9 Classic Latin American Pop Punk Bands You Should Know
As pop punk soars into another plane of popularity, its stylistic reach expands — again. Authenticity has continually shifted for the whole genre; as scholar and zine author Mimi Thi Nguyen so aptly...
View ArticleRemezcla Island: 50 Summer Songs That Aren’t “Despacito”
Summer is upon us. Endless top-down car rides, outdoor asados, and Henny-fueled club nights are about to flood our timelines. To meet all your summer song needs, we’ve put together a three-hour...
View ArticleEl Guincho Announces First New York Show in 7 Years
Update, 7/14/2017, 11 a.m.: Due to inclement weather, Thursday’s show at Nowadays was cancelled. Extraperlo will now play Le Poisson Rouge on Friday, July 14 alongside El Guincho and NOIA. It has been...
View ArticleDance and Resist: 30 Songs to Celebrate Queer Latinidad During Pride Month
Pride Month is always a time for reflection, as streets and newsfeeds flood with accounts of the achievements and battles waged in the fight for sexual and gender equality. This year is no different,...
View ArticleSotomayor’s New Singles Are the Perfect Soundtrack to a Beachfront Rave
The countdown to the release of Sotomayor’s second full-length is on. The brother-sister duo has steadily ascended to success since the release of their debut album Salvaje in 2015. With a tight live...
View Article20 Songs to Bump for a Tropical y Tranquilo Fourth of July Weekend
Whether you’re scarfing down juicy watermelon slices or digging your toes in the sand this Fourth of July weekend, be sure to set aside some time to chill. Instead of the predictable playlist for your...
View ArticleAn Ode to Mid-2000s Reggaeton: 20 Songs You Sweat Your Ass Off to in Middle...
The year is 2006, and you’re in somebody’s basement or overly crowded apartment. There is little to no ventilation, and everyone’s 2XL tees are soaked in sweat. Some of the attendees may or may not...
View ArticleFrom Spooky Chicha to Moody R&B: A Playlist Guide to the New Peruvian...
One hundred and ninety-six years ago, José de San Martín stood before 16,000 people at Lima’s Plaza Mayor and declared Peruvian independence. A lot has happened in Peruvian culture and music since...
View ArticleEnter to Win Tickets to See A.CHAL on Tour and Stream an Exclusive Playlist
Road trips can be both exhilarating and exhausting. A fire playlist can be the difference between beefing with your friends in a cramped car and a memorable, transformative experience. For A.CHAL, the...
View ArticleGet Your Perreo On With a Fire Playlist from Tomasa del Real, RIP TXNY, and LIZZ
Courting global fame, Chilean reggaetonera Tomasa del Real elected to bring her crew along for the ride. Trap producer RIP TXNY – as well as DJ (and sometimes singer) Lizz – have been taking their...
View ArticleFrom Dark Dembow to Merenpunk: Preview Bodega Island Music Festival With This...
New York City is about to witness a new edition of Bodega Island Music Festival, the self-described “biggest and dopest indie, merengue, alt, bachata, punk music festival in the world.” Taking place on...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to Summer With Boiler Room’s NRMAL Baja Stream Feat. Cuco, Mint...
After another successful edition this past March, Festival NRMAL is coming back for an encore this fall, shifting its backdrop from busy Mexico City to the beautiful beaches of Rosarito, Baja...
View ArticleBoricua-Panameña DJ Bembona is Spinning the Soundtrack to Latinx Social...
The delicate piano keys, guitar riffs, and harp runs of Jennifer Lopez’s “I’m Glad” swirl in a cafe in Brooklyn on a cloudy August afternoon. Beside me in maroon box braids sits DJ Bembona, a...
View ArticleExplore Central America’s Best and Brightest Underground Artists With This...
We explore different artists and sounds from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras The post Explore Central America’s Best and Brightest Underground Artists With This Playlist...
View ArticleA Playlist Guide to Cubatón, the Genre That Thrives Despite Government...
By now, the genre of Cubatón has exploded through the Spanish-speaking world. But Havana-born artist El Chacal, one of the sound’s earliest progenitors, traces the eruption to a single release: DJ...
View ArticleA Cuffing Season Playlist: 25 Bedroom Jams to Bump This Fall
Ah, cuffing season. Three months of 2 a.m. DM slides, manchild-inspired heartaches, and “U up?” texts. To set the tone for the next few months of frigid temperatures and nights spent looking for...
View ArticleYo Soy Darks: An Ode to the Latinternet’s Most Timeless Halloween Meme
We revisit La Elvira and assemble the ultimate doom and gloom playlist The post Yo Soy Darks: An Ode to the Latinternet’s Most Timeless Halloween Meme appeared first on Remezcla.
View ArticleBeats 1 Launches Bad Bunny-Hosted Show Focused on the Exploding Latin Trap...
A lot of unexpected events have taken place over the last year on Earth, and among them is the definitive rise of Latin trap. Established reggaeton and hip hop crossover artists have seen steady...
View Article30 Soothing Songs to Soundtrack Your Next Road Trip, Selected by Colombia’s...
One of the local acts that grabbed our attention during last month’s edition of Bogotá’s Hermoso Ruido festival was Colombian duo Moügli. Band members Juan Pablo Delgado and Samuel Lizarralde create...
View ArticlePrep for Your Thanksgiving Dinner With This Playlist of Salsa Bangers &...
It’s become our yearly tradition to share an intergenerational Thanksgiving playlist, featuring everything from salsa classics to reggaeton bops so that your whole clan has jams for dinner prep. Making...
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