Nicaragua’s history of resistance weaves its way through Máscaras, the endlessly fascinating album from the Nicaraguan-Canadian artist Mas Aya. On the first track, “Momento Presente,” a voice slips out from a winding flute melody and urges people to stand against oppression. The audio was plucked from video footage of a …
Read More »Lido Pimienta's 'Eso Que Tu Haces' Is a Song You Need to Know
Days after Shakira delivered a crash course on Afro-Colombian song and dance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the Toronto-based Barranquilla native Lido Pimienta brings it all back home in her resplendent new video for “Eso Que Tu Haces.” The song is the second single from her upcoming album Miss …
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