Afro-Latino Musical Traditions
For Black History Month, Alt.Latino offers up some new Latin music with African roots.
Music
John Corigliano On Composing At 80: 'An Adagio Is What I Look For'
With a Pultizer, an Oscar, five Grammys and over 100 works to his credit, the American composer is still hard at work.
Elise LeGrow's 'Playing Chess' Honors Blues And R&B Greats
The Canadian singer covers the Chess Records catalog, from Chuck Berry to Etta James, on her debut album.
A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'
The town of Paracho is celebrating after its onetime resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie, and now it can't keep up with orders for the instrument.
Nipsey Hussle Tells The Epic Stories Behind 'Victory Lap,' Track By Track
From classic studio sessions with Puff Daddy to the tragic life lessons that inspired his long-awaited debut LP, Nipsey provides some deep-dive liner notes.
Reggaeton In The Age of #MeToo
This week, we have a thoughtful discussion of the genre's sometimes controversial depiction of women.
Spanglish Fly's 'Ay Que Boogaloo' Is A Melting Pot Of Music
The multicultural collective's take on Latin boogaloo includes bolero, New Orleans funk, swing jazz and Arabic chant.
Drake Sprinkles Good Deeds Across Miami In Video For 'God's Plan'
The Canadian rapper is Miami's guardian angel in the new video for his latest chart-topper.
Lana Del Rey On World Cafe
The pop star talks working with Stevie Nicks, the impact of #MeToo, when fame invites physical danger and why she's less comfortable with some of her lyrics today than when she wrote them.
Janelle Monáe Teases Dystopic, Afro-Futurist Emotion Picture 'Dirty Computer'
Monae expands her Afro-cyber-heart technoverse with the announcement of an album and a film, co-starring Westworld's Tessa Thompson.