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Carin León comments on the ‘Mexican regional’ label and his new album ‘Colmillo de Leche’

Carin León is a man of great panache. Known best by the cowboy hat he wears cocked to the side and his blues-inflected Sonoran croon, the Latin Grammy-winning balladeer carries himself with the steely gaze of a cowboy and the swagger of a rock star.León generated much buzz after appearing onstage this summer at the 20th annual Premios Juventud in Puerto Rico. It was while performing his joint norteño-pop song […]

todaySeptember 6, 2023 5

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Scholarships program returns to bring regional musicians a step closer to the stage

Pianist Luca Ziino and violinist Amelie Ziino take to the stage at the 2021 finalist concert. Photo: Henk Roubos. For many young people pursuing a career in the arts, community support can bring them one step closer to their dreams. That is something Zoe Gallagher-Avery knows first-hand: she was a recipient of a St Cecilia Youth Music Scholarship when she was eight years old. “The scholarship enabled us to buy […]

todaySeptember 4, 2023 3

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Sanandaj, a UNESCO creative city, to host regional music festival

TEHRAN— Iran’s Sanandaj, which is a UNESCO-designated Creative City of Music, is set to host a national festival of regional music in October.Ethnic musicians and guests from 18 provinces have been invited to participate in this festival, Kordestan province’s governor general said on Friday. “We should grasp that cultural event as a golden opportunity to highlight tourism attractions of the province,” Esmaeil Zareikusha said. “We should use every opportunity to […]

todayAugust 26, 2023 7

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Regional Mexican Music’s Growing Popularity Is Driven By Indie Labels – Billboard

Just a couple of years removed from regional Mexican music’s debut on the Billboard Hot 100, there’s at least one common thread running through the genre’s sudden surge in mainstream popularity: Independent labels, not the majors, are leading the way. It was a big deal when, in May 2021, Gera MX and Christian Nodal‘s country-tinged “Botella Tras Botella” became the first regional Mexican song to hit the Hot 100, where […]

todayJuly 31, 2023 3

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