Ruido Fest! It’s been a long time in coming! After sighing our way through years of an…
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.
Omar Sosa: The Soundtrack of the Afro-Cuban Cosmos
Conversing with Omar Sosa is an immersion in a heady whirlwind of ideas tinged with sonic…
Sones de México celebrates the Irish side of Mexican history
Many years ago, my mom took me to Mexico City from her hometown of San Luis…
Lyric presents Mariachi Opera!
“Daniel is Mexican American, and in the plot line there are some parts where he and…
Chicago Sinfonietta’s 5th Day of Dead Concert
The Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration blurs the boundaries between life’s joys…
5 (More) Reasons to Head to LA for Supersónico Fest
...Just in case seeing Calle 13, Café Tacuba, Ana Tijoux, La Santa Cecilia, La Vida Bohéme…