Edmundo Gómez Moreno spent 11 months as a project manager and systems engineer helping NASA build nano-satellites in Mexico. But in 2015, he could not find a job in the U.S. “I had letters of support ...

From Bad Bunny to Shakira, Latin music was the fifth-largest major genre in the country last year. Latin artists, such as Peso Pluma, Kali Uchi, Xavi, Fuerza Regida, Junior H and more, are topping the ...

As an international affair, Cabildo’s music spans continents, genres and generations. So not surprisingly, when this eight-piece Grand Rapids ensemble churns out its delectable mix of Latin ...

The Hollywood hills are alive, once again, with the dance rhythms of cumbia. Noche de Cumbia is back and bigger than ever, with shows at both the Hollywood Bowl and the Ford. The two-night concert ...

Once the soundtrack of the working class, cumbia's simple, yet contagious, rhythm absorbed local styles, morphed, and reinvented itself. It has traveled underground through the veins of Latin America ...

Austin-based DJ Luis Espada shares some of his favorite up-and-coming Latin fusion acts. Also, check out our new playlist on Spotify. DJ Sessions: Fusing Latin American Cumbia, Reggaeton And Tribal ...

September 15 marks the celebration of Grito de Dolores one of the five Fiestas Patrias, or national holidays, in Mexican history. It’s an important day, coming directly before Aniversario de la ...

While reggaetón still dominates the global charts, Gen Z artists are now generating hits by putting new spins on traditional music and fusing disparate styles — flamenco pop and urbano with Dominican… ...

Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. From our play friends at NPR's Alt.Latino,... Cumbia: The musical backbone of Latin America Cumbia is ...

Cumbia has travelled across time and space popping up time and time again with apparent ease amongst receptive audiences of dancers across the Latin world. This article is an exploration of what ...

The former guitarist of Green on Red now blends rock, Americana and Latin rhythms. With his band His Cumbia Shoes, he brings ...

Cristina Vega, 28, left, dances cumbia with Giancarlo Rinaldini, 24, during a performance by cumbia group Sabor Puro, at La Pesca Market on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Ben ...