Whether you choose to use the controversial word “Hispanic” as a self-identifier, the month celebration of Hispanic Heritage from September 15-October 15 is a wonderful time to check the latest music from a number of urban centers in the USA–from the mambo of Orkesta Mendoza (Tucson/Mexico) to the Afrocolombian psych-vibes of MAKU (Queens/Colombia) to the socially-conscious dream-pop of Maria del Pilar (Los Angeles/Chile) to the immigrant rock of Making Movies (Kansas City/Panamá, Mexico) to the folk ballads of Elena y Los Fulanos (Washington, DC/Nicaragua) to trilingual hip hop in Nahuatl, Spanish and English from Xiuhtezcatl (Boulder, Mexico) and way WAY beyond, it’s Beat Latino’s celebration of the month, Latinx-style!
Featured artist: Xiuhtezcatl, Courtesy of the Artist
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafeteando | Dos Santos Anti-beat Orquesta | Fonografic. | Electric Cowbell Records | 2016 | 02:26 |
| Tiahuliz Light | Xiuhtezcatl Martínez | Break Free. | Xiuhtezcatl Music | 2018 | 02:24 |
| Mambo in the dark | Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta | Mambo Mexicano. | Cosmica Records | 2012 | 01:57 |
| Tributo a Dario | Elena and Los Fulanos | Elena and Los Fulanos. | Elena and Los Fulanos | 2017 | 03:20 |
| Por encima | MAKU Soundsystem | 5 Fuegos. | Peace & Rhythm | 2018 | 04:36 |
| Original Dreamers | María del Pilar | Single. | Maria del Pilar, Casete Upload | 2018 | 04:15 |
| Peut-etre | Diana Gameros | Eterno Retorno. | Diana Gameros | 2013 | 04:55 |
| Primera Vez | The chamanas | NEA II. | Cosmica | 2018 | 04:13 |
| Me demandó | San Cha | Capricho del diablo. | Outside Insight | 2018 | 04:26 |
| El jalapeño | Chicano Batman | Cycles of existential Rhytme. | El Relleno Records | 2014 | 02:21 |
| Mambo rapidito | Orquesta Akokán | Orquesta Akokán. | Daptone Records | 2018 | 03:19 |
| Como ratones | Y la bamba | Court the storm. | Tender Loving Empire | 2012 | 04:01 |
| A change is gonna come | Villalobos Brothers | Aliens of extraordinary ability. | Villalobos Brothers | 2012 | 03:32 |
| Visiones | La mecánica popular | Roza Cruz. | Names You Can Trust | 2018 | 04:04 |
| Caballo Viejo | Bang data | Loco. | Futuro Sonico | 2018 | 03:59 |
| Mucho corazón | Mariachi Herencia de México | Nuestra herencia. | Mariachi Herencia de México | 2017 | 04:05 |
| Rican Beach | Hurray for the riff raff | The navigator. | ATO Records | 2016 | 03:32 |
| This land is your land | Las cafeteras | Tastes like L.A.. | Las Cafeteras Music | 2017 | 03:39 |