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Top 10 '90s Salsa Hits (part 1)
In this third episode of our series of Salsa hits from the 70s to the present day, before bachata and reggaeton took hold, this week we bring you our pick of the biggest Latin dancefloor hits of the 1990s. By the '90s salsa…
Top Ten Latin Funk Classics
Latin artists from Puerto Rico to Colombia, from East L.A. to Spanish Harlem, were getting groovier and earthier throughout the '60s, and the results were wide-ranging and just as freaky as in the parallel Afro-American funk…
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Brazilians love superlatives. The biggest rainforest, the widest river, the richest bio-diversity. Yup, we have a lot to boast about (ignore the one about biggest gap between rich and poor!) and music is no different where our…
Latin American Films to watch on Valentines Day
Is the stereotype really true? Do Latinos really do romance better? Then why does everyone turn to Hollywood when trying to find the best rom-com? We may not be famous for making comedy out of romance but we definitely do drama…
Top 10 Queer Latin Club Tracks
Continuing our celebration of LGBTQ+ History month, we invited El Tuma a London-based DJ and co-founder of the dance party MARICUMBIA, to gives us his list of classic tunes that still rock London’s the queer Latinx club scene.…
Top Ten Traditional Latin American Dishes
The ComidaFest team give us a tasting journey through the most popular and delicious culinary goodies of Latin American cuisine, from awsome Arepas to yummy Churros, a delicious Churrasco, Tamales and Empanadas,
Top Ten Classic Latin American Films
The iconic films that have often launched the careers of Latin America's top directors, who later became global household names, here is our selection of Latin American cinema classics.
Violeta Parra, Chilean Singer and Composer (1917-1967)
'The Mother of Latin American folk' left her mark not only on Chile but on all of Latin America. Her songs and her unyielding dedication to local musical traditions made her unique and her legacy eternal. Today, we take…
10 Black Heroes of Colonial Latin America
Many of these heroic figures in the building of Latin America were confined to the anals of history. It wasn’t easy to find them, but once we started digging we found so many that we have only been able to mention a few. All…
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Revolutionary People - A Brief History of Latin Americans in London
From Francisco de Miranda and the revolutionaries of the Wars of Independence to Ossie Ardiles and the new UK-Latin music pioneers of today, Latin Americans in London have always been trailblazers and visionaries. Forging new…
Latin America's Most Influential Feminists
There are many magnificent female figures around the world who have fought for equality and justice, not just for fellow women, but for all those who are deprived of basic human rights. He we salute ten Latinas who have defied…
Top Ten Nicky Jam Tracks
One of Puerto Rico's most talented Reggaetóneros, Nicky Jam rose to fame along with the likes of Daddy Yankee, but his career took a dive after a bad run with drugs and criminal misdemeanours. While his peers were becoming…
Top 10 90s Salsa Hits (part 2)
Last week, as part of our series on salsa hits of the decades, we brought you our selection of the best '90s salsa, with artists like Luis Enrique, Tito Rojas, Victor Manuelle, Jerry Rivera, DLG and Orchestra Guayacan. But…
LatinoLife's Guide to the Latin American Classics
A list we've always wanted to do... the must-reads of Latin America's fantastic array of fiction. Here we begin with the classics, from the 20th century and before, obviously omitting many greats...but you have to start…
Smoulder Smoulder: My Secret Love of Luis Miguel
If you’ve never heard of Luis Miguel, you’ve been living an empty life. The Netflix series on the Mexican crooner, who is widely regarded as the most successful artist in Latin American history, literally bigger than Jesus,…
Ten Tequila Cocktails for your Christmas Party
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10 RomComs with a Latino Twist
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Gnocchi Day: A South American Story
Why do people eat gnocchis on 29th of each month in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay? Clorrie Yeomans unveils the history and traditions of gnocchi day and reflects on the evermore significant meaning of this South American…
Top 10 Hector Lavoe Tracks
The Singer of Singers, Hector Lavoe was the face of NY salsa in the 70s and went on to become an icon of latin music. His voice was second to none and his delivery and stage persona made him one of the most populars singers of…
The Rise and Rise of Diana Bermudez
The Cali-born, British-Colombian actor Diana Bermudez talks about her heritage and her life in film and television including her impressive performance in THE LIFE TREE, one of 20 films in the anthology THE UNCERTAIN KINGDOM to…
In Praise of Latin Erotica
A rare screening of FUEGO, one of Latin America’s best examples of erotic cinema, has been chosen as part of the Barbican’s Cheap Thrills season of bold and outrageous films. Corina Poore praises one of the hottest cinematic…
Spotlight on...Charly Garcia, The Godfather of Argentine Rock
Charly Garcia is considered to be the undisputed icon of Argentine rock, defining the sound of his generation, the sound of Rock Argentino - an instantly recognizable timbre and sound – that has influenced artists not only in…
Feid
With "Flow Desde Chiquito” (flow since he was little), Feid has become the latest on the list of Medellin’s home-grown talent.
Los Pumas: A Brief History of Argentine Rugby
Having worked their way to the higher-ends of International Rugby, Argentina have overcome yet another hurdle in their quest to challenge the elites in South America’s fastest growing team sport.
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books about Latin America
These books may be non-fiction, but as the magical realism of last week’s list showed us, the line between fact and fiction in Latin American writing is a very fine one indeed.Whether on politics, history or music, they are all…
Top 10 Music Docs on Netflix
At LatinoLife we love our music and there are some great documentaries we've discovered on Netflix that we want to share...from a panoramic view into the electrifying world of Latin Rock to the fascinating lives of music…
Cuban Salsa Tracks To Dance To
The best tracks to dance to, according to Kerry Ribchester, the lady who knows her stuff when it comes to getting into the salsa groove.
Ten Reasons to Love...Astor Piazzolla
Of all history’s great musicians and composers, there are only a few names that last the test of time and are passed down from generation to generation…Mozart, Bach, Elgar, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, to name a…
Top Ten Spanish Crooners
Spain, the land of passionate flamenco, bolero and copla, more recently fusions of reggeaton, hip hop and punk, but what’s wrong with good old romance, and when it comes to crooning no one does is better than the Spaniards (you…
The Reggeatón Time Line
From garage parties in Panamå to the awards ceremonies of Miami and half-time shows of LA, via the housing projects of San Juan, how did an obscure Caribbean genre that was shunned by radio stations and banned by the authorities…
Felipe Pirela 'The Bolerista of the Americas' (1941 - 1972)
Dying tragically at the untimely age of 31, Felipe Pirela was considered one of the most promising and celebrated boleristas of his day and the first Venezuelan to sell over a million records.
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Remembering Los Panchos
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