Given the fact that about half the videos in rotation on MTV Latin America are in English, it’s not surprising that artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Kravitz, and Beastie Boys performed at the network’s third annual Video Music Awards Latin America on October 21. The event opened with…
While the best way to join Miami’s multicultural, multi-rhythmic band Suenalo Sound System in their quest to increase the peace is by dancing or smacking a tambourine at one of their family-style concerts, their latest CD, Collage, is a perfect at-home companion. Dedicated to “The Most High On Earth,” Suenalo…
In her native South Africa, 29-year-old folk-rock singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel was a smashing success. At the age of 21, she soared to the top of her country’s charts with her band Henry Ate, winning numerous awards, giving concerts to crowds of 45,000, and touring with other South African pop stars…
On their latest, Seventies-inspired disc Sin Verguenza (Shameless), Latin Grammy-winning band Bacilos continues to fashion traditional Latin and Caribbean rhythms together with ironic lyrics the way vintage clothing junkies combine kitsch paisley, polyester, bell-bottoms, and straw sombreros into eccentric ensembles. But unlike their last album’s title track, “Cara Luna,” this…
Estelar, the latest CD from Miami’s Volumen Cero, conjures up memories of an innocent, pre-Columbine era, when disenchanted middle class youth in trenchcoats would meet up at Denny’s to harmlessly commiserate over “Girlfriend in a Coma” by The Smiths. Martin Chan alternates between dreamy guitar chords and spacey keyboard to…
What do you get when you cross the sounds of a young guy from the Old World with the sounds of an old guy from the New World? The dramatic cry of 25-year-old flamenco singer Diego “El Cigala,” who takes his inspiration from the late traditional gypsy music great Camarón…
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On Thursdays, couples engrossed in an intimate candlelight dinner conversation at the Design District’s One Ninety Restaurant may be surprised when a slightly miffed elderly woman, wearing a red sequined dress and fishnet stockings, tells them to shut their traps because she’s going to sing. Their surprise may turn to…
