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Latin leader Peso Pluma finally makes up Fiserv Forum delay on the way to global takeover

He may have only gotten started around 2020, but Peso Pluma is already the most streamed artist of all time in Mexico who’s just as quickly conquering America and the rest [More…]

Sergio Mendes throws North Shore Center a festive, flavorful “Bossa Nova Samba Celebration”

Hardly a year went by in the 1960s and ‘70s when Sergio Mendes wasn’t releasing an album, and while his pace wasn’t quite as constant afterwards, he’s continued [More…]

Brazil’s king of bossa nova Sergio Mendes coming to Skokie’s North Shore Center “In The Key Of Joy”

Longtime Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes has constantly reinvented himself since debuting with Brasil ‘66 to the point of becoming a visionary for the hugest names in [More…]

“Wish Upon A Star” when trumpeter Herb Alpert, Lani Hall take Vic Theatre to Tijuana, Brasil, today

As an artist, Herb Alpert revolutionized the trumpet since the days of the Tijuana Brass outselling The Beatles by double, through frequently sampled solo re-inventions and [More…]

Pink Martini mixes Symphony Center a compelling cocktail of jazz, world flavors

What began as a band to simply provide the soundtrack to fundraisers and galas for progressive causes has since become a world-renowned recording and touring troupe through [More…]

Living “The Glamorous Life,” percussion queen Sheila E. & The E-Train funk up the City Winery

As an ace session musician for George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, and later, Gloria Estefan, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, Sheila E. [More…]

Stevie B, TKA, Lisa Lisa and more: “Ultimate Freestyle Super Jam” Tour at Rosemont Theatre

With so many major players, the “Ultimate Freestyle Super Jam” more than lived up to its lofty title for three-and-a-half hours of live Latin, dance, pop, hip-hop and [More…]

Grammy-winning Gipsy Kings return to Ravinia for flamenco, salsa and crossover classics

Equal parts flamenco, salsa, jazz and pop, The Gipsy Kings have essentially been Latin music ambassadors on a global scale since starting out in southern France throughout [More…]

Percussion queen Sheila E. & The E-Train bringing “The Glamorous Life” to City Winery

“The Queen Of Percussion,” Sheila E., keeps adding jewels to her crown, becoming the 2021 recipient of a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award while continuing to cross [More…]

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin make a mega Latin pop pairing at Allstate Arena

At any point since they became international superstars, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin could’ve easily amounted to one of the most mega Latin pop pairings imaginable. [More…]