Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. The premise was simple and tongue in cheek: “Let’s make the first corrido about doing K.” The idea wasn’t entirely ...

Luis R Conriquez has been itching to make a rap and reggaeton album for a long time. Sure, he’s a corridos artist at heart, but he’d always wondered if other genres could work, too. “With everything ...

Over the last few years, there's been a boom of interest in corridos tumbados, the genre that fuses regional Mexican music with American trap. That combination has led artists like Peso Pluma and ...

Corridos is a genre that has been around for generations. Now, it's hitting the charts in a new style, inspiring bands in New Mexico. "Corridos tumbados changed up the whole Mexican music." Corridos ...

Natanael Cano, the OG king of corridos tumbados, took a surprise turn with his new album Porque La Demora. After two years focusing on collaborations with his genre peers (and to the shock of some of ...

El Enfermo with his pendant of Malverde, who some consider the narco patron saint, on May 14, 2025. (William Savinar/Courthouse News) MEXICO CITY (CN) — It all started at a March 29 concert at the ...

Gerardo Coronel ‘El Jerry' celebrates a new milestone on the Billboard charts with his first No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay ranking, as "No Se Dice" lands at No. 1 on the May 17-dated list. The ...

Since the mid-2010s, Latino music has gained massive popularity in the U.S. and abroad. Genres from reggaeton to regional Mexican music have taken the world by storm. Some Latino Sun Devils have found ...

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Oakland artist DELACiiO’s latest EP features a corrido titled “R94,” ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar ...

MEXICO CITY — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a ...