“Cali Pachanguero,” the iconic Colombian dance track that this year turned 40 years old, got a new look and sound with a thrilling rendition during the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Celebrating ...

NIXA, Mo. — It’s probably an easy guess that when the women of Las Guaracheras formed in Cali, Colombia seven years ago, they didn’t think they’d be performing in Nixa, Missouri. OzarksFirst caught up ...

When my parents moved from Lima, Peru, to the United States, in 1980, they brought with them the basics: three children, several suitcases of clothes, some books, and a small but cherished collection ...

On El Rumbiadero Stage at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, in front of over 200 spectators and eager participants, stood Luz Aydé Moncayo Giraldo and Deyvi Johan Zúñiga Jiménez. Wearing outfits ...

Long before the sold-out concerts and hit collaborations with some of Latin music’s biggest stars, Manuel Turizo was a teenager in Montería, Colombia, writing songs in the back of his school notebook.

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

Drums sounded throughout the Go-Go Museum in Washington, DC as bands Colombia Negra and Black Alley conversed in a rhythmic, diaspora dialogue through Colombian and Go-Go music. The cultural exchange, ...

Balthazar Aguirre, guitarist and vocalist of the Colombian psych-funk trio Balthvs (pronounced ball-thus), doesn’t seem to mind your comparisons to Khruangbin. In fact, he welcomes them. “We’re ...