 features over 150 Latin music acts, more than doubling from 2024, marking the festival's biggest year for the genre in over a decade.
Arts
fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

Review of Colomboscope 'Rhythm Alliances' | Berlin Art Link

Colomboscope's 'Rhythm Alliances' used cultural diplomacy and a Berlin–Colombo network to convene 50 South Asian artists, fostering fragile creative alliances and collective resistance.
SF music
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

How Cumbia Took Root and Evolved in the Bay Area | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Cumbia evolved from Colombian Caribbean roots blending African, indigenous, and Spanish influences, spreading globally through migration and adaptation while absorbing regional musical elements across Latin America and the Bay Area.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt Share First Songs From Collaborative Album

I connected a lot with his music and I had no idea that years later we would be collaborating! It was a total surprise that we started chatting on the internet about collaborating! We bounced ideas back and forth, all starting with a series of guitar solo stuff that Bill sent me.
Music production
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Uruguay's candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back

Candombe, Uruguay's Afro-descendant music once banned and marginalized, is now experiencing peak popularity after spreading from Black neighborhoods throughout the country.
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

How the Global Rise of Latin American Music Is Shaping Travel

In the just-named Grammy Album of the Year, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS-which Bad Bunny has declared his " most Puerto Rican album " to date-the supernova reggaetonero painted an evocative portrait of the Caribbean island, while declaring to a whopping 8.6 million listeners: "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR" (I'm going to bring you to Puerto Rico). And he did. Last year, a record-breaking number of tourists-7,486,000 to be exact-visited Puerto Rico's tropical shores.
Music
#experimental-music
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

MORI: El Nino Bola

MORI's debut album El Niño Bola presents melancholic, dissatisfaction-themed songs blending experimental production with lo-fi torch song aesthetics and heavy vocal distortion.
Music production
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Listen to this: Mabe Fratti's experimental cello pop

Mabe Fratti's 2024 album Sentir Que No Sabes blends new age, industrial, and folk elements into cohesive pop-influenced experimental music.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

On 'Lux,' Rosalia pulls the entire world into her symphony

Rosalia's new album Lux blends symphonic orchestration, opera vocals, global languages, and electronic accents to create a maximalist, world‑spanning, feminine‑mystic statement.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

Peso Pluma in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija (aka Peso Pluma) is a singer, songwriter and rapper known for his corridos tumbados. Often dealing with themes of love, heartbreak and the narco cartels of his region, Peso Pluma has taken the world by storm with his romantic sound and a voice that can range from gravel to silk.
Music
Music
fromNature
2 months ago

Music is not a universal language - but it can bring us together when words fail

Music continues to unite people globally and remains central to debates about universality, human uniqueness, and responses to AI-driven inhumanity.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Bassist Saul Sierra hones potent sound from mix of Latin flavors

Saul Sierra, a Berklee-trained Mexico City-born bassist, released 2024's Caminos showcasing his pan-American jazz compositions and leads a quartet blending diverse Latin American idioms.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Grammy nominee Barrera wants songwriters to get their due

Right now I have some writing sessions [in Monterrey] for Fuerza Regida's new album, two days from now I start Carin León's new album, then I go to L.A. for the Grammy Week,
Music
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Unlikely tandem brings power-packed Cuban sound to Bay Area

Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and pianist Alfredo Rodriguez fuse diverse Cuban musical traditions into a virtuosic, storytelling Duologue blending rumba, classical, jazz, and sacred rhythms.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Los Thuthanaka's Chuquimamani-Condori Releases New EP, Luzmila Edits

Chuquimamani-Condori released Luzmila Edits, four DJ E edits of Luzmila Carpio songs blending huayño, country, and eagle-condor musical influences.
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Flying Lotus Announces New EP and Film, Big Mama

Flying Lotus is releasing a new EP, Big Mama. The seven-song project is out March 6 and marks the electronic musician's debut release on his own label, Brainfeeder. A short film will be released alongside the EP-watch the teaser for that below. Big Mama was produced in New Zealand while Flying Lotus was working on his debut film, the science-fiction horror , which will premiere March 21. He was inspired to simplify his production setup, using only a laptop and a controller.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Mariachi El Bronx's Matt Caughthran picks 5 favorite albums

Mariachi El Bronx, the mariachi alter ego of LA punk band The Bronx, are about to release Mariachi El Bronx IV, their first album in 12 years, this Friday (2/13) via ATO. They'll also be playing Kimmel tonight (2/12) and livestreaming their Tijuana album release show on Veeps on Saturday (2/14), and to help usher in the release of this new LP, Mariachi El Bronx vocalist Matt Caughthran has made us a list of five of his favorite albums of all time.
Music
fromKqed
2 months ago

Bad Bunny's Sign Language Interpreter Is Ready to Make Super Bowl History

Last summer, she was one of the interpreters at his 30-date concert residency in Puerto Rico, No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí (I Don't Want to Leave Here), which injected hundreds of millions of dollars into Puerto Rico's economy. With lyrics that capture the grief and alienation of Puerto Ricans forced to leave home in search of opportunities, Bad Bunny's 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos became a global phenomenon that continues to resonate across cultures.
Music
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Watch Bruno Mars Front a Mariachi Band in "Risk It All" Music Video

Bruno Mars released his first solo album in a decade, The Romantic, featuring the music video for 'Risk It All' directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, showcasing a mariachi band and domestic themes.
[ Load more ]