New Music Picks: Gaby Moreno, Becky G, Natti Natasha and More
New Music Picks: Gaby Moreno, Becky G, Natti Natasha and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Gaby Moreno's beautiful duet with Oscar Isaac, Becky G's corridos tumbados with Peso Pluma, and Natti Natasha's club-ready anthem. Also on the list: Feid's freaky collaboration with Young Miko, PAMÉ's empowering "Bullet Put Down" and [...]
Looking Back at Carnaval: Go for the Samba and Leave With Saudade
Looking Back at Carnaval: Go for the Samba and Leave With Saudade
Every February since 1973, Brazil hosts several of the largest carnaval celebrations in the world. In Rio de Janeiro, the festival — which marks the date when Brazil became a Portuguese colony — has evolved into one of the most famous festivals in the world. Now signaling the beginning of [...]
Vintage Edit: Clever and Latinx-Owned
Vintage Edit: Clever and Latinx-Owned
For those inclined to make old new, there is no shortage of shops and boutiques that outfit with heritage in mind and respect for the past. Despite the myriad of options for garment consumption, there exists a real dearth of Latinx visibility within spaces of vintage ownership, merchandising, and influencing. [...]
Shenny de Los Angeles and Testimonies of Becoming
Shenny de Los Angeles and Testimonies of Becoming
Dominican-American performance artist Shenny de Los Angeles has created a body of work that heals generational trauma and invites every hurt to free itself into joy. Based in Brooklyn, Shenny is particularly interested in centralizing Black & Brown Caribbean femmes in her work and asking her audience to contemplate the [...]
Kablito on Finding Her Voice and Breaking Stigmas
Kablito on Finding Her Voice and Breaking Stigmas
Singer-songwriter Kablito sat down with Alissa Lopez Serfozo to talk about finding her voice, breaking stigmas, shitty gigs, and more in this episode of Sh*ts N Gigs. Here are 4 takeaways from the conversation. Uno. Moving to the States from Ecuador was a huge culture shock for the indie artist. In [...]
Jackie Cruz Reflects on ‘Orange is the New Black’ Success & Animated Film ‘Nuevo Rico’
Jackie Cruz Reflects on ‘Orange is the New Black’ Success & Animated Film ‘Nuevo Rico’
“La Primera Vez” is the digital talk show that lets you get to know your favorite LatinX celebrities. In this episode, host Christina Reid sits down with Jackie Cruz. The Dominican-American actress, singer, and producer talks about her experience in the diverse cast of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” [...]
Maria Isabel Dishes on ‘Stuck in the Sky,’ The Dominican Republic and All Things Bad Bunny
Maria Isabel Dishes on ‘Stuck in the Sky,’ The Dominican Republic and All Things Bad Bunny
“La Primera Vez” is the digital talk show that lets you get to know your favorite LatinX celebrities. In this episode, host Christina Reid sits down with singer-songwriter, Maria Isabel. The New York-based Dominican singer talks about the influential women in her life, her experience as a first-gen American, [...]