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Chilean Singer Monna Bell, Dead at 70
Monna Bell, a popular Chilean singer who achieved success in Mexico and Spain in the 1970s and was one of Mexican pop star Juan Gabriel's muses, died on Monday in Tijuana of a stroke. Her friend, actress Carmen Salinas, announced... Read more »
ALAS Concert Gives Sanz, Calle 13, Ricky Martin , Shakira y Mas Wings
ALAS stands for América Latina en Acción Solidaria and the organization's mission of strengthening and expanding public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development in Latin America is being supported by two free concerts on May 17th in both... Read more »
Shakira's Working on a New Album (Finally)
Soon enough we all won't have to hear Hips Don't Lie anymore because Colombiana songstress, Shakira is allegedly working on an album to be released in the fall. Finally! Via / Blogamole... Read more »
Soulja Boy Thinks Last Week's ABC Dem Debate Sucked Too!
Via / We Run This Vote... Read more »
The Boss Endorses Obama for President
For people still hung up over Barack Obama's U.S. patriotism, it doesn't get any better for your flag waving ass than having Bruce "Born in the USA" Springsteen endorsing you. From the Boss's official website:After the terrible damage done over... Read more »
Friday Morning Bendiciones : Placido Domingo at Pope Benedict's D.C. Misa
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo sang at Pope Benedict's misa yesterday, held in National Park in Washington D.C. Start your day off feeling holy people. ... Read more »
Voto Latino : Music With a Message
What do you call a 3.99 album download featuring Pitbull, Aventura, Don Omar, Los Amigos Invisible, Aterciopelados, Ceu, and Hip Hop Hoodíos with proceeds going to Voto Latino, a non-partisan effort to register Latinos and get out the Latino vote?... Read more »
Gustavo Dudamel: Classically Hot
On beautiful weekends when the high hits 90 degrees (in mid-April), I absolutely love living in LA. Of course, there are a lot of other things to add to the list besides the weather. One of those is the fact... Read more »
Get Your Mariachi On Tonight in NYC : Fiesta Mexicana!
National Heritage Masters, a special series celebrating 25 years of the National Endowment for the Art's National Heritage Fellowships, will continue on April 11th (that's tonight!) with Fiesta Mexicana! This captivating program showcasing the rich diversity of Mexico's Hispanic musical... Read more »
Juan Luis Guerra at the Billboard Latin Music Awards
Apparently, last night was the Premios Billboard de la Musica Latina. I really couldn't stomach most of it: the bad fashion, the fake tetas, the bad singing. But hey when all else fails there is always Juan Luis Guerra. Edited... Read more »
Tejano Music Star Emilio Remains in Critical Condition After Bus Accident
Early on Easter Sunday (March 23), the tour bus of Grammy Award-winning Tejano music star Emilio Navaira crashed into a set of freeway barrels. Navaira, the driver, was one of eight people injured in the crash. Navaira was hospitalized... Read more »
What I Did This Weekend : Paul Simon's Songs from the Capeman at BAM
Saturday night La Mala headed to the beautiful and historic Brooklyn Academy of Music to see, listen, and experience Songs from the Capeman, part of a month long celebration of musician Paul Simon. The packed house was chock full of... Read more »
La Cumbia de Obama
Because a reggaeton and mariachi aren't enough to please Latinos, now there's an Obama cumbia. Ok if Obama wants the Rican vote, I need an Obama salsa. Dominicans in my hood want an Obama merengue or bachata. Do we have... Read more »
It's Never too Early to Plan for the Weekend : 3 De La Habana First-ever Live NYC Performance at S.O.B's
What better way to start your Monday than by thinking about Friday. This coming Friday, April 4th, S.O.B.'s presents 3 de la Habana in their first-ever live NYC performance. Having just received political asylum in the U.S. in late 2007,... Read more »
Viernes Social : El Microfono de Mexican Institute of Sound
Mexican Institute of Sound (M.I.S) "El Microfono" PiñataUploaded by nacionalrecords My kids love this song and I like the video. Have a wonderful weekend mi gente!... Read more »
Paul Simon's Songs from the Capeman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Week
Next week Paul Simon's Broadway musical, The Capeman, will get a chance to win audiences again, something it failed to do during it's first run nearly 10 years ago. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is proud to produce Songs from... Read more »
Israel “Cachao” Lopez : Siempre Presente en la Musica
You just watched Israel "Cachao" Lopez, called the father of the mambo, passed this past Saturday in his home in Coral Gables, Florida. If you have ever seen this maestro perform live, you know the energy, el sentido y... Read more »
Obama and Sam Cooke : A Change is Gonna Come
Am I getting caught up in the Obama wave? Maybe. You gotta admit all these speeches and videos can be pretty damn inspiring (even if I question the ability of electoral politics to change anything) Via / The Republica Update... Read more »
Tens of thousands at Paz Sin Fronteras Concert
The Paz Sin Fronteras concert, held yesterday on the Colombia-Venezuela border was a success by all accounts. As you can see, all the participants, including organizer Juanes, fellow Colombian Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose, and Juan Luis Guerra,... Read more »
Santo Who Day? Zizek: Urban Beats Club Tonight at S.O.B's
Looking for a way to avoid the drunken throngs and puddles of vomit that seem to overrun NYC on St. Patrick's Day (don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about). Take refuge tonight inside S.O.B's (204 Varick Street,... Read more »
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