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The Dominican Credits Inside Reggaetón’s Global Story
Luny Tunes, Dominican dembow and the work of collaboration belong in a history that crosses Caribbean borders.
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Listen beyond the hit.
The voices, labor and cultural histories behind the music. From records and workshops to the way screen and stage tell a musician’s story.
Record and performance dates appear in each piece. Our archive and criticism look back as well as ahead.
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The Dominican Hands Behind Latin Music’s Big Rooms
From Johnny Pacheco to Luny Tunes and Maffio, following the work reveals a history that star billing alone cannot tell.
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Dominican Names Belong in Hip-Hop’s Early Visual History
Oral histories and a 1975 exhibition record place Dominican and Dominican-descended writers inside graffiti’s formative New York years.
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Johnny Pacheco and the Work Behind Salsa’s Reach
The Dominican Fania co-founder shaped a record-and-stage network; the credits show the musicians and production workers who helped make it sound.
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Susana Baca’s Songs Enter a Student Workshop
A 2014 Berklee concert shows how Afro-Peruvian music can be taught through new arrangements without becoming a relic.
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The Second Life of Yuyay Jap’ina’s Recordings
Luzmila Carpio’s 2014 edition asks how early-1990s educational recordings enter a later music market.
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A Solo Name, a Public Collaboration
Liniker’s 2021 album uses a shared credit and a visual campaign to complicate the usual lone-artist story.
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El Alimento and the Work of Musical Exchange
Cimafunk’s 2021 album places two named songs within his account of Black music across Cuba and the United States.
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Deja Gives Four Elements a Place to Work
Bomba Estéreo’s 2021 album tied an elemental scheme to named collaborations in Santa Marta, then gave “Tierra” a later visual life.
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Fito’s Biopic Takes Eight Episodes to Reach One Album
The Argentine series builds toward a celebrated Fito Páez album without making one record an entire life.
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Selena: The Series Gives the Band Its Share of the Story
The 2020–21 family-authorized drama moved beyond a star’s image to the work of making a Tejano career together.
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A Chicago Nightclub, Rebuilt With Music
Delgado treats a nightclub as an immigrant social infrastructure and takes the city history into public space.
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An All-Women Mariachi Band Takes Shape
The play links women entering a male-coded ensemble to the work of caring for family memory.
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La Bamba Makes Translation a Form of Inheritance
Luis Valdez keeps Ritchie Valens’ public sound connected to the family and languages that shaped it.
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