Where did merengue go? Olga Tañón fumes – New York Daily News

Where did merengue go? Olga Tañón fumes – New York Daily News
Olga Tañón. Trouble in merengue-land has reached a new pitch as the Latin Grammys axed the Best Merengue Album category from its list of awards, starting with tonight’s show. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences quietly regrouped the

CRITIC’S CHOICE – East Bay Express
Chuck D More than a decade has passed since the heyday of Public Enemy, and since then, emcees Chuck D and FlavaFlav have shifted to other realms of pop culture — Flav to the VH1 dating show Flavor of Love, Chuck D to an More $15-$20. Sat., Nov

Home-grown sounds – Houston Chronicle
All ojos are on Houston today — and likely for weeks to come — as the Latin Grammys roll out the green carpet for an A-list of international stars. In attendance for tonight’s ninth annual show, as performers and presenters, will be Colombian

Who writes this cunting – Austin Chronicle
Hip-hop’s not made for the soundstage. It’s best when blasted and bumped amidst jam-packed crowds from wall to nearby wall in a dark room where you feel as close to the rapper as the dude tweaking out to your immediate left. Too much assembly can rob

SALSA PARTY with the Afro-Latin Soundsystem – Scoop
The Afro-Latin Soundsystem is a concept which delivers the best of the various music genres from Latin America. Live band and DJ play everything from Cuban folk and Salsa classics through to Latin Hip-Hop, Reggaeton & Spicy Latin electro beats

An inside look at the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards – San Francisco Examiner
I’m glad that Colombian rocker Juanes swept the Latin Grammy Awards. On a night marked by calls for humanitarianism and cultural unity through lyrics and performances, it was the ideal setting for the tireless advocate of social reform to take over