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DC Producer Los XL on the Moombahton Renaissance and the Future of Latino Crossovers

Marcus K. Dowling — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:03:16 +0000

Six years after his start, Washington, D.C.-based DJ/producer LosXL (aka Carlos Lopez) is at the forefront of revitalizing the underground-to-mainstream moombahton movement. “Las Ladies” is his latest effort, currently available exclusively on our Apple Music page. The track toes the line between party-ready reggaeton and thumping Dutch house grooves, carefully crafting a vibe that allows both to impact the

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Major Lazer Set to Play Free Show in Havana

Marcus K. Dowling — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:18:05 +0000

On March 6, Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire – the DJ crew known as Major Lazer – are headed to Cuba. According to Billboard, they’re one of the first major U.S. acts to perform in the island nation since ties were restored between the two countries. On July 1, 2015, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would re-establish diplomatic

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Peligrosa Celebrates 8 Years of Texas Turn Ups With Anniversary Parties

Marcus K. Dowling — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:05:13 +0000

From December 17-19, Red Bull assists Texas’ well-regarded Peligrosa party crew in celebrating their eighth anniversary with some top-tier events. Peligrosa emerged nearly a decade ago at Austin’s Creekside bar. As founder DJ Orion states, the party enabled him to actually “play Latin music, because [it] was a popular request during [his] open format DJ nights.” Eight years later,

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5 Buraka Som Sistema Moments That Changed the Game

Marcus K. Dowling — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 20:50:00 +0000

August 17 marked the end of an era, as Portuguese kuduro quintet Buraka Som Sistema announced that their early 2016 tour would possibly mark the last time that we’ll see and hear the group together for quite some time. Considering the fact that Buraka is going on an “indefinite hiatus” after the tour, now is a wonderful

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Buraka Som Sistema to Embark on What Might Be Their Final Tour in Early 2016

Marcus K. Dowling — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:45:25 +0000

After 10 groundbreaking years, Lisbon-based progressive bass act Buraka Som Sistema have announced what could be their final tour for February to April 2016. Comprised of Branko, Riot, Conductor, Kalaf, and Blaya, the quintet has released three albums and one EP in their 10 years together, successfully exploring the relationship between Angolan kuduro and other world-beloved genres. In

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Mediopicky Makes Vin Diesel Our New Favorite Trap/Bachata Superstar

Marcus K. Dowling — Fri, 01 May 2015 14:31:02 +0000

Vin Diesel. Multi-millionaire, film star, father, Latin-tinged trap anthem inspiration? If what we’re seeing from Mediopicky sampling Vin Diesel greeting fans while on a drive through El Naranjito and El Cerro in Puerto Rico were to come to fruition, we’d be so turnt up in the Remezcla offices. We’re already screaming “cuando terminemos” and “todo

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Geko Jones on Signing With Fania, Que Bajo, Life, Love and More

Marcus K. Dowling — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 23:27:08 +0000

While celebrating his 35th birthday this past Sunday, resident DJ of NYC’s Que Bajo?! party and talented producer Geko Jones took to social media to discuss 35 thoughts, lessons and reflections on his life-to-date. Among lessons learned from the likes of reggaeton pioneer DJ Blass and members of his family, he also wove in a huge

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On Major Lazer, Moombahton, Latinos, and America’s Dance Music Future

Marcus K. Dowling — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:57:32 +0000

Six years after it seemed like it might change everything, where’s moombahton? Ecuadorian-American DJ/producer Dave Nada’s spontaneous experiment of a genre – born from his need to mimic dembow to keep the peace at a “skip party” largely attended by Latino teenagers – is just over half a decade old. But Nada, alongside production partner Matt Nordstrom, has already moved past the

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Buraka Som Sistema: Essential Facts / Essential Tracks

Marcus K. Dowling — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:44 +0000

Buraka Som Sistema are restless researchers of the world’s club banger riddims, as seen on their third full album, simply titled Buraka, which references changa tuki, azonto, reggaeton, footwork and bhangra. The crew is in Austin this week for SXSW, and we’ve got everything you need to know before their set in our Essential Facts/Essential Tracks series, showcasing the artists

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Quantic: Essential Facts / Essential Tracks

Marcus K. Dowling — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:00:27 +0000

Quantic’s fifteenth studio record Magnetica made our Best of 2014 round ups, with Get Money Get Paid anthem”La Plata” getting chosen as one of our favorites of the year. This week, the prolific producer and musician is in Austin at SXSW, and you can catch him tonight at Russian House after MPEACH. Catch up on your Quantic knowledge before

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