Un Cafecito with Puerto Rican Astro Boy Matt Louis
Un Cafecito with Puerto Rican Astro Boy Matt Louis
It was a hot but breezy morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico when singer-songwriter Matt Louis and I met at his favorite coffee shop, Gustos, where he writes and works on music. Looking dapper and relaxed, Louis wore dark shades and a red Chicago Bulls jersey that he paired [...]
New Music Picks: Nicki Nicole, Lupita Infante, Yendry and More
New Music Picks: Nicki Nicole, Lupita Infante, Yendry and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features new albums from Nicki Nicole and Lupita Infante and Yendry's most vulnerable song yet. Also on the list: Ana Tijoux's empowering “Niñx,” Diana Flores' dazzling dance track, and Bad Bunny's Jersey club banger. Plus, more new [...]
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 [...]
Phaidon Releases an Expansive Catalog of ‘Latin American Artists From 1785 to Now’
Phaidon Releases an Expansive Catalog of ‘Latin American Artists From 1785 to Now’
The Latin American “art turn” is a recent phenomenon. Just a few decades ago, art from the Global South was largely missing from canonical Euro-American histories. Yet artistic production never ceased. Art that was once relegated to national and regional contexts, is slowly rising among mainstream art circles. Phaidon's latest [...]
Alejandra Márquez Abella on Directing ‘A Million Miles Away’ as a Double Minority
Alejandra Márquez Abella on Directing ‘A Million Miles Away’ as a Double Minority
Earlier this year, a meteorite glided across the luminescent night skies of Michoacán, Mexico, capturing the attention of everyone who could see it. These were the same skies that José Hernández, the first Mexican migrant worker to become an astronaut, was looking at when he realized why he was put [...]