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As ICE raids continue in L.A., Latinx musical acts like Becky G, Ivan Cornejo and Maná are taking to social media to voice their support of immigrant communities and protests
Though he died in a plane crash at 17, Ritchie Valens changed rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music forever.
Contrary to what’s being protrayed on cable news, Angelenos have proved to care deeply about their more vulnerable neighbors.
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Remember This Banger
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Thirty years after the singer’s death, we look back on the song that encapsulated what could’ve been.
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“Ahora Te Puedes Marchar” is Luis Miguel’s cover of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Wanna Be With You,” Unlike the tender original, the track stings in its righteous resentment of a lover who let him down.
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Juan Gabriel wrote the ‘80s pop ballad ‘Gracias a Dios.’ The track cemented Thalía’s Latin music star status — an innocent, sexy and cheeky coquette brand was born.
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Released on April 11, 2005, the hit song “La Tortura” marked Shakira’s glorious return to the Spanish-language music world.
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Ahead of her March 21 show at the Moroccan Lounge, Castillo talks new EP and London’s growing Latin scene.
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The Latin Grammy-nominated artist is using his Coachella set to critique AI automation in the arts
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The legendary band talks about the release of their latest single, ‘La Lotería,’ and playing at Folsom State Prison 50 years after Johnny Cash’s performance.
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The música Mexicana star’s psychedelic new album, “Leyenda,” features 19 innovative new songs
Beyond Los Angeles
Las Valentinas del Valle de Coachella are a group of middle and elementary schoolers who are taking on the sport of escaramuza — an essential component of Mexico’s national sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo.
For over 180,000 Ecuadoreans in New York City, ecuavoley, a sport from their homeland, brings together identity, community and an opportunity for mutual aid.
In the Inland Empire, where local news has been severely diminished, Ahmed Bellozo’s “On the Tira” local news videos, inspired by Huell Howser, are resonating on social media.