Bad Bunny Creates an Astonishing (Inter)cultural Moment
Bad Bunny uses nostalgia to spark a connection with the fans and denounce the risks of a future without the people or the culture they love.
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‘Funk Generation’ Is Anitta’s “This Is It” Moment
Anitta’s Funk Generation serves as Brazilian Funk 101 for listeners unfamiliar with the genre. It also serves as her “this is it” moment.
Kali Uchis’ ‘Orquideas’ Is a Striking Pop Album
On Orquisideas, Kali Uchis yet again proves she is the Queen of Concept, delivering a clever, thoughtful album inspired by the “sensual allure of the orchid”.
5 Signs Brazilian Funk Is Verging on Global Breakthrough
As music markets “glocalise”, the stars could align for Brazilian funk. As of 2023, at least five things show that they might be.
Is Rosalía’s ‘MOTOMAMI’ an Altermodern Art Piece?
Just as altermodern culture materializes “trajectories rather than destinations”, Rosalía’s MOTOMAMI concerns the freedom to create and explore pathways.
DJ Python’s New EP Fuses Breezy Ambience with Kick-Ass Riddims
If DJ Python’s Mas Amable felt watery, Club Sentimientos feels oceanic. It’s vaster, fuller, and more expansive than anything Bryan Pineyro has ever made.
Amnesia Scanner’s ‘Tearless’ Aesthetically Maps the Failing Anthropocene
Amnesia Scanner's Tearless aesthetically maps the failing Anthropocene through its globally connected features and experimental mesh of deconstructed club, reggaeton, and metalcore.
DJ Python’s ‘Mas Amable’ Is a Loopy, Continuous Dream
On DJ Python's Mas Amable, everything moves along in a liquid haze. Each song slowly mutates into the next, and each sound seems to become something unlike itself.