Recording information: Rolo Studios, PR. Personnel: Louis Garcia (tres); Luis Marin (piano); Georgie Padilla, William "Cachiro" Thompson (congas); Charlie Sierra (bongos, timbales); Richard Carrasco, Albert Machuca (bongos). Audio Mixer: Rolando Alejandro.

Track Listing: Yo Soy Una Mujer; Por Que No Le Calas; Estaré Contigo Cuando Triste Estés; Déjame Volver Contigo; La Cara Bonita; Ya Lo Sé; Ni Princesa Ni Esclava; No Llega El Olvido; Amaneciste Conmigo aka Sentirte En Mi Frio; ...

It is hard to recall now how deeply unfashionable country music was in 1969-- Dylan's label, Columbia, dismayed at his apparent retrogression, begged him to remove the word NASHVILLE from the album's title. However, as usual, he proved ahead of ...

By the mid-'70s, even Dylan's most ardent supporters began taking his artistic decline for granted. Albums like NEW MORNING and PLANET WAVES were fine works, but lacked the visionary spark of his seminal '60s recordings. At 34 he was already ...

Like clockwork, Spanish superstar Alejandro Sanz has been releasing a new studio album every three years for the past fifteen. 2012's La Música No Se Toca is the successor to 2009's Paraíso Express, and it introduces one significant change in ...

Having taken a few more cues from the R&B crowd -- like dropping his trademark "Royyyyyccce" at the beginning of tracks -- Prince Royce's mix of urban, bachata, and Latin pop felt especially fresh and exciting as this sophomore effort ...

Recorded in Columbia Studios, New York, New York in June-August 1965. This 2013 re-release of Dylan's untouchable classic Highway 61 Revisited comes as part of the Threads and Grooves series, packaging boundary-breaking albums with accompanying T-shirts. While the success of the ...

Capping off a successful summer in 2012, the Pina Records label dropped La Formula as back to school shopping was underway. It was a suitable release date for this roster-spanning celebration, which feels like one last reggaeton pool party before ...

Vikki Carr is a three-time Grammy Award winner, whose international success spans four decades. She has performed for the Queen, five United States Presidents, wartime soldiers in Vietnam and sold-out audiences around the world. She has worked in radio, television, ...

Arriving just weeks after Jennifer Lopez announced her departure from American Idol, the compilation Dance Again...The Hits was in the works before J-Lo joined AmIdol -- she departed Epic for Island/Def Jam after 2007's Brave yet owed her old label ...

Track Listing: Don Diablo; Amante Bandido; Te Amare; Chula, La; Morir de Amor; Te Dire; Creo en Ti; Amiga; Teorema; Mi Libertad; Deja Que...; Linda; Marchate Ya; Ensayo; Eres Todo Para Mi; Sevilla; Voy a Ganar; Te Quiero, Amor; Senor Padre; Lento;

With only two albums under his belt as of 2012, a year-end Prince Royce compilation might seem a bit premature, but the singer's mix of urban, bachata, and Latin pop flavors had him topping Billboard magazine's Year End Issue's Latin ...

Elements of Miguel's second album started to reach the public around the time "Lotus Flower Bomb," the singer's collaboration with Wale, began to overstay its welcome on mainstream urban radio. From late February 2012 through that April, Miguel released a ...

From Re-Foc, their very first release in 2002, post-nuevo flamenco guitar duo Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero thumbed their noses at purist notions of flamenco. Having initially come from heavy metal, they wedded their new music to metal's pyrotechnics and ...

Recording information: Sonic Projects at Peer Music, Miami, FL. Personnel: Guillermo Guerrero (requinto); José Martinez (vihuela); Orlando Forte (violin); Teddy Mulet (trumpet); Edwin Bonilla (percussion).

Track Listing: La Chacalosa; Tambien Las Mujeres Pueden; Libro Abierto; Cruz De Madera; Embargame Ami; Por Una Rencilla Vieja; Si Tu Pensabas; La Perra Contrabandista; Cuando El Destino; Mi Gusto Es; Ni Me Debes Ni Te Debo;

Recording information: Karraproductions, Miami, FL; Nashville, TN; Polo Parra Studios, República Dominicana; The Hit Factory, Miami, FL. Personnel: Mártires de León (requinto); Misael Mañón, Rafael Ortega, José Carrasco, Isaias Leclerc (piano); Alexis Frias (tambora).

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance. That Ry Cooder, you've got to keep an eye on him every minute, or he jumps into another cross-cultural collaboration. In the wake of his landmark recordings ...

After a conceptual album of narcocorridos that found the edgy singer telling the story of notorious Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero while also covering Bob Marley's "What Is Love," Gerardo Ortiz's 2012 release looks to be without ambition. It's ...

Digitally remastered by Vlado Meller using 24-bit technology (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York). For those with a yearning to know Julio Iglesias beyond the U.S. celebrity duet hits with Willie, Diana, Dolly, Stevie et al., this two-CD retrospective makes ...

The group parted as the novelty began to wear off, and each member went back to solo careers. This collects the songs that radio ignored. ~ Michael McCall Includes liner notes by Joe Nick Patoski. Texas Tornados: Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie ...

Mexican-American siren Jenni Rivera started turning heads at the tail end of the 1990s, and a decade down the line she had become one of the pre-eminent female singers in the Mexican music scene. The 2008 album JENNI spotlights her ...

Jenni Super Deluxe is super loaded with new content: 3 new songs, one of which will become for sure a # 1 radio hit. The DVD/CD set includes video diary, behind-the-scenes, photo galleries, and lyrics, plus 4 tracks, as well ...

Liner Note Author: Vikki Carr. Recording information: Arrowhead Studios (09/09/2010-10/27/2010). Director: José Hernández. Photographer: Randee St. Nicholas. Arranger: José Hernández. Personnel: Pedro López, Abel Campos (requinto); César Benítez, Freddie Sandoval (keyboards). Audio Remasterer: Mike Fuller.

Among the many fine Juan Luis Guerra albums and compilations released over the decades, there's no better starting point than Grandes Éxitos de Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, which compiles a marvelous array of highlights from the Dominican icon's late-'80s and ...