Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
“Un verano sin ti” is the fourth solo studio album, and fifth overall, by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. Comprised of 23 tracks, the album is primarily a reggaeton, cumbia, and indie-pop record, and contains guest appearances from Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Rauw Alejandro, Bomba Estéreo, the Marías and Buscabulla. The artist’s sweeping commercial appeal lies in his chameleon-like approach, melding Latin soul, pop, and R&B, hard-hitting trap beats, and reggaeton with a slippery delivery that ranges from humor and pathos to heartbreak and anger.
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Joan Baez is a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Since getting her start in the folk scene of the ‘60s, her music has diversified encompassing genres such as folk rock, pop, country, and gospel music.
“Jose” is the sixth studio album from Columbian-American artist and Reggaeton's global superstar, J Balvin. Balvin is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with over 35 million records sold worldwide.
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Chicano soulsters Cannibal & the Headhunters were an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances." They were the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour and played historic concerts with them at New York’s Shea Stadium and at the Hollywood Bowl in California.
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El Chicano was one of the most successful Latino Rock recording artists to come out of Los Angeles, California. Their style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. The group's name was from Chicano, a term for United States citizens of typically Mexican descent.
Chicano Batman is an indie rock band from Los Angeles known for their eclectic style, blending various genres such as soul, psychedelic rock, and cumbia. Since forming in 2008 they have followed their own visionary impulses to tremendous heights; a journey that began at local dive bars and recently saw them co-headlining the legendary Hollywood Bowl. In the making of “Notebook Fantasy,” Chicano Batman worked with producer John Congleton (Erykah Badu, Death Cab For Cutie, St. Vincent) to double down on their hyper-creative tendencies, discovering new dimensions of their prismatic music while infusing the lyrics with an unflinching honesty.
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Conjunto music legend and life-long Austin accordionist Johnny Degollado has penned over 200 songs in his career and recorded nearly 500, many are short but sweet love songs.
The 2015 collection, “Soy Mujer” is a meticulously selected collection of hit songs that convey and bring forth the Cuban-American popstar, eight-time Grammy Award winner, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient’s message of independence, strength, unity and inspiration. All spanning the entire scope of her illustrious career as one of the most successful artists in music history.
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The follow up to their acclaimed debut, “Life on Earth,” which landed on numerous Best of 2022 lists, ”The Past Is Still Alive” brings the focus back inwards, with arrangements that are raw, melodies direct and indelible, and lyrics that are personal yet largely rooted in family and community. Led by singer/songwriter Alynda Segarra, a Bronx-born, New Orleans-based, Puerto Rican-American musician, Segarra reflects on the land they have traveled, the hardships witnessed and bravery gained while running away from everything and everyone they knew at age seventeen, hopping freight trains and hitchhiking across the country with a band of street urchins.
Los Angeles-based band, Los Lobos, have always been inspired by their surroundings and the place they call home. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. With “Native Sons” the band set out to showcase all of these influences with their own take on the songs of Los Angeles from some of the city's greatest songwriters. “Native Sons” features a dozen songs originally written and recorded by artists from L.A., like Buffalo Springfield, WAR, Jackson Browne, and the Beach Boys as well as deep cuts from the Jaguars, The Basters, and The Premiers, along with one new original composition.
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“Trackhouse (Daytona 500 Edition)” is the fourth extended play album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, featuring guest appearances from Tim McGraw, Vikina, Nile Rodgers and Dolly Parton.
“Llamada perdida” is the latest album by Dominican-American artist and global bachata icon, Prince Royce. It features guest appearances by Ala Jaza, María Becerra, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Luis Miguel del Amargue, Gabito Ballesteros, Paloma Mami, Lenny Tavárez, Nicky Jam, Jay Wheeler, and El Alfa. The album is a celebration of overcoming obstacles, particularly in love, and represents the end of a chapter in life and embracing the excitement of a fresh start. The songs are pieced together via voicemail messages, serving as interludes to certain tracks.
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Jenni Rivera was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of banda, mariachi and norteño. She has been called one of the most important female figures in regional Mexican music. This is part one of three albums of her last performance, recorded live from Monterrey, Mexico on December 8, 2012. The album also comes with a bonus DVD that shares moments in the life of Jenni Rivera from the beginning of her career through the rehearsal of her last concert.
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“Corazón” is Santana's first Latin music album of his iconic career and features collaborations with Colombian rappers ChocQuibTown, Mexican-American singer Lila Downs, Latin pop star Gloria Estefan, Argentinian rock fusion band Fabulosos Cadillacs, Colombian singer/songwriter and guitarist Juanes, reggae star Ziggy Marley, R&B artist Miguel, Spanish cantaora Niña Pastori, Argentine pop singer Diego Torres, Samuel Rosa of Brazilian rock ska band Skank, drummer, vocalist, and composer Cindy Blackman Santana, Bachata singer/songwriter Romeo Santos, Argentine folk singer Soledad, jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and more.
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Los Tigres del Norte (The Tigers of the North) are a norteño band based in San Jose, California. Originally founded in the small town of Rosa Morada in Mexico, the band is one of the most recognized acts in regional Mexican music, due to their long history and sales of over 32 million albums. The band is famous for its political corridos. They are the only Mexican group to win 7 Grammy awards and 12 Latin Grammys and even have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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“Orquídeas” is the new, highly reviewed, album by Grammy winning, Columbian-American artist, Kali Uchis. It is her fourth studio album and her second Spanish language album. “Orquídeas” features guest appearances by Peso Pluma, El Alfa, JT, Karol G, and Rauw Alejandro. Named after and inspired by the sensual allure of Colombia’s national flower, the orchid, “Orquídeas” traverses multiple Latin genres including reggaeton, dembow, bolero and salsa.
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Richard Steven Valenzuela, better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement.