Debut album from the Queen of NeoSoul. Released in 1997 the album marked a break with the digitally over-produced R&B that was prevalent in the 90s.

“Ah-tare-see-oh-pey-la-dos” means the Velvets. The name comes from a reference by Simone de Beauvoir to “the velvet flower of passion.” It also describes the texture of lead singer Andrea Echeverri’s distinctive voice. Over the course of several albums their original punk-rock sound has been infused with traditional Latin and Caribbean styles and instrumentation. After 20+[…]

Pick your label: electro vacilón, electro tropical, psychedelic cumbia, afro-colombian house, progressive folklore, champetronics, latin electronic erotica… Founder Simón Mejía blends traditional Colombian music rhythms with modern electronic beats while lead singer Liliana Saumet brings the funky tropical feel from Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Will Smith decided to end a 10 year hip-hop hiatus by contributing[…]

Juanes began as frontman for the trash metal band Ekhymosis. Un Día Normal was his second solo album but the one that launched him as an international rock star.

Old school Panamanian Reggaetón like it sounded before Puerto Ricans got ahold of the music style.

Born in the Bronx to Dominican parents, Leslie Grace is one of the few women to ride the international Bachata wave. Her debut album includes Bachata standards, originals, and bachatafied versions of several Motown classics.  

It’s weird and it comes from Argentina. The music fuses various electronic dance music styles with various Argentine Amerindian music styles. Miss Bolivia is featured rapping on one of the tracks which would be wild if this Miss Bolivia was from Bolivia and had won their beauty pageant. She’s not and she didn’t, but the[…]

Pronounced Shar-day, Sade refers to both the sultry looking British singer and the sultry sounding band she leads. Especially revered in America, she remains the most successful female artist the UK has ever produced, earning more than even Adele.

Born Zahra Hindi in Morocco to a Berber mother and French father, sings primarily in flawless, expressive English. Her song “Stand Up” was used in a Western Union campaign to promote the global abasement of ineffectual husbands.

Before the hip-hop explosion in Spain in the late 90’s, most Latin American hip-hop acts emulated the slow-paced, simple rap styles of Chicano West Coast groups like Cypress Hill. Mala Rodríguez and other Sevillian artists introduced a faster paced, explosive flow with a more complex, nuanced use of the Spanish language. This dramatically changed the[…]