Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2024: Reggaeton, Dembow, Latin Pop, Salsa,Bachata, Bomba, Latin Jazz, Merengue, Urbano and more Latinx

A few more Heat Latin Music Award nominations-

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

“Luna” -Feid, ATL Jacob

“La Diabla” - Xavi

“Que Chimba de Vida” - Karol G

“Mi Ex Tenía Razón” - Karol G

“Harley Quinn “- Fuerza Regida & Marshmello

“Lala” - Myke Towers

"La Víctima" - Xavi

“El Amor De Su Vida” - Grupo Frontera, Grupo Firme

PRODUCTOR DEL AÑO

Tainy

Ovy On The Drums

Big One

Master Chris

The RUDEBOYZ - Kevin y ChaN

Bizarrap

SOG

Sky Rompiendo

Icon Music - Jowan y Rolo

Sergio George

Andrés Castro

Edgar Barrera

ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

“Mañana será Bonito Bichota Season” - Karol G

“Ferxxocalipsis” - Feid

“Génesis” - Peso Pluma

“Colmillo de Leche” - Carin León

“Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” - Bad Bunny

“El Comienzo” - Grupo Frontera

“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” - Shakira

“Orquídeas” - Kali Uchis

“Un Sueño Llamado Ranchera” - Felipe Peláez

dug this one from rels b and junior h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKqIu-ZMZ8

the beat to "gata only" is a bit mesmerizing, my current lizardbrain obsession

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r687V8yqKY

X-post - like the reggae ish feel on some of that Rels B and Junior H cut.

Need to listen to “Gata Only “ again

Puerto Rican parade in NY this weekend

stumbled on this group by chance. wish i could find out more about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy8AtVG_daI

i'm thinking maybe there is some crossover with this folkways release in terms of genre. another one of their videos they're playing a style or type of song called "torbellino"

https://folkways.si.edu/afro-hispanic-music-from-western-colombia-and-ecuador/african-american-music-latin-world/music/album/smithsonian

Will check it out. I am listening to WPFW DJ Jim Byers on the Latin flavor show play out of print 1949 Machito music now

Romeo Santos & Aventura farewell bachata music tour sells out arenas & is largely ignored by English language music media . Night 2 @ Capital One in DC was the other night. Back in 2007 as a freelancer for the Washington Post I pitched and then did a concert review of them. Washington Post runs less concert reviews now from freelancers alas.

x-post re Grupo Palmeras from Colombia. The government of Colombia's Ministry of the arts has a twitter x page and they shared photos and a video clip of the group back in April 2024

https://x.com/mincultura/status/1777798337053262059

Looks like there's a Facebook page also for a band of that name

cool!