This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Sam RamĆrez 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 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 YouTubersā 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.Ā In recent years, Latinx YouTubers like Yuya, Lele Pons, SoyGerman, Bethany Mota, and more have made their mark through vlogs, beauty […]
Read MoreChad Radford: āI donāt see Atlanta as a purely hip hop town or a purely rock townā
This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Chad Radford, the music editor of Creative Loafing, Atlantaās iconic alternative publication. In this first part of the interview, he talks about covering Atlantaās music scene for 20 years and its evolution under the tension of being labeled as a āpurely hip-hop town or […]
Read MoreOYE Fest, Atlantaās 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 AquĆ Ni AllĆ”, […]
Read More10 female LatinX artists who are challenging gender roles in reggaeton
The genre of reggaeton has often been criticized for its misogynistic and sexist lyrics. Men have held the reins in this genre of music, not only in the charts, but also in the narratives of songs, where men are usually the protagonists, while women are merely sexual objects. However, this […]
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