New Music Picks: Shakira, GALE, Ivy Queen and More
New Music Picks: Shakira, GALE, Ivy Queen and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Shakira's ode to her sons, the return of Ivy Queen, and the emergence of GALE. Also on the list: Villano Antillano’s fierce collaboration with Pedro Capó, Miranda! revisits one of their hits with Juan Ingaramo and [...]
New Music Picks: Emilia & Ludmilla, Alaina Castillo, Daymé Arocena and More
New Music Picks: Emilia & Ludmilla, Alaina Castillo, Daymé Arocena and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Emilia and Ludmilla's fierce collaboration, Alaina Castillo's dance track, and Daymé Arocena's ode to the Caribbean. Also on the list: Las Villa's debut album, Fangoria’s epic team-up with Paulina Rubio, and Gaby Moreno's acoustic EP Plus, [...]
Tracee Ellis Ross’ New Podcast Explores The Many Faces of America
Tracee Ellis Ross’ New Podcast Explores The Many Faces of America
What makes the United States the country it is? So many aspects might come to mind but something crucial about America’s identity is the diversity of its people. In the new podcast “I Am America,” award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross explores the stories of Americans from diverse backgrounds to paint [...]
New Music Picks: Silvana Estrada, Thalia, RaiNao and More
New Music Picks: Silvana Estrada, Thalia, RaiNao and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features new albums from Thalia, Vale, and Eslabon Armado. Mexican singer Silvana Estrada returns with a surprise cover. Also on the list: RaiNao supports her LGBTQ+ fans with “Tentretiene” and Arca releases the fierce video for “Ritual.” [...]
New Music Picks: Carla Morrison, Natti Natasha, Olga Tañón and More
New Music Picks: Carla Morrison, Natti Natasha, Olga Tañón and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features new music from Carla Morrison, Lele Pon's blast from the past with Guaynaa, and Natti Natasha's heartfelt song. Also on the list: Olga Tañón post-breakup anthem “La Vida Da Vuelta,” Bad Gyal breakthrough with “Chulo,” and [...]
Tattooing on Clothes with Chainstitch Embroidery Artist Samantha Saavedra
Tattooing on Clothes with Chainstitch Embroidery Artist Samantha Saavedra
Samantha Saavedra chain stitches with a hundred-year-old Singer sewing machine. What began as a tailoring stint at Levi’s led to running a business out of her home. Then, in 2022, Saveedra opened Mira Flores, a retail and tailor shop specializing in chain stitch embroidery and denim repair. For the artist, [...]
Jean Dawson, the Uncompromising Misfit of Music, is Ready to Conquer the World
Jean Dawson, the Uncompromising Misfit of Music, is Ready to Conquer the World
27-year-old experimental alt-singer/songwriter Jean Dawson is the embodiment of a misfit in music. Dawson was raised in a blended household with Mexican and Black parents who treasured underground hip hop and rejected the way the world pummeled the dreams of those who look like Dawson. “My reality was really [...]