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Is There a Latin Alternative? – Answer: Yes

I won't be attending SXSW this year, so I will not know what transpired, first-hand. Now that I've put that out there, I want to say a few things about a panel that will be taking place there. The panel is called, "Is There a Latin Alternative?" For those not in the know, the answer is yes. Here is the full description of the panel: A Spanish-language band can gain instant access to the growing Hispanic audience and sponsors targeting that demographic by marketing themselves as "Latin". But how limiting is being marketed as a "Latin" band — even Latin alternative? Can bands [...]

Jan Seedman2017-09-05T03:06:37+00:00March 4th, 2012|Alternativo, Austria, Cadium Music Publishing, Cadium Recordings, Café Tacuba, Latin Alternative, SXSW 2012, Ximena Sariñana, Zoé|0 Comments

Let’s Call It “Alternativo,” Instead of “Latin Alternative”

The emerging genre, "Latin Alternative," is a label to more or less separate some of the newer artists that have arrived on the scene over the last few years that don't exactly fit in some of the various Latin styles that many of us have come to know. Artists such as Ximena Sariñana, Café Tacuba and Zoé have been tagged with the Latin Alternative name, but the name isn't quite right.In an interview with Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, who host NPR's "Alt.Latino," for About.com, Contreras brings up a good point: "Latin Alternative" is only used among those in the music industry. From [...]

Jan Seedman2017-09-05T04:34:54+00:00December 20th, 2011|Alt.Latino, Alternativo, Austria, Cadium Music Publishing, Cadium Recordings, Cisco DeLuna, Felix Contreras, Jasmine Garsd, Latin Alternative, Ximena Sariñana|0 Comments