I was excited to speak to Los Amigos Invisibles' bass player Jose Torres, to say the least. The day before our interview, I immersed myself with Los Amigos' entire catalog. I had first heard of the Venezuelan super group years ago, but as I confessed to Torres, I failed to jump on the Los Amigos Invisibles' bandwagon then. It was a mistake I made...
DJ Nelson is one of the hottest DJs in Puerto Rico and is on his way to becoming the biggest reggaeton spin master in the world. He's played a huge role in making reggaeton part of the mainstream and is on the verge of becoming a force in fashion with his NelFlow Music and FlowWear clothing and sneaker line. He's currently working with Tego...
All Star Records present Los Bandoleros, the first Don Omar production. This compilation album features 24 hard hitting songs from the outlaws of reggaeton. The theme of being a bandit is proclaimed throughout the album in various ways. Tego Calderon and Don Omar team up on "Bandoleros,” produced by Echo y Disel to talk about being a...
The Superstar Tour featuring the unprecedented pairing of salsero Marc Anthony, ranchera hero Alejandro Fernandez, and pop hitmaker Chayanne will offer fans a super deal, at least that’s what Anthony wants fans to believe.
"It's a good treat for the fans, because they get to listen to salsa, pop, ranchera, and more," explains Anthony. "Where...
New York City rocked out en espanol as the Latin Alternative Music Conference made its yearly foray (minus two years when the conference was held in Los Angeles) into the city with its usual assembly of a who’s who in Latin music. Hundreds of artists, record label reps, managers, and members of the media were on hand to attend various panel...
After two years of rockin' on the West Coast, the Latin Alternative Music Conference returns to NYC in full force, with a series of panels, exhibitions, concerts, and more. From August 3rd-6th, the conference will work towards marketing Spanish alternative music to the mainstream population. As the most extensive gathering of Latinos...
"Goin' Crazy" is the chart-busting single by singer Natalie Alvarado, but it also aptly describes her life during these past few months. "Every day there's something new, and you go through things and you wish you could have done something better," says Natalie while on a frenetic tour stop in Los Angeles. "Every day we're...
The message in Cronicas de Un Laberinto, Jaguares' latest CD, is that ultimately "we all have to be self-reliant."
"We can't wait around for the government or society to fix things," says Jaguares singer/songwriter Saul Hernandez in his native Spanish during a recent interview. "I believe strongly in bringing back activism in our music. It can...
On a warm Los Angeles afternoon five years ago, Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes sat down at a neighborhood Latino café, tears streaming down his eyes, and considered the terrifying prospect of failure.
At the time, I was interviewing Juanes in connection to the upcoming release of Fijate Bien, his debut as a solo artist. The future was a...
Check the scenario: Anthony Santos, his cousin Henry Santos, and brothers Mikey and Lenny Santos, four boys from the Bronx, grow up listening to both their parents' Latin music and the Boogie Down's hottest Hip-Hop. And out of this fusion emerges something new -traditional Bachata melodies over Hip-Hop's staccato beats. While...
