The Best Spanish-Language & Latin Music Albums of the Decade

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:37:43 +0000

The end of the decade is upon us, and with it comes a time to reflect on the incredible strides and growth we’ve seen in Latin music on a global scale. From the undeniably strong wave of Chilean synth-pop to the rise of Latin trap and urbano, we’ve seen Latin music go from an oft-exoticized

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Valgur’s ‘Zapandú’ Is a Synth Pop Odyssey Against Femicide, Sexual Assault & Violence in Mexico

Cody Copeland — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:45:20 +0000

Mexico City-based Valgur’s bilingual synth-pop speaks to a generation of young people fed up with femicides, sexual assault, and the ever more pervasive violence in Mexico. Denouncing that violence, from the societal to the personal, has become the impetus for the music they create. In 2018, founding members Elizabeth and Hugo Valdivieso made an announcement

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