Mexicans in Madrid: coming full circle in a Spanish club
As a brown Mexican-American, Spain h...
Need a Cure for the Winter Blues? Try Neo-perreo
This winter has been rainy, strange, and of course filled with the notes of isolation we've come to know and hate. That's partially why more than any other winter, we could all use a pick me up. Enter Neo-perre...
J Balvin’s Heart Bled at the 2020 Latin Grammys
“My heart breaks and I pray for the world…” is how J Balvin decided to start his emotional performance of “Rojo” from his album Colores (2020). His uplifting words could not come at a better time, n...
Yo hago lo que me da la gana…so I wrote about Bad Bunny
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio. Bad Bunny. These two names belong to one man that has been periodically creating music that breaks charts and has people longing for the days of safely going to a bar para perrea...
5 Albums That You Missed This Year
Though this year has been an absolute whirlwind of unexpected events, it has been an incredible year for music. From psychedelic music to rap to flamenco to rock, 2020 did not disappoint. With all of these new...
Three Ladies on the Latin Charts to keep an out eye for
When I was five years old and I heard “Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee for the very first time all I wanted to do was get up and dance for hours on end. For about three weeks my mom and I blasted that song day i...