Jstop Latin Soul formed in 2018 when trombonist Joel Stopka and bassist/guitarist Brian Mesko united to pursue their passion for Afro-Cuban music and jazz. The duo assembled a collective of the area's ...

For 75 years, Tico Records has produced Latin soul music of the highest order. A new compilation — Hit the Bongo! — celebrates Tico's anniversary.

Latin-funk-soul band War, 'Low Rider' and 'The Cisco Kid' Hitmakers, Gets Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...

Rio the Messenger Band may be a new name to many, but frontwoman Emily Rio is part of Hoboken music royalty, the daughter of Gene D. Plumber, who performed with her dad for years and is now a soul ...

Now in its 18th year, the free series brings local and international acts to MacArthur Park where the music will launch June ...

The label pioneered Latin soul and boogaloo, a fusion of traditional Latin music styles with contemporary R&B and soul music. One of Averne’s favorite productions during that period was Barretto ...

Popular Los Angeles-based Latin funk/hip-hop outfit Ozomatli comes to the Bay Area to headline the Latin Rock at the Dock Festival happening at Mare Island in Vallejo Saturday.

For more than a decade, Kali Uchis has leaped across the Latin soul-music world in search of that elusive element of generational pop called “timeliness.” She grew up bopping between her ...

Bataan, the King of Latin Soul, is enjoying a late-career revival and will play Saturday, Jan. 28, at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. “I just can't get enough,” said Bataan, 80.

There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of ...

In 2022, Yelena was the first winner of the Boston Music Award for Latin Artist of the Year. She has several lush, sultry singles out about love, loss, and resilience. Her latest is “ La Rosa .” ...

Their contributions are featured in the upcoming one-hour primetime special, "The Latin Music Revolution: A Soul of a Nation Presentation," airing Friday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. eastern on ABC and the ...