Latin News

Natura Cosmeticos SA, Brazil's biggest cosmetics company, opened a store in Paris - its first outside of Latin America, according to Bloomberg news.

Downtown will be full of clogged streets, celebrants and music on Sunday, May 1, with the return of the 16th annual McDonald's Fiesta Broadway.

The Gipsies are on the move with strumming guitars, seductive vocals and their latest recording, Roots.

'Ten Years of Remembrance' promises to pack Lincoln Theatre Shimmy, shimmy, swivel, step to the left, step, step, step to the right.

When: 10 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $19.99. Details: 432-8888. As part of its Fiesta Night special, the Palace Casino's Z Club is hosting Fulanito on Thursday evening.

Gloria Trevi: The controversial Latin pop singer, otherwise known as the "Mexican Madonna," performs tracks from her latest release, "Tu Angel de la Guarda." 8:15 p.m. Gibson Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City ...

ATTENTION mambo maniacs and salsa fanatics: The music of two of the most influential Latin icons, Tito Puente and Celia Cruz, will be celebrated in dance by renowned choreographer Arthur Aviles starting this ...

Special to The Japan Times CHICAGO -- There is something unnerving about saying "May I speak to Mr.

The Sol y Canto sextet "boasts a sweet, sophisticated Pan-Latin sound built around the gorgeous mezzo soprano of Rosi Amador and the vocal harmony and pristine guitar of her husband, Brian." . Having performed ...

The music of Willie and Lobo is a mixture of many musical styles. Willie Royal plays electric violin with roots in country-rock, jazz and salsa.

No matter how good she gets as a vocalist, Faith Evans will probably always be best known as Biggie Smalls's wife.

Groove Addicts' Carl Verheyen and Dain Blair flank legendary musician Jose Feliciano.

Where: Biloxi Grand Theatre. When: 8 p.m. Friday. Cost: $29.95 and $34.95. Details: WIN-2-WIN. Lonestar, who performs Friday at the Biloxi Grand, made its national debut in 1995 with the release of the ...

Hotblooded Venezuelan dance band Los Amigos Invisibles is a funky oddity in its homeland, but a natural fit in its adopted city of New York, where it resides under the watchful eye of Luaka Bop label boss David ...

Fans of the late "queen of tex-mex" came to the Reliant Stadium in Houston from all over Latin America and the United States on April 7 to pay tribute to the life and music of the late singer.

Salsa superstar Marc Anthony, Latin pop diva Paulina Rubio, balladeer Christian Castro and hip-hop act Akwid have joined the performance lineup for the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

In McDonald's latest attempt to promote its Big Mac among the hip hop crowd, the fast food chain has teamed with the House of Blues for a three-week "Are You MAC Enough?" sweepstakes starting with two launch ...

Authorities arrested 18 alleged ELN members last month in the northern province of Norte de Santander on charges of trafficking arms, explosives and drugs, National Police chief Jorge Castro said, El Pais ...

After a four-year wait, Shakira fans finally have news about the Latin singer's upcoming work.

The most erotic thing in ''Eros" may be the Caetano Veloso song that curls around the title sequences introducing each of this omnibus film's three naughty tales.

Finnish Latin singer dedicates song to Pope HELSINKI, Apr 6 A Finnish professor known for his recordings of Elvis Presley songs in Latin will release a single dedicated to Pope John Paul on the day of his ...

"Oye, passengers and friends," shouted the wild-haired woman in the skimpy skirt at the front of the bus.

DALLAS - In the mid-`90s, Pancho Pistolas was the most recognized radio personality at Dallas's biggest Tejano station, the 100,000-watt KICK-FM. Today, Pistolas spins Tejano staples at the remote 500-watt ...

More than 200 political and religious leaders from all over the world are expected to attend funeral of John Paul II , KTA reports.

''YOU CAN'T just listen to Latin music - mambo, Cubop, boogaloo, salsa. You have to see it, smell it, dance it, taste it,'' insists Northampton-based DJ and graphic designer Pablo Yglesias, explaining why he ...

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an amendment to its Asset Purchase Agreement with Styles Media Group for the sale of SBS radio stations KZAB-FM and KZBA-FM , whereby ...

Terell Stafford At 8:30 and 10:15 p.m. through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro, 3648 Washington Avenue, $25, 314-531-1012. Trumpet player Terell Stafford, who first picked up his instrument at the age of 13, ...

After a very successful launch of last year's "Hearts & Voices" Benefit Concert Series featuring performances by Kanye West and Bad Boy Records' Mario Winans, Carl Thomas, and 8Ball and MJG, LIFEbeat - The ...

I was into R&B; and hip-hop artists, like Michael Jackson, Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow, says the former Kumbia Kings singer during an interview to promote his new solo album The One.

Willie & Lobo return to The Players stage for performance by the instrumental flamenco duo.

Lifestyle: 18 March 2005, Friday. Omara Portuondo, a former Buena Vista Social Club vocalist and a living legend of Cuban music, staged a hypnotizing show in Sofia on Thursday night.

Chilean judge Juan Guzman on Thursday ordered the resumption of investigation into the assets of former military ruler Augusto Pinochet, seven months after the probe was suspended, according to local news ...