One of the most gifted and accomplished -- and certainly one of the most respected -- artists in the Latin music sphere during the late 90s and into the next century Julieta Venegas enjoyed enormous acclaim during her run and though commercial succes…

Argentine rock legend Gustavo Cerati is a towering figure in popular Latin music for he was the frontman of Soda Stereo the most influential rock en espaol band of the 80s and early 90s -- arguably of all time -- and he went on to mount a compelling …

When Guadalajara-based singersongwriter Sara Valenzuela is not churning out the most charming indie pop ever to have emerged from Mexico -- see Lado Este her Suzanne Vega-flavored 2005 solo debut on which Marc Ribot Elvis Costello Tom Waits and Melvi…

In 1995 Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes a Mexico City rock group The name change was due to a dream had by lead singer Saul Hernandez who dreamt that he was playing inside a Jaguars mouth Shortly after the name change Jaguares to…

In the wake of the crossover mania that characterized the Latin music industry at the end of the 90s Ricky Martin Shakira Paulina Rubio Thala -- all of whom released English-language albums around this time came Juanes a Latin artist so great he didn…

The rap-metal band Molotov formed in 1995 in Mexico City comprising singerguitarist Tito Fuentes bassists Mickey Huidos Huidobro and Javier de la Cueva and a drummer known as La Quesadillera By 1996 Paco Ayala had replaced de la Cueva and Randy El Gr…

Columbias Andrea Echeverri is best known as the outspoken leader of the Grammy-winning Latin alt-rocktrip-hop outfit Aterciopelados shes also a Latina who sideswipes stereotypes by leaning more toward Cat Power than Christina Aguilera musically For a…

In 1987 ex-Aparato Raro member Rodrigo Aboitiz ex-Paraiso Perdido member Andrs Bobe and ex-Nadie member Shia Arbulu formed a techno-pop ensemble called la Ley After issuing an EP Aboitiz and Arbulu left the band to get involved in different projects …

The fertile Angeleno independent hip-hop scene populated by the likes of Beck and Sukia was crashed in 1998 by the two Mexicans from Monterrey who record as Plastilina Mosh Programmer Alejandro Rosso and vocalistguitarist Jonaz who have also been com…

One of the more colorful and charismatic pop artists to emerge in Mexico during the early 2000s Natalia Lafourcade debuted in 2003 with a fascinating solo effort before switching to a rock band format Natalia y la Forquetina and proved herself worthy…

Comprised of a small stable of producers who fuse traditional Mexican music with contemporary electronic music the Nortec Collective debuted in 2002 on Nacional Records and proceeded to garner a respectable following especially among critics Based pr…