Articles by Sergio Elmir

Sergio Mendes
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2008
Sergio Mendes has a career that spans over 45 years and has gone from the nightclubs of Brazil in the 50s and 60s, during the time that b...
La India Canela
Merengue Tipico from the Dominican Republic
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008
Ask any Dominican and theyll tell you, Merengue officially belongs to them. It was created there and has since evolved into the national m...
DJ Bitman
Latin Bitman
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
DJ Bitman first made some noise years ago as part of Chilean hip-hop crew Bitman y Roban. Now, Bitmans sample-heavy beat making is ready f...
Ruben Lopez Furst
Jazz Argentino en la Universidad
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
One of the things that made Ruben Lopez Furst such a jazz legend in Argentina is that, unlike counterparts Gato Barbieri or Lalo Schiffrin,...
Ojos de Brujo
Techari Live
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
Expectations were running high prior to the release of Techarí, the follow-up to Ojos de Brujos groundbreaking 2002 Grammy nominated relea...
Various
Latin Reggae
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
Being so close to the Caribbean, Latin America has enjoyed a tight relationship with reggae culture. So when I saw that Putumayo had releas...
Luisito Quintero
Louie Vega Presents Percussion Madness Revisited
PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007
Luisito Quintero was born into a percussion legacy in Venezuela that led him to play with some of the biggest names in Latin music, includi...
Various
Rough Guide to Latin Funk
PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007
Attempting to connect the dots between funk and Latino rhythms like rumba and son, Rough Guide compiled a string of contemporary Latin arti...