Las Cafeteras have been using their music to tell new and different stories about the Latin/Mexican American/Chicano…
Author: Catalina Maria Johnson
I love to write and radio about music! The one-hour radio program I host and produce, Beat Latino, airs Sundays at 11am on vocalo.org , Saturdays in Berlin and is archived weekly. Beat Latino specials are also licensed in 20+ states throughout the U.S.A. through the Public Radio Exchange. I contribute regularly to NPR's Alt.Latino, World Cafe , and Global Notes on WBEZ, NPR Music, Gozamos, Revista Contratiempo.
Another Word for Beauty: Moments of Music and Redemption
Since the very first one in 1904, beauty pageants in Colombia have become a national obsession,…
NEW VIDEO: Boogat’s EL LOBO
Latino-Brasilian music lovers, Fight Club fans and those of us that love Boogat’s Quebecois-Mexican-Paraguayan take on…
Sones de Mexico and CIMMFest: Music for the story of a land, lyrical, brutal and tender
Sones de Mexico Ensemble and Chicago International Music & Movies Festival present the performance of an…
Mr. Pauer paints his town (and ours) “Orange”
The creator of Electrópico painting our town Orange for the Inaugural Peace Picnic!
Boogat: With love from Montreal to Mexico, City, D.F.
Boogat will perform at Chicago's World Music Festival 2015
Celebrating the World, One Song at a Time: Chicago’s World Music Festival 2015!
One of the most special times in our city is about to take off: Chicago’s city-wide completely…
Ruido Recap Day 2: This is OUR party! ¡Esta fiesta es NUESTRA!
Day Two of Ruido Fest had a hard act to follow after the triumphant opening of…