ErickOscar introduces his new Latin pop single, “Mi Gente y mi Tierra Panamá,” with the sort of earnest conviction that comes from thirty-four years of loving a homeland from across borders. A Panamanian native and longtime U.S. resident, the acoustic guitarist and self-directed producer builds his own instrumental and vocal arrangements from scratch, infusing an eclectic catalog with raw, personal substance. https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZybjpyiRhvpdkxs1vN4cc?si=e8f9d3a19e4b4246 The track begins with...

Samantha Mora’s “Luto” arrived like a half-remembered dream, a wisp of smoke curling from a candle just extinguished. It's not a song to shout from rooftops; it's something you feel in the space between your breaths. Her voice is so smooth, a rich velvet you could lose yourself in. You'd almost think it could just glide across the cumbia rhythms like a hummingbird over...