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” Viajando Com o Som” (The Lost ’76 Vice-Versa Studio Sessions)

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The Greatest Sonero Ever?

Well that’s a debate that will never end. In this interview with Oscar D’Leon, we explain why he has proved, atleast, to be the most important singer to salsa music, ever. And at his age, JOSE LUIS SEIJAS found him as we expected…

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Joe Bataan ‘Call my Name’ (Vampisoul)

Joe was one the faces of New York’s Latin music movement in the late 60’s and 70’s. He recorded some of the biggest hits of Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Salsa and Funk, including ‘Gypsy Woman’ and ‘Subway Joe.’ He has become a cult…

Tropical Music
Percussion Prince

Venezuela is known for producing outstanding percussionists, who are scouted by the world’s biggest artists, from jazz to pop. Headed by the famous Quinteros family, Venezuela’s percussion royalty has planted its roots firmly…

Pop & Rock, Tropical Music, Alternative
Order Within Chaos

Desorden Publico is arguably Venezuela’s most loved band. A kind of Rolling Stones meets Madness with a tropical vibe that has been rocking generations in Latin America. Jose Luis Seijas meets the legendary band in Caracas on…

Alternative
Ingratos hermosos

Over a career spanning nearly 30 years Mexico City’s Cafe Tacvba have experimented with a sombrero full of musical genres including rock, pop, jazz, tropical, electronica, and traditional Mexican tunes that they have melded into…

Tropical Music
Salsa Hits of the 1980s

In the 1980s, salsa romantica was in ascendance with the likes of Frankie Ruiz and the tender melodies of Grupo Niche, while Ruben Blades and Willie Colón kept stretching the boundaries of political salsa. Whether in New York or…

Alternative
La Yegros at Rich Mix

La Yegros is so cool. Self-aware and on top of everything that goes on during the show, she comes to stage in high platform shoes, short skirts, afro hair up, really up, and full of colour. Tones of green, pink, blue, yellow, and…

Classical Jazz and Folk
Omar Sosa's Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert island, which tracks would you absolutely need to get you through those times of despair? Our castaway, composer-pianist-bandleader Omar Sosa, one of Cuba’s most celebrated Jazz musicians, grew up…

Urban, Brazilian Music
“Through Love we can Link”

Brazilian superstar, Emicida, talks about his rise from the Sao Paulo favela to headlining world festivals, and impresses Arden Farrow with his message of love, positivity and hope, which is what we all need to hear right now.

Classical Jazz and Folk, Pop & Rock, Alternative
Radical Beauty

Every now and then, someone special emerges through the cracks in the music industry monolith to grab listeners’ attention. Marta Gómez is one of those artists. Her authentic sound, her story-telling and meaningful lyrics have…

Tropical Music
Lula All Stars: Salsa de la Buena (Lulaworld Records)

Canadian based Salsa outfit playing wth passion and flavour

Classical Jazz and Folk
The Audacity of Being Brazilian

Pianist/singer/songwriter Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive musical style, which blends her Brazilian roots and her sensuous, alluring voice with her virtuosic jazz, classical and compositional skills. We caught up with…

Tropical Music
VAN VAN Tracks That Rock the Dancefloor

Call it Salsa or Songo, Los Van Van is the most iconic post-revolution Cuban band. They combine that high-octane, adrenaline-fuelling energy driven by their salsa cum funk rythmns, and the sweetness of their melodies provided by…

Urban
THE FEBRUARY REGGAETON RECAP

In the month of love, Anitta professes her love for Romeo Santos while ROA and Hades66 name drop Rosalía. A power duo brag about how hypnotising their ‘culos' are while a rising rapper gets hypnotised by the eyes of someone…

David Bisbal's Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert Island, which tracks would you absolutely need to have to get you through those times of loneliness and despair? Man cannot live on sun and fish alone right? Our castaway, Spain's biggest…

Alternative
The TransAtlantic Family

Family Atlantica are just that: a family. The band consists of British born Jack Yglesias, a producer and multi-instrumentalist, his wife Luzmira Zerpa, a Venezuelan traditional musician, singer and poet who has received…

Classical Jazz and Folk
Camilo Menjura on life and LUKAS nominations

Camilo Menjura is certainly a very busy musician! The Bogota born multi-talented player is once again up for a LUKAS nomination, having won in two categories "Musician of the year" and "Community worker of the year…

Urban
“Fenix” Nicky Jam (Sony Music)

Reggaetón pioneer who sprung to global fame with his first album “Diferente a Los Demás” and consolidated his success in 2015 with “El Perdón” ("Forgiveness"), delivers another classic.

Brazilian Music
MARCOS VALLE- SEMPRE- Far Out (FARO 211 LP)

For several decades, Marcos Valle’s winning formula of well-produced bossa/boogie/beach vibes has been a shoo-in for non-Brazilian MPB fans and Sempre, his 28th album, is no different.

Tropical Music
Going Back to Move Forward

If anyone knows the secret to moving ahead by looking back it is Juan de Marcos, the man behind the original Buena Vista Social Club Album and all that followed. He talks to Latinolife with frankness about Music, Cuban Identity,…

Tropical Music
Stand Still and Listen: The Vinyl Museum of Salsoteca

Music fans and dancers unite in their passion for Salsa's vinyl at London's Tate Modern 'Salsoteca' event

Pop & Rock
Fresh Blend

Legendary Latin dance-music pioneers Bomba Estéreo are back on tour, bringing their blend of cumbia, rave and rap to top clubs and festivals across Europe and the US. Founder and maestro Simón Mejía talks to Charley Allan about…

Spanish Music
Music Speaks

At only 46, Vicente Amigo is already considered a Flamenco legend and the greatest Spanish guitarist of his generation. Currently touring with his new album “Tierra” Vicente Amigo talks to Latino Life.

Classical Jazz and Folk
Cubafonia Dayme Arocena (Brownswood recordings)

Cuba's new Jazz queen comes into her own in her exquisite UK debut album

Pop & Rock
Latin Pop's Feminine Side

Bomba Estéreo has paid its ‘derecho de piso’ and proved that it’s not just another ‘alternative’ Latin band adding funk beats to folklore. With a 20 year trajectory writing and producing innovative songs, founder and bassist of…

Classical Jazz and Folk
From Hypnotic Cuba to Stiff British Splendour

From the deep, hypnotic rhythms of Cuba to the stiff splendour of the Royal Albert Hall, composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez has ridden the waves of a musical adventure. The recipient of this year's LUKAS Lifetime…

Urban, Tropical Music
Two Beats One Soul, feat. Little Louie Vega

A beautiful tribute to bi-cultural ingenuity as Little Louie Vega heads up this latest gem in a long tradition of Cuban-Nuyorican collaborations

Urban, Tropical Music
Explosive Alegría

It would seem that anything Gente de Zona touches turns to gold. Whether it’s putting Enrique Iglesias back at the top of the charts, or keeping Marc Anthony relevant, everyone who’se anyone in music goes to this Cuban Reggeatón…

Latin American Selection by George Peguero

Hailed as a child prodigy in Cuba, the UK-based artist takes us through the music of his childhood and gives us his selection of the top Latin American tracks ever (with a few honourary Latinos thrown in!)

Tropical Music
The People's Salsero

At first dismissed for his wordy complexity, Rubén Blades - composer, singer, salsero, lyricist, narrator, poet, social conscience and political activist - soon proved to be Fania Record's biggest money spinner and Latin…

Urban
Things That Matter to...Al Roc

Al Roc (pictured left) is a member of Asilo 38, one of the biggest names on the burgeoning Colombian hip-hop scene, featured in the soundtrack to the film ‘Maria Full of Grace’. They come from "Aguas Blancas", one of…

Tropical Music
Family Atlantica

Spanning Latin America, Africa and Europe in a single record is no mean feat. But Family Atlantica absolutely pull it off.

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