Latin music

Summer in the Global Village: What Does ‘Latin Alternative’ Mean in 2013?

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Mirissa Neff went to the 2013 Latin Alternative Music Conference, to ask four bands what the term “Latin Alternative” means to them.

Summer in the Global Village: LAMC 2013, Part One

August 15, 2013Global Hit

Summer in the Global Village: Catching up with Kinky and closing out LAMC

August 15, 2013

Spanish Band Los Fulanos Revive ‘Boogaloo’ to Counter Economic Pessimism

August 15, 2013Global Hit

Music Heard on Air for June 25, 2012

August 15, 2013Music Heard on Air

Spanglish Fly Revives New York City’s Latin Boogaloo

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

In Manhattan, once a month, a crowd gathers in a low-ceiling, dimly-lit club to pay homage to a music with deep New York City roots. The 11-member group is part of a group of people reviving interest in a Latin-soul musical hybrid called “boogaloo.”

Very Be Careful

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

There are a lot of bands in the US today blending Latin tinged rhythms with ï¿½ rock, pop, hip-pop, pick your genre. The group Very Be Careful wants to be different. They stick close to their Colombian roots. Marco Werman explains more on today’s show.