Wyclef Jean Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of Bestselling Album ‘The Carnival’

By Adrienne Gibbs / forbes.com – June 30, 2022 When Wyclef Jean’s The Carnival was released in 1997 the world took notice. The album, with the Refugee Allstars, also featured Celia Cruz and Lauryn Hill on “Guantanamera,” and the New York Philharmonic on Billboard hit “Gone Till November.” It also was one of those classic albums with […]

Mexican composer Silvana Estrada shares her ‘Voices of Latin America’ playlist

By BBC Music Life | Released On: 01 Jul 2022 Available for 35 days Mexican singer and composer Silvana Estrada’s music reimagines the traditions of Latin American song in her own personal, poetic style. She has performed internationally with artists including former Music Life host, Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler. Silvana Estrada’s playlist includes songs by some […]

Smithsonian unveils first Latino history exhibit, new gallery

By Patricia Guadalupe / nbcnews.com – June 15, 2022 WASHINGTON —  The Smithsonian’s first gallery dedicated to Latino history and culture is opening its doors to the public this weekend at the National Museum of American History. Billed as a precursor to a national Latino museum to be incorporated to the Smithsonian Institution, the Molina Family Latino Gallery will […]

Smithsonian, with first exhibition, previews planned National Latino museum

By Nicole Acevedo / nbcnews.com – May 11, 2022 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino, still in the planning stages, is set to introduce its first exhibition on June 18, the organization said in a news release Wednesday. The inaugural exhibition is also the launch of the Molina Family Latino Gallery at the National Museum of […]

Karol G discusses the significance of Latina representation at Coachella 2022

By Eliana Perez, Palm Springs Desert Sun / yahoo.com – April 28, 2022 With 20 Latino artists billed on its colorfully iconic flyer, the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will go down as one with unprecendented Latin American representation. For thousands of festivalgoers, though, it was specifically Latina women’s talent that lured them […]

Celia en Cuba (1925-1962): Los años de Celia Cruz en Cuba

Celia en Cuba (1925-1962) no es una novela, un libro de anécdotas o un ensayo: es todo eso, y mucho más: un texto que pretende reconstruír documentalmente el comienzo y desarrollo de la carrera de la más universal de las cantantes cubanas: Celia Cruz. En Cuba se encuentran sus antecedentes y orígenes; fue allí donde […]

Camila Cabello finds joy in her roots for new studio album

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS, Associated Press / msn.com – April 8, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — Camila Cabello says she found joy in her roots while working on “Familia,” her new studio album. The pop singer and songwriter, born in Havana to a Cuban mother and a Mexican father, immersed herself in the music she listened to […]