While I was cruising through the top hits in Mexico, which I do from time to time, I ran across  “Conexion Psiquica” by Aitana.  I was hooked. Of course, I had heard of Aitana  – you can’t be in this ...

My Sisters and Me, single, The Womack Sisters.  The closing song on The Womack Sisters,  lovely debut album by the Womack Sisters (BG, Zeimani and Kucha), the daughters of the songwriters Linda and Cecil Womack, with Bobby Womack their uncle, and Sam Cooke their grandfather. The result of all these genes and a recording session […]

Pearly Gates’ “META” wastes little time establishing its identity. Living up to its intriguing title, the song invites listeners into a space where perception, identity, and connection can be interpre...

For those people who haven’t heard of The 3Bs before, could you tell us a bit about yourself? The 3Bs are a 6-member band, playing original Blues, Blues Rock and R&B genre tunes, along with covers of ...

One of the things I do in this column is introduce you to rising talent on both sides of the border. I receive about 100 emails every week from agents, PR firms, and labels telling me about their rost...

Koreakumbia, single by La Coreañera. Join the party! A song with a simple message:  get up, dance.  The blend of sonidera-style accordion, brass, percussion, keyboard/organ textures, and piano is not ...

I was reminded of Santana’s most recent album, Sentient, last night at the third concert of the Mariachi Real Ajijic- their 10th anniversary Gala, which included a Santana Medley by Christ Cuevas, one...

Need  Your Love, single by One Republic, Emilio Piani.  Almost hypnotic, this collaboration between the American band One Republic and French-German classical street pianist Emilio Piani hits all the ...

Is there a music gene – a gene in humans that passes down musical talent from parents to children or throughout a family? Well, sort of,  but not in the sense of a single “music gene.” Research sugges...

Believe in the Magic, single by  Jackie Bristow. The New Zealand-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter has been a favorite of mine for years, since the release of her Shot of Gold album in 2016, and...

What do you get when you take a beloved children’s nursery rhyme, turn it on its head, and pair it with infectious pop melodies, contemporary production, vulnerable storytelling, and an expressive voc...

For those people who haven’t heard of TWOFEW before, could you tell us a bit about yourself? TWOFEW is a piano-fronted family rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. We blend rock, soul and blues with honest...

On May 6, the K-Pop group BTS visited Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for 40 min and then stepped out onto the balcony of the National Palace.  The word was out that they were there, and 50,000 pe...

Antes de Ti, single Silvana Estrada. I could listen to this song for hours.  Although I only barely understand the Spanish lyrics, its simplicity, its minimalism, and the contrast/harmony of Silvana E...

For the first time in history, the top two songs on the Billboard Top 200 were by Latinos and were in Spanish. It happened on May 17, 2025, when Debí Tirar Más Foto by Bad Bunny returned to No. 1 on t...

Today’s picks are songs that are on the charts on both sides of the border, but started in the USA Hate That I Made You Love Me by Ariana Grande. A real crossover champ, this is on the US Hot 100 and ...

Mexican independence songs for the World Cup Last week, I looked at songs popular for the 4th of July. This week, I want to list the most popular songs for Mexican Independence. While it’s not until S...

Music Sin Fronteras, this column, is about music that crosses borders, music that’s created in one country and then goes to another country via a tour or by songwriters and licensing or by covers or a...

265 songs, albums, videos submitted this week, but I decided to review World Cup Songs since I am writing this while watching Mexico win 2-0 over Ecuador These 6  World Cup songs are all on the radio ...

What is it about Mexican singer Peso Pluma?  His most recent album,  Dinastía,  a collaboration with his cousin and long-term writing partner, Tito Double P, debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in e...

For those people who haven’t heard of you before, could you tell us a bit about yourself? Of Sun is a project by me Aditya and my friend Vemu. We met during college in 2020 and connected over jam sess...

I am toggling between the World Cup and news about the on-again, off-again USMCA trade  (US-Mexico-Canada) trade negotiations.  One thing that strikes me is that the flow of music between the three co...

Since I am attending    The “El Lago Suena” International Jazz Series this weekend, produced by the renowned saxophonist Eleazar “Chuco” Soto, I thought I would take a look at recent Mexican jazz rele...

I have had my eye on the coming release of  Jessie Reyez’ new album, A Little Vengeance, due June 11.  Reyes has always intrigued me because she is a cross-border Spanish-English singer, but not part ...

Dream Chaser, album by Willie Nelson.  What can I say?  Nelson has a niche following in Mexico and Latin America, and a few of his songs have been covered in Spanish, but as the icon of American Ameri...

If your playlists lean even slightly Latin these days – as most do in the US – you’re probably already hearing Huasteca music – you just don’t know it. Those high, quivering vocal lines that seem to h...

Caminando, single by Anthony Almonte with Stevie Van Zandt. A high-profile collab, the gentle Latin jazz piece blends traditional salsa with pop and rock and melodic writing.  Almonte’s vocals make it...

“Lost In Rhyme,” by SilverFinger Singh, is a great single that taps into the beauty of expression, creativity, and simply allowing life to live and love to love. The infectious hook is pure madness cr...

I went to a cumbia party this evening. It was at a local hotel with a large space that works as a dance floor in the lobby. It was fun, and listening to the music and watching people dance reminded me...

Baila, single by Los Horóscopos de Durango.  The band’s singers, Vicky and Marisol Terrazas, daughters of the band’s founder, Armando Terrazas, were born in Chicago, but they strongly identify with th...

Wavemakers has announced an open call for original music to be licensed for the 11th Annual Woman’s Way Business Awards, presented by Austin Woman Magazine, with awards set for May 6, 2026, at the Aus...

Where is My Husband! single by Raye. A very up-tempo song that fuses several strands of Raye’s style into a brassy, almost show-tune-meets-R&B production, meets rapid rap. The song is about a search f...

Domi Hawken, the indie alt‑rock force emerging from London, is unapologetically telling her story – and she’s not whispering it. “Break My Heart Again” is a guitar‑driven pulse of defiance, where Hawk...

Regional Mexican and Latin artists are being blocked from touring in the US as Trump’s immigration crackdowns, visa revocations and fan fears reshape the US live‑music map. Mexican and  Latin bands ar...

Una De Vaqueras, single by Leiden.  This is an unusual song even for the cross-border world of Music Sin Fronteras.  Leiden is a Cubano-Mexican indie singer-songwriter whose latest release is “Una De ...

“Lies,” the latest single from Fever Dream –  the self-described “4‑piece noise‑makers”  – is an anthem drenched in emotional recoil. The track opens with a grimy, pulse‑driven bassline that slithers ...

Are you ready for your close‑up, world? If not, get ready. Amity’s second single is a news flash put to music, and it is blisteringly bold. His song isn’t a protest anthem in the traditional sense – i...

This is a blog about music that crosses borders. Mexican music to the US. West African music to France, Afrobeat to the US and Latin America, reggaeton and K-Pop to everywhere.  These are musical form...

I went to a birthday party for a train station on Friday night.  Well, it used to be a train station;  now it is the Gonzalez Gallo Cultural Center in Chapala, Mexico. It still has train tracks and a ...

Canción sin miedo single by Vivir Quintana and Mon Laferte. A regional Mexican feminist anthem about gender‑based violence, widely recognized as Quintana’s landmark track and the core to her live iden...

It is not surprising that there is a strong Mexican presence at SXSW this year (March 12–18), given the proximity of the border to Austin, and centuries of cultural exchange between Mexico and Texas (...