Music Archives - Americas Quarterly

A Journey Through the Rhythms of Carnival

From samba to soca and candombe, AQ’s music columnist traces Carnival season’s sounds across the hemisphere.

AQ’s music columnist examines the artist’s body of work ahead of his Super Bowl performance.

A new rap musical tells the story of the enslaved people shepherded to salvation in Mexico.

AQ’s music columnist highlights a mix of tracks showcasing the classic genre’s modern sounds.

AQ’s music columnist spent a week exploring Bogotá’s Festival Internacional de Música Clásica and the city’s vibrant music scene.

AQ’s music columnist visits La Serena Festival de la Canción, put on by the Oscar-winning Drexler family.

“Buena Vista Social Club” puts Latin America on the musical theater map.

AQ’s music columnist looks back on the versatile Brazilian musician’s storied, six-decade career.

AQ’s music columnist collects releases from across the region that straddle the divide between electronic and traditional tunes.

From São Paulo to Havana, surprising musical and cultural combinations mark AQ’s music critic’s warm-weather selection.

AQ’s music critic highlights the lingering power of the human voice in this roundup of tracks old and new.

Our music critic highlights songwriters refashioning high-flown poetic themes—and the low rhythms of the double bass.

Our music columnist’s latest round-up features love songs and social commentary from across Latin America.

AQ’s music critic presents highlights from the Cubadisco awards in Havana.

This selection of recent releases features desert-inspired guitars from Ecuador, folk wisdom from Chile and tongue-in-cheek Brazilian wordplay.