This week’s Beat Latino is inspired in a song by the legendary Tigres del Norte –“El Sueño de Bolivar”, i.e., Bolivar’s Dream – which sings of Latines coming together in the USA to fulfill the dream of the great Independence Hero Simón Bolivar (Bolivar wanted to unite Latin American lands and in fact won the independence of many from Spain, including Colombia, Panamá, Venezuela). The selection of the week includes bands that have members with heritages from different Latin American lands – bands such as California’s Chicano Batman and Texas’ Luna Luna (each having members with heritages from Colombia, El Salvador and Mexico) or Making Movies (members with heritages from Panama, Mexico, and the USA) as well as collaborations between musicians such as Buscabulla (Puerto Rico) and Chile (Alex Andwandter). It’s a marvelous selection of tunes that fuse different heritages, with takes on Latine music from indie pop to retro soul. Enjoy!
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sueño De Bolivar | Los Tigres Del Norte | Incansables. | Los Tigres Del Norte, Inc., Exclusively licensed in the United States to Fonovisa | 2018 | 02:44 |
| Vuela | Caramelo Haze | NOESTÁSAQUÍ. | Nacional Records | 2022 | 02:44 |
| Mentiras Con Cariño | Adrian Quesada, iLe | Boleros Psicodélicos. | ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | 2022 | 03:48 |
| Moment of Joy | Chicano Batman | Invisible People. | ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | 2022 | 03:37 |
| Alma Cósmica | Dos Santos | City Of Mirrors. | International Anthem LLC | 2021 | 02:06 |
| Quisiera | Cultura Profética, Flor de Toloache, John Legend | Quisiera (Single). | Flor de Toloache | 2020 | 03:53 |
| Mi vida en llamas (feat. Buscabulla) | Alex Anwandter, Buscabulla | Mi vida en llamas (Single). | 5 AM | 2023 | 04:48 |
| Medusa | Caloncho, Cuco | Medusa (Single). | Universal Music Group México, S.A. de C.V. | 2023 | 02:58 |
| Amor De Mis Amores | Flor de Toloache, Making Movies | Amor de Mis Amores (Single). | 3/2 Records | 2018 | 05:00 |
| Hues (feat. Devendra Banhart) | Y La Bamba, Devendra Banhart | Lucha. | Tender Loving Empire Records | 2023 | 04:12 |
| Dance With U | Luna Luna, Shrt_lyf | Dance With U (Single). | Luna Luna | 2023 | 02:36 |
| la luz(Fín) | Kali Uchis, Jhayco | Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios). | Universal Music Operations Limited | 2020 | 03:00 |
| Gavilán Tocuyano (Pablo Canela) | Larry & Joe | Nuevo South Train: Vol 1. | SideHustle | 2022 | 03:32 |
| El Viajero | Lila Downs, Mariachi Herencia De Mexico | Herencia de la Tierra Mia. | Mariachi Heritage Foundation | 2018 | 04:38 |