Latinx
Best Fania Samples: 20 Latin Grooves That Helped Build Hip-Hop
Thanks to discerning crate-diggers with a taste for Latin music, from salsa to bogaloo, the best Fania samples became essential building blocks for hip-hop.
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Features3 months agoHero: How Enrique Iglesias Became The King Of Latin Pop
Hits like ‘Despacito’ wouldn’t have happened without Enrique Iglesias. The King Of Latin Pop has demolished barriers to make pop a more fluid place.
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Features6 months ago
Fania Records: How A New York Label Took Salsa To The World
A record label of huge significance, the Fania story takes in the birth of salsa music and the global spread of Latin culture.
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Features7 months ago
‘The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions’ Are Important Albums With A Global Impact
Award-winning Latin music writer Judy Cantor-Navas reveals how ‘The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions’ escaped the regime to travel the world.
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Features8 months ago
Celia Cruz: Celebrating The Queen Of Salsa
Incomparable, charismatic, and glamorous, the Cuban-born artist was a larger-than-life figure who was so much more than a mere singer.
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Features9 months ago
Vaya Records: Fania Records’ Inspiring Sub-Label
Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaría, Ricardo Ray, and Bobby Cruz all released some of their best work on Vaya Records, one of Fania Records' most important sub-labels.
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Features10 months ago
Tico Records: The Label That Helped Produce Salsa’s Biggest Stars
One of Latin Music's earliest imprints in the US, Tico was an early home to Tito Rodríguez, Tito Puente, Machito, La Lupe, and Celia Cruz.
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Features11 months ago
Best RBD Songs: 20 Pop en Español Classics
For five years, the Mexican co-ed sextet was one of the biggest groups in the world. These are just a few of their best.
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Features11 months agoAlegre Records: A History Of The Pioneering Latin Music Label
The trailblazing imprint was among the first to light a path for salsa and the wider Spanish language recording industry.
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Features12 months ago
Inca Records: A History Of The Puerto Rican Salsa Label
The launching pad for luminaries such as Tommy Olivencia, Willie Rosario, and La Sonora Ponceña, Inca Records brought a distinctly Puerto Rican sound to salsa.
