View this post on Instagram A post shared by Latino USA (@latinousa) La Lupe was a force of nature. It was with good reason that the Cuban Afro-Latina songstress from the Bronx was known as the “Queen of Latin…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Do you know what Latin boogaloo is? While it was eventually eclipsed by Salsa, Latin boogaloo was the sound of the Latino barrios of New York City in the 1960’s. It was funky, it was…
Sometimes one sentence says its all, check out what Openhouse gallery, the host of The Spot by Heineken, had to say about our coverage of this groundbreaking, next generation Pop Up experience. “We’re hosting Heineken’s The Spot, a Latino…
Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Video by Art By Dj Boy (@DjboyNYC)…
Heineken’s The Spot just keeps getting bigger and better. Tonight at the next-level venue will be the Panamanian Hip-Hop hybrid Los Rakas, Uptown’s own Maluca Mala and Brazilian Baile Funk Goddess Zuzuka Poderosa. Did I mention that the after…
BY Briana E. Heard…
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JtZ06ZRezo] Los Rakas have a way of making you want to grind. Not like dirty nasty grind, perreo style. More like fiercely get down, popping and locking and shit. Hardcore shoulder bounce and gangsta lean…you get the pictures. With…
Photography by Courtney Schober for Openhouse Gallery Starting today until July 30, Remezcla + Heineken host The Spot, a Latino pop up with live music, DJs, art battles, film screenings, local food and of course, plenty of beer. Remezcla…
You can now RSVP for The Spot for Friday 7/15 featuring Tego Calderon & DJ Willie. Click on the link below and fill out the info. Spaces are limited! https://www.remezcla.com/2011/latin/tego-calderon/ [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/25747132 w=524&h=295] The Spot: Lineup from Remezcla.com on…
In their 2004 feature on Tego Calderón, the Village Voice said: “Equally an acolyte of Tupac Shakur and Ismael Rivera and an avatar of the Spanish dancehall hybrid known as reggaeton, Calderon made inter-island spice that seemed more reflective of current…