Reclaiming Outdoor Recreation for People of Color with Hike Clerb, Intrsxtn Surf, and More
Reclaiming Outdoor Recreation for People of Color with Hike Clerb, Intrsxtn Surf, and More
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Jessa Williams always participated in sports, but surfing wasn’t on her radar in the midwestern city. Once she moved to L.A. for work and her son got hooked on the surfing during the pandemic, after some convincing, she finally gave it a try and eventually gained [...]
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 [...]
New Music Picks: RaiNao, Karol G, Y La Bamba, and More
New Music Picks: RaiNao, Karol G, Y La Bamba, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features the return of Latin alternative band Y La Bamba, Karol G's collaboration with Romeo Santos, and Colombia's rising artist Ela Taubert. Also on the list: Young Miko teams up with Hozwal for "Big Booty," Chiquis releases [...]
The Culture of Cumbia: Exploring New York’s Sonideros Through Film
The Culture of Cumbia: Exploring New York’s Sonideros Through Film
The phenomenon of sonideros, or cumbia dances led by sonidos (DJs), is a product of Mexico City’s late 1950s music scene. What started as humble street dances in working class neighborhoods, led by DJs spinning cumbia records on homemade sound systems (many resembling the towers of Jamaican sound system culture) [...]
New Music Picks: Bella Dose, Camila Cabello, Las Villa, and More
New Music Picks: Bella Dose, Camila Cabello, Las Villa, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Bella Dose's glow-up anthem, Camila Cabello's duet with Camilo, and the emergence of Selines as a fresh voice in Latin folk music. Also on the list: Las Villa's love song with Llane, Christian Nodal's bolero with [...]
Celebrating Latin Cinema at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Celebrating Latin Cinema at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
In an industry where Latinos make up just over five percent of lead actors and two percent of film directors, representation on top stages is a high priority. That rings especially true at Sundance Film Festival, a world-renowned incubator of independent cinema, where small budget indie films are often launched [...]
New Music Picks: J Noa, Kali Uchis, Paopao, and More
New Music Picks: J Noa, Kali Uchis, Paopao, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features the emergence of Dominican rapper J Noa and new music from Kali Uchis and Paopao. Also on the list: Marianangela's beautiful song "Espacial," The Change's duet with Loui Santana, and Rebecca Black's ode to heartbreak. Plus, [...]