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Latin Music

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Stern Grove 2012 Lineup: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ozomatli, OK GO, and More to Play Free This Summer

    Festival season is now in full swing. And San Francisco's own Stern Grove Festival -- which brings free performances to that serene grove on the western side of the city -- just announced its 2012 lineup, which includes Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ozomatli, and OK Go. Along with the unique artists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    DJ Theory on the Success of Moombahton, Its Burgeoning Subgenres, and the INTL Party

    With the explosion of moombahton on the electronic music scene in the past two years, DJ Theory made a name for himself within the genre through appearances on the Moombahsoul series, original moombah-inspired remixes of Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, and by starting one of the first local moombahton p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    This Weekend: Carnaval Entertains With a Flurry of Feathers and a Food PAVILLION

    ​33rd Annual SF Carnaval Festival & Grand Parade Where: Harrison between 23rd street and 16th streets. When: Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: This wild two-day event takes place in the streets of the Mission, and celebrates the rich cultural traditi ... More >>

  • Music

    March 30, 2011

    Feel It Again: Cuba's Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Return to S.F.

    ​33rd Annual SF Carnaval Festival & Grand Parade Where: Harrison between 23rd street and 16th streets. When: Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: This wild two-day event takes place in the streets of the Mission, and celebrates the rich cultural traditi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Unconfirmed Allegations Surface about Ex-Corner Chef Alex Jackson

    Alex Jackson provided SFoodie with this photo of himself last year.​Grub Street's Jay Barmann posted first word last night on what promises, ultimately, to be a complex story: Claims that Alex Jackson, the chef once at the helm of The Corner, and whom SF Weekly food critic Jonathan Kauffman re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    That's My Jam!: The Frikstailers' Glowing World Beats

    Frikstailers​Somewhere in the middle of the separate-but-similar worlds of electro, dubstep, cumbia, hip-hop, and house exists Argentinian duo Frikstailers (pronounced: "freak-stylers"), a party-starting outfit that wants to show you the future of South American club music. And on its recently rel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Monday's Pick: 'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos'

    ​'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos'Yoshi's S.F.8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $10-$18The American melting pot has wrought some mighty odd alloys: Machito and Perez Prado, for example, had the pre-rock 'n' roll generations dancing the mambo and rumba. But not all those sounds' purveyors were of Latino extraction. A very ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    Bouncer: Reincarnation and atoms at Cha Cha Cha

    ​'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos'Yoshi's S.F.8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $10-$18The American melting pot has wrought some mighty odd alloys: Machito and Perez Prado, for example, had the pre-rock 'n' roll generations dancing the mambo and rumba. But not all those sounds' purveyors were of Latino extraction. A very ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    That's My Jam!: El Remolón's Electro-Cumbia Groove

    El Remolón​I recently learned what exactly makes a cumbia rhythm, and it's basically a slow-grooving shaker making a simple rhythm like "CHK-chky CHK-chky CHK-chky CHK" and so on. "Basta Ya," a stellar track from ZZK stalwart El Remolón, is officially a bit of electronic cumbia&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    That's My Jam!: Very Be Careful's Cumbia Substrain

    Very Be Careful​Thankfully, not all dance music being made these days is electronic. Were that the case, our world's history of upbeat (and downtempo) grooves would be entirely erased from memory. Cumbia is one such style of old, rhythmic music, born a long time ago in Colombia. Its slow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Slow Food S.F. Kicks Off Ingredient Series with Chile Tasting

    chasingbirds/Flickr​Masochistic chile-heads take note: On April 13, Slow Food San Francisco is kicking off a new series called ― rather unimaginatively ― Pantry Item Tastings. In this inaugural installment, the "item" at issue is the hot pepper. If you drown eggs in half-cups of Inner Beau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Listomania: Top Latin Music Picks For 2009

    It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Oro11 (Tormenta Tropical)

    ​DJ Oro11 moved from the Bay down to Buenos Aires, and when he came back here, he had a hard time letting go of Argentina. So he hooked up with another local ex-pat he'd met down south, DJ Disco Shawn, and together they started a label (Bersa Discos) and a club night (Tormenta Tropical) that grab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: El Kool Kyle of El Superrritmo

    ​If you've ever packed it into the Make-Out Room on a Saturday night, you have El Kool Kyle to thank for making you sweat. The El Superrritmo DJ goes crate digging across continents to bring back the best the barrios have to offer (and over Halloween weekend, you can take advantage of his sonic tr ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    Music Awards Program Guide

    ​If you've ever packed it into the Make-Out Room on a Saturday night, you have El Kool Kyle to thank for making you sweat. The El Superrritmo DJ goes crate digging across continents to bring back the best the barrios have to offer (and over Halloween weekend, you can take advantage of his sonic tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Six Degrees Releases Brownout Tomorrow

    Todd "Limon" WolfsonLatin Funk-Rock Revival: Brownout​ While nueva cumbia continues to enrapture hipsters in SF (and everywhere), the progressive arm of contemporary Latin music doesn't begin and end there. Case in point: Brownout's Aguilas and Cobras, a new project by members of Grupo Fantasma a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    C, C Puede: Latin Showcase Sunday

    Tomas HernandezHere's the Asada: Carne Cruda​Latin fusion: it's not just for breakfast anymore. It's for breakfast, lunch and dinner. With that in mind, three forward-thinking Latin music acts appear at Café du Nord this Sunday, in a showcase called "C, the Musical." The reasoning behind the titl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    M.I.S., Tommy Guerrero, and Money Mark at Makeout Room

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    King Sunny Adé's legnthy reign

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2009

    Around the World in One Night

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    October 29, 2008

    Club Collector

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    Bass Nasty Breakdown II

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Titty Infatuation

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2008

    Mission Craziness

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Feliz Navidad

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    The Klaxons, Mad Caddies, Pistolera -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Wednesday July 11

    EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark​ Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evi ... More >>

  • Music

    May 2, 2007

    Bebel Gilberto

    Momento (Six Degrees)

  • Music

    November 22, 2006

    Lemonade samples the world on the way to the dance floor

    Momento (Six Degrees)

  • Summer Guide

    June 28, 2006

    Music Live, Worth the Drive

    Hot summer concerts for tastes all along the codger spectrum

  • Music

    June 14, 2006

    We Are the World

    Global fusion takes club music to outernational heights

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Hear This

    "Northwest Passage" brings Norway's finest jazz and electronica pioneers to town. SF Jazz brings you the best of Brazil.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Brazilian Restaurant

    Canto do Brasil

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Whoa, Mex-i-co

    They interrupt your conversation, serenade your girlfriend, then ask for a tip. They're an S.F. institution. And they don't play "mariachi" music.

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Isobel Campbell

    Amorino

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2003

    Living La Vida Loca

    Fiesta in the Mission

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2003

    Open Your Eyes

    A month of public art and community programs

  • Music

    September 18, 2002

    Jazzanova

    In Between (Atlantic/Ropeadope)

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Hear This

    Puffy AmiYumi brings its madcap genre interpolations stateside

  • Dining

    April 18, 2001

    Tapa the Mark

    Ramblas

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2000

    Bebel Gilberto

    DJ-friendly bossa nova

  • Music

    May 3, 2000

    Chucho Valdes

    Live at the Village Vanguard

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Dog Bites

    Who Needs to Think When Your Feet Just Go?

  • Music

    November 3, 1999

    Taken Seriously

    In the '90s, the Pet Shop Boys have made a case for being more than just a retro act. America still won't listen.

  • Dining

    February 17, 1999

    Industry: Take This Job!

    In the '90s, the Pet Shop Boys have made a case for being more than just a retro act. America still won't listen.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 1999

    It's Gumbo, Damn It

    In the '90s, the Pet Shop Boys have made a case for being more than just a retro act. America still won't listen.

  • Music

    February 3, 1999

    Chasing History

    For 40 years, Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz has worked to make unknown roots music (almost) famous

  • Dining

    December 23, 1998

    Side Dish

    For 40 years, Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz has worked to make unknown roots music (almost) famous

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    House of Tudor

    For 40 years, Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz has worked to make unknown roots music (almost) famous

  • Music

    May 24, 1995

    Recordings

    For 40 years, Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz has worked to make unknown roots music (almost) famous

  • Dining

    March 29, 1995

    Last Tango on Haight

    Cha Cha Cha welcomes one and all with spicy tapas and kitschy decor

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