With mega-hits like "Su Veneno," Aventura has taken bachata to a new level of sophistication. Many New York-based groups have experimented with English lyrics - like Xtreme on the supple "Through That  …

In the blink-or-you'll-miss-it world of Contemporary Christian Music, stars are born when you least expect it, and sometimes they come from the last place you'd think to look/listen. But now you don't  …

You may not have seen them coming, but these are the Christian artists you'll be hearing from for a good long while . . . and now you can say you heard 'em here first. Thad Cockrell, the son of a North …

How can a musical genre be so unassuming and yet sophisticated at the same time? Blame it on Antonio Carlos Jobim, a pianist and composer who was equally at home with the lilting samba beats of his nat …

The moment anyone mentions the phrase boss nova, our minds make the leap to a warm night in Rio de Janeiro, where there's little else to do except sip agua de coco from a freshly lopped nut, and make l …

It's hard to imagine a world without West Coast hip-hop. Actually, it's impossible, what with the way N.W.A., Snoop Dogg, and the whole Death Row crew all but invented gangsta rap, bringing the sounds  …

Just when you think gangsta rap's godfathers (Ice-T, E-40, Dr. Dre) have the West Coast game on lockdown, the L.A. and Bay Area underground rise up to rob the mic for a minute. Del tha Funkee Homosapie …

íVenga con nosotros! We're heading to the CafT Mariachi, where la m·sica de los charros is played by everyone from Jalisco-born Idolo de Mexico Vicente Fernßndez ("Mujeres Divinas"), to superstar Celia …

East L.A. heroes Los Lobos have their eye on a certain blossom in the canci=n ranchera "La Feria de las Flores," but our CafT Mariachi Deep Cuts has plenty of perfect picks for everyone. So while boxer …