IF THE STACCATO gallop of Dominican tambora seems especially prevalent lately, it might be because merengue is having a moment. In June, Karol G released “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” which is now ...

Olga Tañón was just 19 when she was invited to audition as a vocalist for a band. A self-proclaimed “rockerita” from a young age, she assumed it was a rock band. But when she arrived, she found a ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could ...

The Dominican producer mediopicky often comes up with songs so wildly experimental, they can feel like they’re being piped in from the future. That’s the case on his latest album el precio de la yuca, ...

The musician, 69, got his break in the 1980s and continued releasing albums through 2022. By Stephen Thomas Erlewine Rubby Pérez, the singer who was performing on Tuesday when the ceiling of the Jet ...