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100ngreat songs and albums this wee. It was hard to chose. But The Texas Tornados to the top, along with some cross borde rcorridos and Latin pop.

100ngreat songs and albums this wee. It was hard to chose. But The Texas Tornados to the top, along with some cross borde rcorridos and Latin pop.

Mexican live music is being blocked from the USA by the government in an attempt to “cleanse” American music of Latin influence. Who loses? You do, and the bands and promoters and festivals.

Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.

AI is is crossing a border that it shouldn’t – learning from artists and then competing with them

Looking at cross border music today, starting with Tejano, which was born as cross-border musi. Plus pop-balada, dance pop, dance/electro‑pop, and love songs

Mexican contemporary music is undergoing a seismic change and Mariangela is pushing hard

Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!

Ranchero rock and mariachi orquestra – music for a train station birthday party I went to a birthday party for

Sme of the gems from SXSW where Mexican songs made a big splash. Plus a few of the songs sent to me – dream pop, R&R, cumbia, love songs.

This year, Mexico is all over SXSW. Official SXSW Latin/“All Things Latin” programming includes Mexican indie, pop and urbano acts; initiatives like Casa México and label‑driven showcases focused on new Mexican sounds abound.


Jazz this week, from around Latin America. From experimental de Mexico, to Brazilian beat jazz and a lot in between. See what tickles your fancy.

I saw the Kopalli multimedia musical spectacular Sunday and was wowed. Take a look.

Heading off to FIMPRO the worlds largest Latin American Music conference.

Six out of over 130 songs and albums submitted this week. My picks range from Mexican rock and roll (in English) to a newly discovered Peggy Lee song, to Puerto Rican rap, to,..well, much more.

Saxophnist Chuco Soto releases a new album of experimental jazz

From punk/rock/jazz to EDM, trip-hop, and Andean roots music, dembow, and trap t plain ol’ happy dance, we bring you six songs you will love

I go to a classical music concert I am not going to write about the Grammys this week – that

A little Mex-Tex, a song of mature love, urgent blues, and a dreamy piano…what a lineup this week Oh, and some norteno
