JHAYCO’s Tropical Extravaganza Tastes Like “Passoa”
Urban sensation JHAYCO has once again captivated audiences with the release of the music video for his reggaeton hit "Passoa." In collaboration with rising star Kapo, the artist…
THE MONA PASSAGE ARE WRITING NEW MYTHS
The first time I saw The Mona Passage I was in Vigo, Spain working for the poet Bob Holman. I walked into La Fabrica de Chocolate, a small and dimly…
PASS THE MIC: OMAR APOLLO INTERVIEWS MAYE
Omar Apollo and Maye are two of the more fascinating new Latinx alternative musicians leaving their mark on the scene. Young and relatively low-key, their music exudes a sensuality and…
photo / Adi Muhtarevic
DANILEIGH IS DOMINATING MUSIC AND MINDING HER BUSINESS
DaniLeigh is the self-proclaimed “Dominican Mami” out of Miami who’s taking over the music industry one track at a time. Since she stepped on the scene in 2017 with…
photo / Mayra Ortiz
MON LAFERTE IS IN LOVE AND NEEDS THE WORLD TO KNOW
"True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved,” bell hooks writes in her…
photo / Andrés Oyuela
CARLOS VIVES LOOKS TO THE FUTURE ON ‘CUMBIANA’
Any Latinx kid growing up in the last decade got to know Carlos Vives intimately because of their parents. His music, often the soundtrack to long road trips and…
photo / courtesy of FEID
FEID’S SIMPLICITY IS HIS BIGGEST ASSET
Five years ago an unknown musician from Medellín named Salomón Villada Hoyos, better known as Feid, participated as a songwriter in one of the biggest reggaetón hits of all time: “Ginza”…
photos / La Industria Inc.
MANUEL TURIZO MARKS TURNING POINT ON “LA NOTA”
Following close behind Colombian superstars like J Balvin, Maluma, and Karol G is rising singer-songwriter Manuel Turizo. "Those are people who have been working so hard for many years,"…
photo / Arturo Evaristo
Riela Is Getting Over Bad Habits
Riela knows a thing or two about breaking bad habits. On her debut EP Tranquila y Tropical, out this October, the Miami-raised, LA-based musician conjures a variegated soundscape of reggaeton…
photo / Mike Miller
Tainy: The Kid Who Grew Up On Reggaeton
As the pandemic raged on in Miami, megastar producer Tainy was looking at new ways to keep the creative juices flowing. "I’m a simple kid born and raised in…
PASS THE MIC CON JOWELL & RANDY (IN SPANISH)
Leer en inglés. ___ Se siente incorrecte que “Safaera,” la obra maestra de Bad Bunny, salio cuanto estaban los clubs cerrados, y nadie lo siente mas que Jowell y Randy.…
PASS THE MIC WITH JOWELL & RANDY
Read in Spanish. ____ It feels wrong that “Safaera,” Bad Bunny’s magnum opus, came out when all the clubs are closed, and no one is more upset about it than…