Reggaeton has pretty closely mimicked the rise to prominence of hip-hop. It started early in the streets of Puerto Rico, a rougher, edgier version of the club bouncers you hear today and it was known then simply as “underground.” But the mixtapes and guerrilla-style bootlegs of early pioneers has given…
The Latin Grammys are right around the corner once again with this year’s big show set for Thursday, November 11 in Las Vegas. And while you might not make it out to Sin City for all that catch the action as Vegas fills up with nominees and top acts –…
Los Amigos Invisibles at Grand Central September 24
Shakira at American Airlines Arena September 27
Without question, Shakira is Colombia’s hottest export since blow and plastic surgery. (Oddly, she doesn’t indulge in either.) Now in the business of donning belly shirts and shaking her money maker, the blonde beauty has certainly come a long way from the quiet, dark-haired quasi-hippie on Piez Dezcalsos or the…
Call it disco. Call it acid jazz. Call it funk. Hell, call it gozadera, electroparranda, or a Venezuelan journey into space. Call it whatever you like, because when trying to stir up an adequate description of the Los Amigos Invisibles sound, any of the above — and countless more –…
This isn’t the first you hear about Miami native YEYO, and it certainly won’t be the last. The rapper and producer has been grinding for the last few years, and continues to show nothing but promise. He first started out with Puerto Rican rap group the Shanghai Assassinz back in…
To quote Hank Williams Jr., “are you ready for some football?” True, that line may not be the most original. But the temptation is simply too great to pass up when the rare opportunity to intone the venerable Monday Night Football open arises for a music writer who’s also a…
Anyone who’s ever caught Suenalo performing live at Transit Lounge would understand immediately why vocalist Amin de Jesus says, “Playing at Transit is one of my guilty pleasures.” Suenalo, of course, are pioneers of Miami’s fusion sound, that inimitable melding of various styles both Latin and American to form sumptuous…
Miami’s most famous Puerto Rican resident (and one of the most famous Puerto Ricans in the world) is poised to make a foray from the entertainment world into the literary realm. It seems that pop phenom Ricky Martin has decided to put to paper his life experiences.Publisher Celebra, an imprint…
Miami Heat’s Carlos Arroyo releases a reggaeton single
Thalia has engineered a rather successful comeback post hiatus from the limelight to instead bask in the glow of motherhood and enjoy family life with husband and music mogul Tommy Mottola, followed by her commercially disappointing 2008 release Lunada (her last on EMI). We couldn’t be happier, and that hardly has…
NBA players attempting to make a second career out of music aren’t exactly anything new. It’s been tried before–repeatedly–and often to catastrophic results. Consider San Antonio Spurs’ 2009 second round draft pick DeJuan Blair’s appearance on the P.O.P. (Chicken and Young Meez) track, “2 Hard Livin.” Or Big Diesel himself,…
If you’re looking for somewhere new to whittle away your Thursday evening hours whilst partaking of both that most ancient of rituals (imbibing) and some of the best live music our fair city can serve up, then look no further. Da Vittorio in Coral Gables has got you covered to…
So you love International Thursdays at Jazid, brought to you by MiamiAlterlatino.com. You know it, we know it, what’s the point in hiding our feelings? The series has been kicking some ass since day one with their weekly jaunts around Latin America, from Brazil to Colombia to Argentina and showcasing…
