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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 ...
A panel of Latin America's boldest and brightest stars, from Juanes to Mon Laferte, weigh in on a rapidly globalizing genre ...
Latin-funk-soul band War, 'Low Rider' and 'The Cisco Kid' Hitmakers, Gets Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
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 soul singer Kali Uchis is facing some backlash after social media posts in which she alleged that Sleep Token were using “blackface” and insinuated that some shady methods were used to ...
Joe Bataan and his band were young, talented and fast when they recorded the landmark album “Gypsy Woman" in 1967. It was finished in nine hours. “We were all a bunch of youngsters,” said ...
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 ...
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.
FLOYD COUNTY, Va (WFXR) — Music in the Blue Ridge may conjure up images of fiddle and folk music. But there’s a new sound making its way along “The Crooked Road.” The hills around Floyd ...
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.