RIP Afro-Colombian champeta & cumbia singer accordionist Lisandro Meza who did an awesome take on Fela's song Shakara called "Shacalao"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YESil_YCixQ
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 24 December 2023 13:51 (four months ago) link
https://www.time.com/6548823/best-latin-songs-albums-2023/
Time Magazine critic lists fave Latin pop, dance, and rock
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 December 2023 17:36 (four months ago) link
Listened to Mon Laferte again -- like some but not all. She has a range of influences which is good.
Also listened again to Rosalia & ex-fiance Rauw Alejandro ep .
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 December 2023 16:00 (four months ago) link
Yeah, I kind of feel the same about Mon Laferte, but what I do like, I really like.
― The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 28 December 2023 19:52 (four months ago) link
Just saw elsewhere 2 best of 2023 references to Piconema: East African Hits on the Colombian Coast . I haven’t heard it yet and haven’t seen references to it elsewhere here on ILM
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 31 December 2023 22:16 (four months ago) link
It's 2024, time for a new thread
Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2024: Reggaeton, Dembow, Latin Pop, Salsa,Bachata, Bomba, Latin Jazz, Merengue, Urbano and more Latinx
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 05:11 (three months ago) link