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American Flavor

FROM LATINO USA: From salsa to punk and jazz to hip-hop, Latino contributions to American popular music are present everywhere.

  • May 15, 2019
  • 11:12 AM

Mariachi Music Gains Recognition at UIL State Festival: For Some It’s Been a Long Time Coming

“Culturally, it means a lot because it’s our roots…this is representing where we come from.”

  • May 1, 2019
  • 3:43 PM

PREMIERE: Lyric Video for Making Movies’ Poignant ‘Cómo Perdonar’ With Rubén Blades and Flor de Toloache

A slow rock track that at times sounds like an urgent prayer.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 1:22 PM

Lila Downs Protests Child Detention in Cover of Manu Chao’s ‘Clandestino’

“If we don’t fight for the children, what will become of us?” she sings.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 8:02 AM

SDSU Is Offering a College Course About Selena

It will happen during the Spring 2020 semester.

  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 6:25 PM

Dominican Singer Andre Veloz Redefines Classiness in New Video ‘Fina’

Eating a chimi and drinking straight from the bottle.

  • Apr 11, 2019
  • 11:16 AM

Romeo Santos’ New Album ‘Utopia’ Is a Love Letter to Bachata

His latest album is dedicated to the Dominican Republic and the music that birthed him.

  • Apr 10, 2019
  • 1:13 PM

Ivy Queen’s Feminist Reggaeton Anthem ‘Quiero Bailar’ Has Been Reimagined by a Women-Led Engineering Team

“It’s my job as a leading female to make sure they are given a chance,” said Ivy Queen.

  • Mar 8, 2019
  • 2:57 PM

iLe’s Newest Song ‘Temes’ Confronts Machismo Straight On

Why are so you afraid of me? 

  • Mar 5, 2019
  • 4:01 PM

How I Made It: Making Movies

Latino USA sits down with the band to discuss “Locura Colectiva,” one of their most ambitious tracks.

  • Feb 26, 2019
  • 12:23 PM

21 Savage Released on Bond, Lawyers Say He Is Grateful for the Community’s Support

The Grammy-nominated artist was detained on Sunday, February 3 by ICE.

  • Feb 12, 2019
  • 4:39 PM

Portrait Of: Ranchera Royalty Ángela Aguilar

Her father, Pepe Aguilar, has sold over 12 million albums worldwide and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  • Feb 8, 2019
  • 4:14 PM

21 Savage’s Lawyers Say His Detention ‘Serves No Other Purpose Than to Unnecessarily Punish Him’

The law firm says that “never hid his immigration status.”

  • Feb 5, 2019
  • 12:44 PM

The Killers ‘Land of the Free’ Song Highlights Border Humanitarian Crisis With the Help of Spike Lee

“Down at the border, they’re gonna put up a wall.”

  • Jan 15, 2019
  • 10:00 PM

Hedge Clippers Statement: ‘The Fiscal Control Board Finally Agrees That the Debt Is Illegal’

It has the power to stop this abuse by allowing a citizen and democratic audit of all the debt.

  • Jan 15, 2019
  • 10:31 AM

Portrait Of: Immortal Technique

Fans are holding their breath for the release of his first album in over a decade.

  • Jan 11, 2019
  • 1:19 PM

VIDA, LUCHA Y VICTORIA: Cuando el margen se vuelve centro

En el 2018 hubo un resurgir de las artes y la cultura en Puerto Rico. El Hip-Hop no fue la excepción.

  • Jan 3, 2019
  • 1:15 PM

‘Estamos Bien’ and the Forced Resiliency of Black and Brown Communities

Released nearly a year after Hurricane María, the hit song became the anthem for Puerto Ricans in the wake of a tragedy.

  • Dec 21, 2018
  • 11:21 AM

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