Hailing from Panamá but now residing in Oakland, Los Rakas blends hip hop, reggae, and dancehall music with Spanish and English lyricism creating songs that leave your head noddin’ and body rockin’ for more. The duo, composed of MC’s DunDun and Rico AKA Filthy Rich, tag team the mic with a tenacity reminiscent of old school veterans in the hip hop game and the energy and passion of the newer cats on the scene. With a fusion of Spanish and English lyrics, they’ve been compared to a Latin version of OutKast.
Watch all the exclusive on-air performances and interviews from the 2011 LAMC. Check out Ximena Sariñana, Hello Seahorse!, Francisca Valenzuela, Poncho, and many more!
Oy, those were some three days! South by Southwest is over, but the memory remains. If you couldn’t make it to Austin, then here’s a photo…
Remezcla’s in Austin! Bringing South by Southwest bigness to your computer screens. This year there’s a great lineup of Latin talent and we’re good and…
It’s pretty arbitrary to choose the best Latin songs of an entire year. One man’s Cerati is another man’s Merenbooty Girls. But we’ve crowned a…
Tormenta Tropical’s Oro11 plus Chief Boima equals Banana Clipz, an afro-Latin experiment for FREE download, featuring Los Rakas, and more.
Missed out on Smokeout Fest this past week? Flip through what went down when performers Manu Chao, Maldita Vecindad, and Los Rakas took the stage. …
Watch Oakland/Panama duo Los Rakas’ new video for Uproot Andy remix, “Abrazame.”
Check out our Exclusive Photos from the 2010 LAMC. Click to see Maldita Vecindad, Juan Son, Mexican Institute of Sound, and more!
Watch all the exclusive on-air interviews and performances from the 2010 LAMC. Read on to see Maldita Vecindad, Juan Son, Jumbo, Nortec Collective, and more!…
The streets of New York City are paved in sweat at the moment. You know what that means: it’s time for the Latin Alternative Music…
The drums on this spooky voodoo cumbia, by Mexico City’s Spike Devil Disco, take over…
In this interview, guitarist Leo Mintek of New York's future rock quintet Outernational had plenty to say about imperialism, capitalism, immigrants rights, and revolution in this exclusive interview.
Don't readjust your computer screen. Enrique Bunbury returns with a flipped-out, upside down, honkey tonk melody, sure to send shivers up your spine.
In this new weekly column, Salvador Olguín features the works of "non-Latin" artists whose rhythms, themes, or melodic influences have earned it the name of Borderland Latin.
Best thing about mixtapes, most of them are FREE (!), and they're a great way to discover new music. In this column, we'll give you one every week.
