Nawal: Melodies of Grace

“For me, to pray is to sing, so in a way all my songs are prayers”

DePedro: Mediterranean songwriter with one foot in the Americas

“My influences are what I have nearby - experiences, friends, family, it’s what makes me feel…

Hey, You Guys It’s Rita Moreno!

Rita Moreno talks about Happily Divorced, Life Without Makeup and why she is the Latina Betty…

Nuriya: Soulful Alt-Flamenco Songstress

“I am a spiritual before being a human, woman, Jew, daughter…I want to be able to…

Sergent Garcia: Taking the Roots to the Streets

My musical struggle is always to bring together the streets and tradition, and open peoples’s consciousness…

Joaquín Díaz: The Joy of the Caribbean Accordion

I want to bring my joyful music to Chicago. That´s the Caribbean spirit – no matter…

World Music Festival Chicago 2011: A World of Music at your Ears

How often can you go to Nepal, Cuba and the Congo in the same week? Thanks…

Viktor Luna Shines on Project Runway

New Mexican designer Viktor Luna tells how he got from Sesame Street to Cornelia Street and…

“Why are you studying Spanish? Don’t you already speak it?”

How the way I am Latino is important, interesting or confusing to some people