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Tag: Latin American music

cover of the album Ilea by Edith Salazar
Album reviews

Passionate Crossover Songs from Edith Salazar

Angel Romero February 9, 2022 No Comments Edith SalazarLatin American musicSpanish musicVenezuelan music

Edith Salazar – Ilesa (Youkali, 2022) “Ilesa” is the new album from Madrid-based Venezuelan singer, pianist, composer, songwriter, vocal coach, and music and TV producer…

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2021 Latin Grammy Winners in World Music Categories

World Music Central News Room November 21, 2021 1 Comment Juan Luis GuerraLatin American musicPepe de LucíaRuben Bladesworld music

The 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The event celebrated the music of Spanish…

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cover of the album Palabras Urgentes by Susana Baca
Album reviews

Vital and Sultry Susana Baca

Angel Romero October 13, 2021 No Comments Afro-PeruvianLatin American musicPeruvian musicSusana Bacaworld fusionworld music

Susana Baca – Palabras Urgentes (Real World Records, 2021) On Palabras Urgentes (urgent words), acclaimed Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca selected songs by iconic songwriters from…

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Music videos

Innovative Latin Band Dos Santos Releases “A Shot In The Dark”

World Music Central News Room July 25, 2021 No Comments Dos SantosLatin American musicMexican musicworld music

Dos Santos, a Chicago-based world music band that combines influences from Hispanic America with futuristic sounds has a new single titled “A Shot In The…

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Events

Streaming Concert by Panamanian World Music Act Kaomi

World Music Central News Room June 23, 2021 No Comments KaomiLatin American musicPanamanian musicworld fusionworld music

Kaomi, a Panamanina world music trio featuring top singer-songwriters, is set to perform on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 3:00 pm Panama time (EST) from…

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Events

The 5th Annual Ritmo Doral Reveals 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room March 19, 2021 No Comments Ensamble 7/4Latin American musicRitmo Doralsonlokos.tamboka

The City of Doral in Florida (USA) in partnership with The Rhythm Foundation will present the fifth annual Ritmo Doral 2021. The free live-stream event…

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New Books

New Book, Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio

World Music Central News Room December 6, 2020 2 Comments Betto ArcosLatin American musicMusic Stories from the Cosmic Barrioworld music

Mexican-American music journalist Betto Arcos has released his first book, “Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio,” scheduled for release the second week of December 2020.…

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Album reviews

Oye Mujer from Ladama

Angel Romero September 20, 2020 No Comments LadamaLatin American musicpop

Ladama – Oye Mujer (Six Degrees, 2020) Ladama, the musical collective featuring women from South American and the United States,  has released this new album…

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Interviews

Les Moncada Chats with Joe Conzo Sr. #2

Les Moncada July 7, 2020 1 Comment Joe ConzoLatin American musicLatin jazzTito Puente

Joe Conzo Sr. is celebrated Latin music and Latin Jazz lecturer, author of the book Mambo Diablo (in English and Spanish) and producer and best…

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New CDs

Las Áñez Unveil Reflexión

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2020 No Comments Colombian musicLas ÁñezLatin American music

Reflexión (Reflection) is the title of the new album from Las Áñez, a Bogota (Colombia) duo of twin sisters. Las Áñez combine Latin American folk…

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