The album “Chimborazo” (Aya Records) by innovative Mexican marimba band Son Rompe Pera leads the North American College and Community radio (NACC) Latin Music Chart…
Son Rompe Pera Tops NACC Latin Music Chart for Week Ending April 4
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La Santa Cecilia Rejuvenates The Classic “La Carretera” With Chuchumbé’s Patricio Hidalgo
In 2023, La Santa Cecilia, the Latin GRAMMY-winning band, continues to impress with their captivating and introspective music that captures the complexities of the human…
Marimba Sensation Son Rompe Pera Unveil “Chucha”
“Chucha” (AYA Records) is the new single by Mexico’s cumbia rockers Son Rompe Pera. It features elements of aliens, vivid dreams, false awakenings, and electrifying…
A Lovely Reencounter with Cherished Latin American Standards
Cecilia Duarte – Reencuentros (Reference Recordings, 2022) “Reencuentros” (Re-encounters) is a significant album of traditional and popular songs by much-admired classical mezzo-soprano vocalist Cecilia Duarte.…
The Musical Cross-Pollination of the Sonoran Borderlands
Linda Ronstadt – Feels Like Home: Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands (Putumayo, 2022) The new album Feels Like Home: Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands is…
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022, Day 2
Day 2 of the Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022 virtual showcases took place on Wednesday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m. The event, hosted by African…
Artist Profiles: Son Rompe Pera
Innovative Mexican marimba band Son Rompe Pera was formed by the three Gama brothers, Kacho, Kilos and Mongo. The brothers originally performed with their father…
Mexico City’s Son Rompe Pera Announces U.S.A. Tour
Mexico City’s marimba innovators Son Rompe Pera will be touring the United States for the first time. The band will be promoting its album Batuco…
Innovative Latin Band Dos Santos Releases “A Shot In The Dark”
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…
Virtual encounters: The Regional Music of Mexico
At the end of January The Center for World Music (CWM) presented a stellar live- streamed concert of Regional Music of Mexico as part of…