It’s an hour of tunes old and new selected to share visions of work and the American Dream, and celebrate our labor, our work, nuestro trabajo, and our contribution! Tunes about working hard, overcoming disappointments, and even taking a well-deserved rest, are a part of this week’s Beat Latino, Happy Labor Day! Enjoy!

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthHoy No Voy A TrabajarAlbitaDicen Que….Sony Music Entertainment Inc.199904:10Sueño AmericanoLos RakasEl Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo.Universal Music Latino201404:04TrabajoBebeshito, Cuban Deejays, Ernesto LosaSingle.Planet Records [Powered by Planet Distribution]202302:54Sueño AmericanoHermanos BarrazaSingle.Sintapia Records201902:36Dependo De Mi TrabajoLos MismosJuntos Para Siempre.EMI Music U.S. Latin199603:32Medley: Pastures Of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land/LandLila Downs, Ken BasmanBorder.Capitol Records, LLC200105:56El sol que tu eresLinda RonstadtCanciones de mi padre.Atlantic Recording198703:04Sueño AmericanoGrupo JaguarCorridos Y Rancheras del Sur.ARCE’S RECORDS201605:06El TrabajoEl Gran Combo De Puerto RicoPassaporte Musical.Cartagena Enterprises, Inc.199804:40TrabajandoSonora PonceñaGuerreando.Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.199205:29TrabajoTex-TexMe Haces Volar.Ava Records Mexico201503:28Trabajando Vivo YoLos Cañaris BandSuper Exitos.Producciones Rocio Inc202103:41Sueño AmericanoLos De AbajoActitud Calle.Los de Abajo201004:29

t’s the new music edition for the month! We have something for everyone’s ears, in musical explorations from Costa Rica to Argentina to Ecuador to Mexico to Puerto Rico to Cuba and beyond; ranchera plus country, folklore plus electronica, jazz plus boleros … the endless creativity of Latine musicians never fails to awe us! Enjoy!

Featured photo: Federico Aubele

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthMamaciterraneaNickodemus, Captures, Huaira, Mauro DuranteSoul & Science.Wonderwheel Recordings202306:25El LlamadoAlfredo Rodriguez, CimafunkSingle.Mack Avenue Records II, LLC202303:41DIME QUE HAY QUE HACER (with Gabito Ballesteros)DannyLux, Gabito BallesterosDLUX.VPS Music LLC202302:58ProblemaSofía CamposLisbos.Sofía Campos202302:44I Fall To PiecesMireya Ramos, The Poor ChoicesSin Fronteras.TBA202304:44Lonely LullabyLuna Lunasingle.XXX202302:01What We LostFederico AubeleSingle.13Records202303:30AgostoBrattyTr3s.Universal Music Group México, S.A. de C.V.202303:40Ranita VerdeBarzo, Guadalupe UrbinaSingle.Lácteo Cósmico202305:03Muchas EstrellasBrawlio, El RemolónSingle.Fertil Discos202304:31Cry Me A RiverHilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band, OKANSingle.Alma Records202306:19SilencioMiguel Zenón and Luis PerdomoEl Arte del Bolero Vol II.Miel Music202307:34

Beat Latino celebrates hip hop’s 50th birthday with a selection from all over the Americas of recent releases and classics from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Latine USA, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Dominican Republic and beyond! The word in Spanish, Spanglish and our First Nations language’s made hip hop and music, to tell stories of struggle, resistance, survival, and persistence. ¡Viva el hip hop! ¡Feliz Cumpleaños Número 50!

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthDefineOlmeca, Alex ChavezDefine.Olmeca201904:44Nueva EraAkawui, Mc Millaray, Nelson TagoonaSingle.Akawui202103:58Mexicanos BravosKinto SolSingle.Virus Enterprises LLC202303:38La bolivianaAlwa Bolivia, Amuki Now, Rene HamelSingle.Alwa Bolivia2023:00NiñxAna TijouxSingle.Victoria Producciones SpA202303:06De CaminoDiómedes JiménezSingle.is.La202202:53AFROTURRO #6 – Alexis PlayAFROTURRO, Alexis PlaySingle.Discos Fiera202302:00La Sombra (feat. Bombino)Bombino, ResidenteResidente.5020 Records201704:04BailarinaLa Dame Blanche, MulaSingle.Nacional Records202303:06Te Ire A BuscarNanpa Básico, Santa Fe KlanSingle.Rap Trap Records / Alzada Corp201903:38ALGO BONITOiLe, Ivy QueenNacarile.Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC202203:32Exaustão! É Grande a Minha Fé!dadá Joãozinhotds bem Global.Innovative Leisure202301:30Sol y TormentaEl Búho, La MafiandinaTón Tón.Robin Perkins202304:10ReSURrecciónMare Advertencia Lirika, TayhanaSingle.DERRETIDA ENT.202303:30ReconexionIsleña Antumalen, Carla JoakynaSingle.habitación del tiempo202103:42

We’re celebrating August 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with a special edition of Beat Latino focusing on the First Nations of the lands we now know as part of the Latine/x/@/Hispanic/Iberoamerican world. Music classic and contemporary from the Mapuche, Comcáac, Huichol, and more from all over the Americas. Enjoy! Zoraida Romero and Simuchi Xeenoj (Princess of the Comcáac Nation) Photo credit: Erika Maldo

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthPurimuspayLiberato KaniSingle.Liberato Kani202303:45Qam HinaRenata FloresIsqun.Qam Hina202104:07Chakana SagradaLuzmila CarpioEl Retorno del Sol.ZZK Records202303:36Auanda ChariuatiGrupo Fuerza PurhepechaEstrellita de Angahuan Michoacan.Capacuaro Music202003:31Willi Mapu TaiñIsleña AntumalenSingle.habitación del tiempo202104:34Wiyeri YuawiViento HuicholLoco, Soy Yo.Viento Huichol201602:57Amanece En El MonteCoro Qom Chelaalapi, LagartijeandoCampo del Cielo.Shika Shika202303:52Xíimbal KaajPat Boy, Yazmin NoveloRap Ich Máaya.Jesus Cristobal Pat Chable201902:38Yeen iquii insiin ahDiego Lucernarecords, Zara MonrroySingle.Indiefy202203:34KillariyLa MafiandinaPuka Pacha.DJ MIC202204:19Agua del OlvidoAfro-Andean Funk, Araceli Poma, Matt GeraghtyThe Sacred Leaf.Just Play202204:41Anónimo (Chimbapura)Mala FamaAnta.APOCALIPSIS201804:02Hana ChagraHumazapasSara Mama.AYA Records202303:48Ñuque Mapu – Nintu RemixPaloma del Cerro, NintuAMA (Remix).Espantapájaros SAS bajo licencia Paloma del Cerro202308:16

In nuestra música, we sing about songs, a lot! Our selection for the week on Beat Latino shares songs that highlight the importance of music in life and art, singing about our lives, our concerns, our realities. Eclectic tunes and rhythms from Mexico, Spain, Belgium, Colombia, Cuba, Portugal/Angola and beyond for savoring songs about songs on this week’s Beat Latino!

Featured photo: Pongo

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthCántameMercedes Sosa, Franco de VitaCantora 2.Sony Music Entertainment Argentina S.A.200903:43CantaréGrupo BahiaCantaré.Grupo Bahia200105:23Cantando de AlegríaAlex CubaSublime.Caracol Records201903:36CantoPongoSingle.Capitaine Plouf / Jardin Rouge, under exclusive license to Virgin Music France202003:18DéjameRumbakana, Manu ChaoSálvese quien pueda.José María Asencio Garrido202304:17Canta QueridaLiszaCharango.Animalé202003:02Canto A La Vida (Empresarios Remix)Ephniko, Los EmpresariosSingle.XXXX201404:32El suïcidi i el cantTarta RelenaFiat Lux.La Castanya / The Indian Runners202104:02Pobre Del CantorSilvio Rodriguez, Pablo MilanesSilvio Rodriguez y Pablo Milanes.EGREM197502:30Mi CantoBobi CéspedesMujer Y Cantante.Gladys Cespedes Simmons202003:56CantandoDiomedes DiazLas Voces de Vallenato.Sony Music Entertainment Colombia S.A199904:53Que Me Entierren CantandoJenni Rivera, Lupillo RiveraBorracho de Primera.Linea Music LLC Dist. by Sony Music Entertainment U.S. Latin LLC202003:51La Cigarra (The Cicada)Linda RonstadtCanciones de Mi Padre.Iconic Artists Group198703:49

A Beat Latino devoted to true trailblazers! Inspired by a set of interviews for a piece I wrote for Grammy.com, “Meet the Gen Z Women Claiming Space in the Regional Mexican Movement“, this Beat Latino shares their music as well as the music of trailblazing singers and composers of the Regional Mexican movement who shone a light on the path to follow. Includes these artist’s faves and a few of mine too. All hail the Reinas of Regional Mexican, past and present! Enjoy!

Featured photo: Conexion Divina by Camila Noriega

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthReina de ReinasJenni RiveraSimplemente la Mejor.Cintas Acuario200402:46La ReinaLluvia ArámbulaUna Empresa.Manzana Records, Inc.202203:26Pelo SueltoGloria TreviTu Angel De La Guarda.Berteslmann de Mexico, S.A de C.V.199103:27Si Te Vas (feat. Los Aptos)Conexión Divina, Los AptosTres Mundos.Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC202302:55Rata De Dos PatasPaquita La Del BarrioTaco Placero.Musart-Balboa, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.200403:38Mal HombreLydia MendozaMal Hombre and Other Original Hits From The 1930’s.Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.199203:32La Cigarra (The Cicada)Linda RonstadtRubén FuentesCanciones de Mi Padre.Iconic Artists Group198703:49EmpoderadaIvonne GalazSingle.Rancho Humilde202202:44MacorinaChavela VargasMexico, Vol. 1.Orfeón VideoVox200902:47DejaréLupita InfanteLa Serenata.Gualupita Music LLC201903:57La LloronaÁngela AguilarPrimero Soy Mexicana.Machin Records201808:10Our LoveFlor de ToloacheIndestructible.Flor de Toloache201903:21Soy El UnicoYahritza Y Su EsenciaObsessed (Deluxe).Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony Music Entertainment Latin/Iberia202203:33I Could Fall In LoveA.B. Quintanilla III Y Los Kumbia Kings, SelenaA.B. Quintanilla III Y Los Kumbia Kings and Selena Present The Duets.EMI Televisa Music200504:50

We’re celebrating World Listening Day on this week’s Beat Latino! This day, celebrated every year on July 18, marks a global initiative inviting us take time to listen and appreciate the art of listening of our beautiful world! Electronic compositions that bring in natural sounds of our marvelous world: birds, water, wind, caves…Sit back, chill a bit, and appreciate our fabulous natural world, supported and protected by expressions of human creativity! Tunes with sounds from Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Central America, the island of Reunión and beyond…Enjoy! Featured photo: Lila Tirando a Violeta

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthSonic Forest (Déjame Respirar)Bomba Estéreo, Monte, Nidia GongoraSonic Forest.Monte202002:49Black CatbirdThe Garifuna CollectiveA Guide to the Birdsong of Central America, Mexico, and The Carribean.Shika Shika202002:45Agua SolarPunkConEctorClimate Soundtrack I.DJS For Climate Action202104:10Murga del VientoChancha Via Circuito, El BúhoPleamar.Wonderwheel Recordings202003:24Florquestra SinfônicaFlorquestra Sinfônicael.llorónClimate Soundtrack I.DJs For Climate Action202104:19Loango WeaverLes Mamans du Congo, RROBINA Guide to the Birdsong of Western Africa.Shika Shika202202:42Un LatidoLauphanClimate Soundtrack II.DJs For Climate Action202103:23Seeing The LightLila Tirando a Violeta, w. baerN.D.E..LTAV202304:00Connection to SpiritAyahumaClimate Soundtrack II.DJs For Climate Action202104:55BrisasCruzloma, HumazapasZZK Sound Vol. 4.ZZK Records202203:37Arka (con Esteban Valdivia)Nicola Cruz, Esteban ValdiviaSiku.ZZK Records201904:09Yela MamaEat My Butterfly, Lass, Sibu ManaïClimate Soundtrack I.DJs For Climate Action202103:59We Afro Shamans – NAOBA RemixJanax Pacha, NAOBA, YagumWe Afro Shamans.NUMA202105:45

A special Beat Latino sharing recent and classic songs about three celestial, mythical, magical (possibly) siblings: hummingbird, moon and stars. All kinds of beats and grooves from Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Spain, Venezuela and more to sing our mitología! Enjoy! 

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthColibríGaby MorenoAlegoria.Metamorfosis Enterprises Inc.202204:57Luz de LunaSon Rompe PeraSingle.Platoon202202:19El ColibríTriana y LucaFragmentos del Olvido.Triana y Luca202303:03Ya Somos EstrellasJackie MendozaGalaxia de Emociones.ZZK Records202303:26Granito de LunaPahuaOfrenda.Nacional Records202103:06ColibríDiamante EléctricoLeche de Tigre.Diamante Eléctrico202304:16EstrellasRamon ChicharronDesteyo De Estrellas.Ramon Chicharron. Sous license exclusive à Ray-On.202202:59Pajarito colibríNatalia Lafourcade, Emiliano DorantesDe Todas Las Flores.Una Producción de Cultura y Entretenimientos ML, S.A. de C.V. Licenciado en exclusiva para Sony Music Entertainment México S.A. de C.V.202205:08El ColibriAne DiazDespechada.LaunchLeft202303:06Fúlgida LunaEliseo ParraViva Quien Sabe Querer.ELISEO PARRA200204:07EstrellicaMaestro EspadaSingle.La Castanya202203:25Poema de la estrella reintegradaZoraida SantiagoDel sueño al hecho.Zoraida Santiago200403:54Tonada de Luna LlenaYantóeLe.Yantó [dist. Tratore]201202:53LunaPurahei SoulSwing Guaraní .Purahéi Soul201804:00

New tunes for the month of July! This month’s selection is fabulously eclectic and chill, tending and trending to keeping cool and experimental in the summertime. Beat Latino takes a global approach, featuring music from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and beyond — striving to highlight the connections and influences between different musical traditions. Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Dallas, USA, Costa Rica, Portugal, Venezuela and beyond, in the Beat Latino house! Enjoy!

Featured photo: Jarina de Marco

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthSol y TormentaEl Búho, La MafiandinaTón Tón.Robin Perkins202304:10VerteAluminé Guerrero, YeahmanHierba Mala.Wonderwheel Recordings202303:53NuvemBIAB, Branko, GafacciSingle.Enchufada202303:15Tierra NatalLagartijeando, Eva de Marce – Barzo remixSingle.Wonderwheel Recordings202303:44SilencioKaren y Los RemediosSingle.ZZK Records202303:45MasaCalacote, Jarina De Marco, mediopickySingle.3rd Culture Kid202303:02SuperdeliCalonchoSingle.Universal Music Group México, S.A. de C.V.202302:48El TiempoNovalima, Dom La NenaLa Danza (Pt. 1).Six Degrees Records Music LLC202303:28BrujulitaPahua, Ancestral BeatsHabita.Nacional Records202303:31Reina LeonaEstemanSingle.Universal Music Group México, S.A. de C.V.202303:07El Temible Grupo JaguarEspectro CaudilloSingle.Nacional Records202304:47Solo TuLuna LunaSingle.Luna Luna202302:46BESOYADAMBelamor.Nacional Records202302:45RUEDA, RUEDAMaría José LlergoSingle.Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L202303:09El ColibriAne DiazDespechada.LaunchLeft202303:06

We’re celebrating National Caribbean American heritage month Beat Latino-style with Latine artists whose art is rooted in the Caribbean: marvelous contemporary, jazzy and folkloric sounds from Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are foregrounded in this weeks selection. Enjoy!

Featured photo: Ana Carla Maza

Musical Works

TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthFuerza AraráTelmary, Kumar Sublevao-BeatSingle.UNFIT Records202303:57Se AcabóAni CorderoAnamores.Panapén Records202303:03ALGO BONITOiLe, Ivy QueenNacarile.Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC202203:32NO AZARADawer X Damper, La Dame BlancheSingle.Nacional Records in association with Discos Fiera202302:29En El NaranjoYasser Tejeda, Vicente GarciaLa Madrugá.Guitambú Music Productions202304:18Tengo Miedo – ExtendedLetón Pé, Cabra, Calacote,Tonga CongaSingle.Mishu Music202302:48Toco MaderaCabra, Ambar Lucid, Seba OteroSingle.La Casa del Sombrero LLC202303:48TEODOROpartywatcherSingle.partywatcher202303:02Fidju di LuaAlfredo Rodriguez, Alana SinkëySingle.Mack Avenue Records II, LLC202303:33A Tomar Café – Latin VersionAna Carla MazaSingle.Persona Editorial Limited202304:32FunkyHarold López-NussaSingle.UMG Recordings, Inc.202304:11SierraJane Bunnett, MaquequePlaying With FIre.Jane Bunnett under exclusive license to Linus Entertainment Inc.202307:29Tainos y CaribesMiguel ZenónMúsica de las Américas.Miel Music202307:16