At 28 years old, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio conquered the world by delving into all kinds of music and sometimes sleeping only two hours a night. His special gift – charisma. What’s next for the world’s top singer?
Latino popular music is enjoying great success around the world as the chart-topping artists who represent our culture are celebrated with warmth, joy, and dancing
The former Talking Heads frontman is a prolific writer, avid cyclist, frequent traveler, and enthusiast of whatever sparks his imagination this week. His particular musical vision and innate curiosity have often led him to explore Latino sounds, triggering an important cultural dialogue
Salsa, tango, cumbia, reggaeton... our musical roots are as deep as they are diverse. We’re Latinos and like to dance our history with our bodies and hearts
From house merengue, bachata and bomba, to rancheras, plena, salsa and beyond. The most iconic Latino songs give us life and identity, and connect us to our history
Power, identity and limitless musical creativity. The current panorama of Latin American music is very different from what it was a decade ago. Today, the Latina presence in pop music shines brightly for its diversity, depth and vitality
Recognized as the world’s cultural epicenter, much of New York City’s influence on popular music around the world comes from the Latinos that live and perform there
Cumbia comes from Colombia, but the whole world has adopted it. Few musical genres express the Latino heart as well as cumbia
This young singer’s style is a musical bridge between corridos and trap. Only 22 years old, he leads an entire generation of Latino musicians dedicated to the corridos tumbados of the US-Mexico border region
They’re not Mexicans or Americans. They’re not punks, rappers, or goths. They’re all that and more. The rich cultural mix of Chicano culture is a source of endless creativity that has brought us truly delirious, diverse, and fascinating musical styles
The most eminent record label in the salsa world has a story to tell, a story of diverse influences, and intercultural dialogue between the United States and Latin America. But above all, it’s a story of musical magic
Latin jazz — it’s a term that describes a unique cultural phenomenon and movement in the world of music, where concepts such as identity, language, and marketing come into play.
