Fernando Navarro

An extraordinary, fleeting artistic pairing: brilliant arrangements filled with her sweet, mischievous singing and his baritone, lysergic cowboy voice

The latest Latin music phenomenon is a divisive artist, a Grammy-winner whose lyrics are censored by Spotify and who has been threatened by cartels and asked not to perform in Viña del Mar due to accusations of being ‘a promoter of narco culture’

He is an iconic Puerto Rican rapper and a transcendental voice for Latin America. Two decades after his alternative rap group Calle 13 was founded, he’s releasing his second solo album later this month. Blunt and brave, he speaks to EL PAÍS candidly about his struggles with depression, the global issues that distress him and the indifference of new musical stars

From Duff Thompson’s ‘Shadow People’ to Iris DeMent’s ‘Infamous Angel,’ these are this year’s 20 essential records

The musician stands as a folk agitator somewhere between Neil Young and Ryan Adams. His music is pure inspiration for wandering hearts

The guitarist of the folk-rock band Big Thief released his third solo album, ‘Haunted Mountain,’ which reflects on the fullness of love

The singer-songwriter, who has a devoted fan base, will perform at Spain’s Huercasa Country Festival along with other acts like Robert Finley, The Sadies and The Sheepdogs

With a career spanning more than three decades, Isaak has more than proven that he has the talent to glide through various roots styles of American music and put a quality stamp on everything he plays

A less well-known side of the genius from Granada is his musical talent. He was a great pianist and connoisseur of Andalusian music, whose status he raised with his vision and poetic rhetoric

The musician, who was accused of harassment and mistreatment, was cancelled. Now, after giving up alcohol and taking up sports, he is back with a successful personal and musical redemption

One of the most fascinating and successful Latin American folk performers, Lafourcade reached a point in her career where she needed to stop and take a breather. To find herself, she returned to the garden of her childhood home in Veracruz, along the Gulf of Mexico

Five years ago, no one knew him. He posted a video on Facebook and everything changed. Christian Nodal came from the Sonoran desert and became the representative of Mexican regional music, a genre that is conquering audiences in the US, Latin America and Spain

A devastating book reveals how these religious Americans have created a consumer culture that advocates white supremacy, patriarchy, racism and xenophobia

Obscure and fascinating albums for your record collection that will brighten your day

The leader of the Golden Eagles tribe talks to EL PAÍS about Bob Dylan, James Brown and why his life is about ‘treating others better than they treat you’

The pair maintain a powerful bond that speaks to a way of understanding both songs and life from a bygone era

The American band’s most influential album perfectly captured the post-9/11 sentiment

Three years after the success of ‘El Mal Querer,’ the Spanish singer’s new album ‘Motomami’ mixes reggaeton, ballads and just a touch of flamenco. She talks to EL PAÍS about loneliness, critics and finding her new sound

The video, which is part of her upcoming studio album ‘Motomami,’ was viewed over two million times in the first 24 hours on YouTube

A recently released biopic explores how the leading lady of jazz lost her legal battle over drug possession, and how she was targeted for repeatedly performing a protest song

Steve Jobs’ successor also met with leaders of Spain’s tech industry and praised the country’s “creativity”

The British band refused to appear on Friday night at the festival, due to the sound from a neighboring stage where Franz Ferdinand were playing