Two of the biggest names in the genre are sharing the stage at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday, when Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle make a stop in Miami on their La Historia Continua tour. The two first made history when they united for the Dos Soneros,…

via www.meganddia.comHopeless Records and nonprofit organization Sub City have joined forces with music chain F.Y.E. to put on the eighth annual Take Action Tour. To date, this tour has raised over $550,000 for DoSomething.org, a nonprofit focused not on one particular charity, but rather on providing tools, resources and motivation…

Cosmic.  Karmic.  Ghettotech house.  These are a few of the words used by local duo Afrobeta to describe their sound.  An ambient blend of disco, funk and house with underpinnings of various other electro styles ranging from breaks to trance and even bit of gabba, Tony “Smurphio” Laurencio and Cristina…

Ximena Sariñana is nothing if not precocious. The Mexican actress/singer-songwriter claims her love affair with music began at the age of 2, when she attended an Ella Fitzgerald concert and at 7 she was enrolled in singing lessons with famed vocal coach, Ricardo Sanchez at the urging of her neighbor,…

Ana Gabriel is a living legend in Mexican music, having repeatedly conquered pop, rock and regional charts in her native country, the U.S. and Latin America over the span of her illustrious 42-year career–a career that has borne 38 albums to date.  The singer-songwriter, born María Guadalupe Araújo Yong to…

Known for dark melodies laden with churning guitars, chunky riffs, and lead singer Lajon Witherspoon’s haunting timbre, Sevendust carved its niche in the alt-rock/nü-metal landscape some years ago. The release of the band’s third record, Animosity, in 2001 is largely regarded as the quintet’s breakthrough into mainstream popularity. Still, by…

Tomorrow night the Gipsy Kings will perform at the American Airlines Arena’s Waterfront Theater. Known for a style called Rumba Catalana, the Kings have been wowing audiences for 17 years, ever since the release of their debut album, Allegria. Rumba Catalana is essentially a spin on traditional flamenco made more…

If you’re onto Corporate America’s scheme to fleece consumers out of their hard-earned dollars with the whole Valentine’s Day scheme, good for you! Restaurants consistently have the worst service of the year on February 14, and the fact that it falls on a Saturday this year will only add to…

Kat DeLuna will be visiting Miami this week.  The Dominican songstress, who enjoyed rampant radio success at the tail end of 2007 and into 2008 with her hit single, “Whine Up” featuring Elephant Man, just turned 21 in November, and it’s lucky for her.  She’s recently kicked off an 8-city…

Que vuelta, mi gente?  That’s Cuban for “Hello, dear friends.  How are you this fine day?”  You might be wondering the reason for the lesson in Cuban slang.  Have I been watching Pichy films’ 299 again?  No.  Well…okay…yes.  Yes, I have.  Damned if I’m not still running around screaming, “que…

Those of you who missed the Music Musica Exhibit at the Miami Science Museum in early December will get another chance this week. The exhibit returns to give museum-goers a chance to learn about the impact of Latinos throughout the history of American popular music, and also to play with…

Stonefox is a garage band in the purest sense of the word — except, perhaps, for the fact that it did most of its recording in living rooms. But they did accomplish the entire recording for their first full-length LP, Dead in the Sun on “barely professional” equipment. After what…