Cris MJ is preparing for an apocalypse. On Friday, the Chilean star released his anticipated album Apcalipsis, his first full-length project since joining FloyyMenor on the smash hit “Gata Only.” “Apocalipsis is the most personal and ambitious thing I’ve done so far. It represents a new chapter in my life …
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At 43, the Chilean singer-songwriter Gepe has been traveling back in time. “Maybe it’s an age thing, but lately I’ve been connecting with my childhood,” he says. “Many of my friends are also paying attention to the music that they listened to when they were kids. Must be a sign …
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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, …
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Once a rapidly growing Latin American economy, and fertile ground for influential indie pop and neoperreo movements, Chile has become the center of socio-political discord that’s swept the region over the last several years. Since October 2019, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets in waves of protests and …
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The morning Ana Tijoux jumps on a Zoom call from Barcelona to talk to Rolling Stone about her new album, South African lawyers are making a case for Palestinians at The Hague. The Franco-Chilean rapper’s life has always been marked by politics. Born in Lille to Chilean immigrants fleeing the …
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There’s a word in Spanish that the Chilean musician Francisca Straube frequently uses to describe herself: inquieta. It translates closest to “restless,” and it captures her creative spirit perfectly. For years, Straube was a drummer in several punk bands and indie acts, like the beloved outfit Miss Garrison. And then, …
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Back in March 2011, when Lollapalooza made its first international expedition and held an edition in Chile, pop singer-songwriter Francisca Valenzuela was the first artist to ever play the festival there. At the time she was on the verge of releasing her hit sophomore LP Buen Soldado, while still frantically …
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Born on Nov. 25, 1915, Augusto José Ramón Pinochet would rise through the ranks of the Chilean military and, having become commander-in-chief of the nation’s army, lead a coup against the country’s president Salvador Allende in 1973. This would kick off Pinochet’s political reign — and reign of terror — …
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If you were on a very specific part of the Internet last year, it’s likely that a post-punk cover of Karol G’s hit “Bichota” ended up on your radar. It came from a Chilean band called Friolento, who turned the 2020 hit darker and more exciting by injecting it with …
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