Before Shakira belly-danced her way from barefooted rockera to multi-lingual pop powerhouse, and Juanes rode his sneering alt-rock kiss-offs to global acclaim, Aterciopelados championed Colombian rock during the height of the rock en español explosion. For more than a quarter-century, the now-legendary pair — comprised of frontwoman/guitarist Andrea Echeverri and …
Read More »Helado Negro Teases 2019 Album, Tour Dates With Pleading New Single
Ecuadorian-American artist Helado Negro has announced the release of his new album,This Is How You Smile, set for release on March 8th, 2019. Inspired by a line from “Girl,” the short story by Jamaica Kincaid, Helado Negro’s sixth full-length album follows his 2016 breakthrough LP,Private Energy. Under the monikerHelado Negro, …
Read More »Pop Loner Kali Uchis on Growing Up Punk in Colombia and the Struggle to Stay Bilingual
“Where I come from, nobody thinks they’re ever gonna leave,” Kali Uchis tells Rolling Stone. “Most people don’t leave to tell the story,” she adds enigmatically, “so I’m telling you today.” Insideher hotel room in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, the 24-year-old singer lays out her origin story. She lounges in …
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