This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Sam Ramírez Herrera from Off Tha Record, an Atlanta based content creation agency by “creatives who give a damn.” Sam talks about owning the narrative, the relations between creativity and entrepreneurship, her dad’s candy store dream, and the growth of Atlanta’s latinx community. Created […]
Read MoreNew Argentinean Indie Rock in 10 albums
Argentine rock is more than the heavy and progressive rock of the seventies and the smart pop that marked the eighties. In recent years, indie rock bands have given the genre a new air and point to the future. Here is a list of some of the most representative albums […]
Read More10 Mexican Contemporary Artists Under 45
Identity, popular culture and power are constant themes of contemporary Mexican art. Here is a selection by curator Luisa Fernanda Lindo of ten contemporary Mexican artists born after 1975. 1. ARTEMIO NARRO (1976) Creative, irreverent, controversial and brutally honest, he is one of the most representative artists of the generation […]
Read More10 Rising Latinx YouTubers Expanding the Conversation
YouTube is a predominant destination for people listening to songs and watching tutorials for learning about almost anything. It has also created its own particular type of celebrity: YouTube stars. In recent years, Latinx YouTubers like Yuya, Lele Pons, SoyGerman, Bethany Mota, and more have made their mark through vlogs, beauty […]
Read MoreChad Radford: “I don’t see Atlanta as a purely hip hop town or a purely rock town”
This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Chad Radford, the music editor of Creative Loafing, Atlanta’s iconic alternative publication. In this first part of the interview, he talks about covering Atlanta’s music scene for 20 years and its evolution under the tension of being labeled as a “purely hip-hop town or […]
Read MoreOYE Fest, Atlanta’s Cutting-edge Latinx Music Festival
This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Margarita Rios, co-founder of OYE Fest, Atlanta’s cutting-edge Latinx music festival. Highlighting the diversity of Latin American music, OYE is a platform for local and international artists to combine music, arts and activism. Rios is also the creative director of Ni Aquí Ni Allá, […]
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