With a few notable exceptions, there was little new this year from commercial Latin music, which seems stuck in replay. World music continued expanding to new parts of the globe and more adventurous kinds of fusion, with electronica often a common denominator. Jazz continues to struggle in South Florida, with a few strong institutions and series keeping it alive. Here are 2012 highlights:
We chose 13 apocalyptic tunes to accompany doomsday (just in case).
‘Death Might Be Your Santa Claus.’ Sony Legacy. Various artists.
Mike “In the Night” Triay, 48, a Miami radio host who was part of the production team responsible for the mid-’90s hit Macarena in the United States, died Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera, killed when her plane crashed in northern Mexico on Sunday, not only faced a daunting list of real-life issues in her 43 years, but she had the openness and stage presence to sing about it all in a way that connected with her audience.
Dozens of candles flickered in the darkness. From the back of the church came the deep sound of unaccompanied male voices in the medieval tones of the chant Pater Noster.
A pop-up town square at the cultural intersection of the United States and Latin America. A conceptual take on a Bedouin tent (with a pair of live camels) to shelter the concert launching a record label that aims to unite the warring cultures of the Middle East.
An artist who redefined an instrument is remembered during a concert in Oakland Park.
When Desmond Child was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008, realizing a longtime dream, the experience was tarnished when he learned he was one of only three Latino composers among the ranks of such pop music greats as Lieber and Stoller, James Brown and Stephen Sondheim.
Mexican singer Thalia and her music executive husband Tommy Mottola reportedly sold their mansion in Palm Beach.
Live music in the Biscayne Corridor and in downtown Miami
Singer-actress Lynda Carter will sign CDs Wednesday at Barnes & Noble on North Kendall Drive.
Tony-nominated singer-composer Ann Hampton Callaway has traveled the world, performing in halls great and small.
Colombian pop singer Juanes is sparking a controversy in the Cuban exile community with plans for a concert in Havana.
Watch live streaming video from the concert in Chicago Aug. 7-9.
Celebrate the singer's life with a commemorative poster page of photos from throughout his four-decade career, a timeline of his musical legacy and excerpts of Leonard Pitts Jr.'s personal column that followed Jackson's death.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Ralph Mercado, a Brooklyn native whose promotional skills helped spread the popularity of salsa music worldwide, died Tuesday. He was 57.
At the 51st annual awards show, the look was as important as the music.
For a place that once pulsed with music, Overtown is eerily quiet. There are more vacant lots than buildings on the stretch of Northwest Second Avenue that gleamed with lights and life when it was Miami's Little Broadway 50 years ago.
They top the charts in Finland, Switzerland, Germany and rank high in at least eight other European countries. On their last tour, they played 130 gigs across the world, in places including Czech Republic, Japan, Australia and Ecuador. They recorded their most recent live DVD before 11,500 fans.
Cuban-American singer Peter Fernandez, who has headlined shows from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, will be performing live at the Magnum Restaurant & Lounge in Miami today.
Mexican singer Mariano Barba was the surprise top winner as Billboard honored the most popular artists in Latin music.
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