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April 3, 2013Film
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October 10, 2012Taking bachata out of the Bronx and onto the national stage
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September 12, 2012Raise a glass to our neighbors
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August 22, 2012Voice Choices
July 25, 2012Ondatrópica make
their U.S. debut
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July 11, 2012Voice Choices
May 9, 2012Don Omar christens
the new Tette Club
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February 8, 2012Romeo Santos brings bachata back to the Garden
Columns
November 16, 2011Blogs
October 5, 2011The end of the year brings a flurry of world music albums with commercial intentions ranging from the archival to the optimistically opportunistic. Some, like the Creole Choir of Cuba's Tande-La or Vlada Tomova's Balkan Tales, accompany tours by the outfits that made them; others are heavily branded ... More >>
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May 5, 2011It's Cinco de Mayo! We're going to go ahead and admit that we have no idea why Americans celebrate the holiday other than to over-indulge in margaritas, tacos, and cervezas. As it turns out, though, tonight's schedule of dance parties is more than willing to accommodate.
If you want to get y ... More >>
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February 25, 2011Hugo Douster is all over the place, in terms of both the French DJ's schedule (which in the last week has taken him through Norway, Switzerland, France, and tonight Brooklyn, where he'll kick off his North American tour) and his sound. The traveling helps, as the producer's influences vary fr ... More >>
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November 24, 2009Blogs
October 16, 2009Puja PatelUproot Andy and Gecko Jones, clearly enjoying themselvesOne Thursday a month (it varies), DJs Uproot Andy and Gecko Jones (of Dutty Artz) throw a cumbia-themed dance party called Que Bajo?! After stints at Rose Live in Williamsburg and APT in the Meatpacking District, they've finall ... More >>
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October 13, 2009Blogs
October 1, 2009
DJ Comrade, and his cadre of dancers. Pix by Puja Patel, more belowLast night was the summer's (make that "summer's") last Fogo Nas Aguas (Fire on the Water) Brazilian dance party. Founded by Brazilian-born resident-DJ Fabio Soul, the weekly event started out as a favela-focused fete ... More >>
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June 24, 2009Latin music conference turns 10!
Columns
June 3, 2009An East Coast Chicano suffers
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December 31, 2008Music
June 10, 2008South American giant mixes it up with a Black Eyed Pea or two
Film
June 3, 2008A light touch for a Congolese musical hero
Music
April 18, 2006A grand tour of Brazilian pop that critiques sexism as it goes
Music
February 21, 2006Mi amigo, Latin music's most intellectual cat, made sure we listened
Music
December 14, 2004DJ whoops butt disco from hills of Brazil, mashes up rising star who dances like a spaz
Music
August 10, 2004Reconstituting the legacy of a major Brazilian composer
Music
June 29, 2004Two one-world bands converge for 2004's protest summer
Books
June 1, 2004Your African roots are showing: Cracking the code of Cuban musicin four easy pieces
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March 2, 2004News
January 6, 2004Johnny Pacheco Returns To The New York His Salsa Once Changed
NYC Life
September 30, 2003French tries: Take the No. 6 train to the South of France
Film
September 2, 2003Music
April 16, 2002NYC Life
May 29, 2001Dance
January 2, 2001Music
December 26, 2000News
September 5, 2000Seminal Nuyorican Musicians Steal Home a Half-Century After Stickball, to the South Bronx Blocks That Spawned Them
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June 6, 2000Film
April 25, 2000Music
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