The Trumpeter Adam O’Farrill’s Art of Avoiding the Obvious

The son and grandson of Latin jazz royalty is releasing a new album with his quartet Stranger Days, and it’s their most melodically engaging yet.

J Balvin Attempts to Reintroduce Himself on ‘Jose’

The Colombian star skips innovation and presents an impressionistic inventory of the sounds that established him as a global force on his sixth studio album.

Larry Harlow, Influential Figure in Salsa, Dies at 82

He was born into a family of Jewish musicians, but he made his mark in Latin music, as a pianist, bandleader and producer.

Larry Harlow, a Salsa Revolutionary

The musician, who died on Friday, was a true originator of the genre. An outsider, he lived a Latin music life by immersing himself in Afro-Caribbean culture.

Reggaeton’s History Is Complex. A New Podcast Helps Us Listen That Way.

“Loud” asks us to reconsider mainstream histories of the genre, and reveals critical conversations about its roots and evolution.