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Spanish and English this week, all songs made in the USA but popular south of the border.
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July 22, 2026
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Spanish and English this week, all songs made in the USA but popular south of the border.
Foreign Tongues by the Rolling Stones and Mexico, one of the most loyal markets. Hope they tour here.
Songs that are hits on both sides of the border.
My favorite World Cup songs
Latin jazz, romantic pop ballads, a nod to dope-smoking, and a bunch of bilingual hits.
New release by Mariachi Divas de Cindy, “Risk It All” Shea is a change of pace and perfect for a romantic night.
Today let’s look at artists who mix languages, often in the same track or even the same verse and move easily across borders.
Mariachi punk? Yes, and it is damn good. Mariachi El Bronx (from LA, not NYC) pulls it off very well. Lots of fun and laughs
American bands that are popular in Mexico. Often in Spanish, but not always. Plus Latin American bands that sing in English
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.
Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.
From the Pacific Northwest, welcome Milk N’ Fox and their debut album The Last Song, released in 2025. A fun combination
Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!
There’s a certain kind of artist who doesn’t kick the door down — they just walk in, look around, and
Harry Kappen’s single “Balance” arrives at a time when the word itself feels almost aspirational. The Netherlands-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Let’s get one thing straight: Wonders Await isn’t loud. It doesn’t swagger. It doesn’t grab you by the collar and
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
A little Mex-Tex, a song of mature love, urgent blues, and a dreamy piano…what a lineup this week Oh, and some norteno
Six artist, some so new they are just barely platformed, some around long enough to have multiple albums. All Spanish this week as I am drawing half f the songs from the FIMPRO music convention coming up next month, and rest from songs I received las week.
I went a Carole King Tribute in México Sunday night and remembered how much of my musical life she occupied.
