A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill.
Category: Latin Music
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75 Years Ago, Latin Jazz Was Born. Its Offspring Are Going Strong.
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The Year of Bad Bunny
The New York Times – Music:With a blockbuster LP and a smash tour, the genre-melding superstar set a new bar for himself, and expanded the possibilities for Spanish-language pop worldwide.
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The Year Pop’s Men Dismantled Their Masculinity
The New York Times – Music:In 2022, stars including Harry Styles, Jack Harlow and Bad Bunny offered liberated takes on gender, but also risked pandering. Are men OK?
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In 2022, Latin Pop Thrived on Innovation. Again.
The New York Times – Music:Bad Bunny led a takeover, not a crossover, in a year that featured standout releases from Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, iLe, Carla Morrison and Lucrecia Dalt.
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The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss.
The New York Times – Music:Our critics debate their year-end lists (and agree on Beyoncé and Rosalía!) in a wrap-up of the year in LPs.
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The Soaring Legacy of Pablo Milanés
The New York Times – Music:While helping pioneer nueva trova — which combined Cuban son and guaracha with soul, jazz and folk rock — he alternated embrace and rejection of the government that once jailed him.
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Latin Grammys: Jorge Drexler, Bad Bunny and Rosalía Split the Bounty
The New York Times – Music:Jorge Drexler, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Christina Aguilera, Christian Nodal and the 95-year-old Angela Álvarez reaped wins at the 23rd annual awards.
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Latin Grammys: Jorge Drexler, Bad Bunny and Rosalía Split the Bounty
The New York Times – Music:Jorge Drexler, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Christina Aguilera, Christian Nodal and the 95-year-old Angela Álvarez reaped wins at the 23rd annual awards.
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Bad Bunny Anchors a Year of Explosive Growth for Latin Music
The New York Times – Music:The most nominated artist at the Latin Grammys has earned blockbuster numbers on streaming and on tour in 2022. He’s far from the only Spanish-language artist finding fresh listeners.
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Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba
The New York Times – Music:Beyoncé has the most nominations for the 2023 awards, and many recent perennials are back again. But some of music’s most inventive younger stars didn’t break through.
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Rauw Alejandro’s Cosmic Reggaeton Takes Flight
The New York Times – Music:On his third album, “Saturno,” the Puerto Rican musician further reimagines the genre, drawing on the worlds of Miami bass, late ’90s underground and freestyle music.