This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. NOBODY REALLY SAW the dark, low-fi reggaeton hit “Gata Only” coming. The shadowy club hit, by FloyyMenor featuring Cris MJ, started out wrapped up in some mystery, partially because prior to the song’s success, …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. THE VENEZUELAN RAPPER Akapellah was about 10 yers old when he came across a street vendor selling a bootleg copy of Tego Calderon’s 2003 album, El Abayarde. Struck by the cover — a black …

It’s time for a candy fix. To celebrate its third annual Music Season tournament, Candy Crush Saga is teaming up with artists Kimbra, Tokimonsta, and Łaszewo to unveil three new tracks inspired by the sounds of the world’s biggest mobile game. The tracks will premiere in-game today, Sept. 19, for …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. WHEN YOU START playing Murio La Musica, a mixtape by Argentinian rappers AgusFortnite2008 and Stiffy, you hear an onslaught of crunchy 808s and incantation-­like chants that ascend through disorienting key changes. As soon as …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. IN THE ANGLO music scene, pop-girl summer conquered the charts and the zeitgeist — but the pop revival isn’t limited to one language or country. Across the Latin-music industry, a new wave of singer-songwriters …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. NICOLAI FELLA, AN MC who’s part of the Bogotá collective LosPetitFellas, has long incorporated blues, funk, and other experimental sounds into his music — but rap has always been the cornerstone. “Whenever I sit …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. IF THE STACCATO gallop of Dominican tambora seems especially prevalent lately, it might be because merengue is having a moment. In June, Karol G released “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” which is now vying …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. SUNDAYS IN MEXICO CITY, most people schlep to their nearest tianguis — or open-air markets — looking to end their weekends with budget-friendly debauchery as they wind their way through greasy taco stands, racks …

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read more here. NICKI NICOLE HAD the kind of earth-shattering breakout moment most artists dream of: When she was just 19, the first song she ever posted on YouTube — the moody, minimalist “Wapo Traketero” — exploded …

In her office at the Friar Park estate where she and George Harrison lived, Olivia Harrison grabs a piece of correspondence she only recently saw: a handwritten letter from her late husband to his mother when the Beatles were hanging with the Maharishi in India in 1968. “I became famous …