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Posts tagged "music"

¡Que viva Lila Downs!

¡Que viva Lila Downs!
Lila Downs delivered a performance de coraz‪ó‬n, or from the heart, Saturday night at the Congress Theater in Chicago. Downs is on tour with her new album Pecados y Milagros or Sins and Miracles. A standout song from the album is “Pecadora.”  The song has notes of ska, klezmer and rap with lyrics in Spanish... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
March 5, 2012 at 12:31 pm
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Mariachi Love story continues

Mariachi Love story continues
When my mom turned 60, she met her true love. He’s was in the mariachi band we hired to play for her birthday party. Santa and Ruben have been together now 15 years. My mom just turned 75 on Sunday and Ruben is now 81. I wrote a story about their Mariachi Love  and recorded... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
February 14, 2012 at 8:53 am
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Latin music ignored in the Grammy show

Latin music ignored in the Grammy show
The best Latin music performance of Grammy night was by Jennifer Lopez. How is that possible if she wasn’t even there? Lopez starred in a few commercials – one for female razors and another for stereo equipment that aired during the broadcast. But the sad point is that Latin music was not given a featured... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
February 12, 2012 at 11:26 pm
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Petition Kanye West to speak out against Alabama's anti-immigration law

Petition Kanye West to speak out against Alabama's anti-immigration law
A student in Alabama started a petition to ask Kanye West to denounce the anti-immigration law passed recently in Alabama. “Like thousands of Kanye fans, I grew up listening to Hip-Hop, and it was one of the things that shaped my consciousness about race and justice,” said William Anderson, who launched the petition on Change.org... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 26, 2011 at 3:21 pm
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Gil Scott-Heron's Revolution...¡Que viva la revolución!

La revolución will not be televisedYou will not see la revolución on Fox News, CNN or even UnivisiónLa revolución is not telenovelas, reality TV or talk radio La revolución is not Sarah-zonaLa revolución is not Jan Brewer’s SB1070La revolución will not be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court La revolución is not Cinco de MayoLa... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 28, 2011 at 1:50 am
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McCreery is the first Latino to win American Idol

Scott McCreery Here’s a fact you may not know about country crooner Scott McCreery? The new American Idol is one-quarter Puerto Rican. He’s the first Latino to win the show. His grandmother is from the island commonwealth. His grandfather met his wife when he was in the Air Force in Puerto Rico. McCreery’s father was... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 26, 2011 at 4:53 pm
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Lady Gaga's new "Americano" song supports immigration

Lady Gaga previewed a new song “Americano” at a concert in Mexico last week. The song tackles the theme of immigration and Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070, which has seen been watered down in the courts. But there are more than a dozen other states now proposing similar laws. Here are some of Gaga’s... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 9, 2011 at 8:45 am
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Happy Valentine's Day - My Top 10 Latino love songs

Happy Valentine's Day - My Top 10 Latino love songs
It’s Valentine’s Day and I’m not the type who likes to give or receive sappy cards or candy. Plus flowers make me sneeze. So I’m offering to my friends and loved ones a gift of music. Here are my top 10 Latino music love songs in English or Spanish. Some songs are about losing love... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
February 13, 2011 at 11:35 pm
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Sones de Mexico celebrates the Mexican Revolution at the House of Blues

Artwork by Hector Duarte Mexico marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution this Saturday, Nov. 20. And in Chicago there will be a celebratory concert at the House of Blues. The event is being co-produced by the Old Town School of Folk Music and Chicago’s Sones de Mexico Ensemble with the... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
November 16, 2010 at 12:33 pm
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Lila Downs and Buika pay homage to Chavela Vargas

Lila Downs I first saw Lila Downs perform almost 15 years ago at a party in Mexico City. She performed jazz standards at the house of the American ambassador. Over the years, I’ve seen her perform at least a dozen times in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Chicago. Her best performance I’ve ever seen was Friday... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 18, 2010 at 12:27 am
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