Happy Friday From Lydia Mendoza!

I love Lydia Mendoza because, even in the 1930s recordings I first heard of her music, she’s got sass. She ain’t takin’ nothin’ from nobody and she’s going to let […]

So you might ask yourself, why we happen to have our weekly list about chicken songs. Well, I recently became enamored of a band called Those Darlins and their song, […]

Indie rock band La Vida Boheme from Caracas, Venezuela takes cues from a variety of musical influences – from salsa to ’80s punk rock – to create a unique sound. […]

Sonia Marie De León de Vega is a Latina conductor in California whose mission it is to bring classical music to the Latino community. She was recently honored by Latina […]

I thought this was an interesting story about how one man transformed The Clash’s “Straight to Hell” into a son jarocho tune. Adolfo Guzmán-López reported for KCET: Inside a hilltop […]

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[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from ColectivaSA.] ColectivaSA is proud to present this new Latino Musical written by nationally recognized and award winning poet and performer Amalia […]

Honestly, I feel kind of silly trying to summarize Selena’s music and career because, well, growing up in South Texas it wasn’t really an option to not know Selena. Releasing […]

The name of this Argentine rap duo, which melds a character from a hit 1960s TV show and a famous Colombian footballer, represents their eclectic style that takes inspiration from […]

It was inevitable.  John McCain and company have figured it all out. And now they have called out Mexicans for their dastardly, mustache-twirling ways.  In a recent press conference, McCain […]