S1: Welcome back. You're listening to Kpbs Midday Edition for Hispanic Heritage Month. We are highlighting artists and creators in the community. It's been 50 years since the birth of hip hop and it's ...

For Anthony Morales, the beauty of music is its ability to capture a memory. The photographic power of a song often transports Morales back to spaces and moments long lost to the flow of time, and he ...

"And the more we hung out, the more we just started building on ideas of things that we could do to make money that weren't illegal." And with that, they built an empire. Netflix has unveiled an ...

A new Netflix documentary titled “LA Originals” will examine the influence of Chicano art on LA hip-hop. The film’s subjects — tattoo artist Mister Cartoon and photographer Estevan Oriol — are the ...

First Friday in September is the perfect way to slide into Labor Day weekend. Co-op shows, juried exhibits, a Black art festival, a craft bonanza in Manitou, an art class sampler, a skate-deck tribute ...

Dancers at one of Kansas City's previous Chicano Art Festivals. Taking place Oct. 7 in the West Bottoms, Kansas City's Chicano Art Festival includes live music, dancing and a lowrider hop competition.

If ever find yourself in a car with Conejo and you get the aux, here’s a word of advice: Don’t put on your favorite hip-hop album. The Mexican-American rapper, born Jose Martin, doesn’t listen to rap ...

A picture of Toker from Brownside with angel wings, posted on behalf of his family following his death. Pic credit: @toker_brownside/Instagram Tributes have flooded in after the death of Gilbert ...

"I think there's a lack. I'm sorry, I do. Yes, there's Shakira. Shakira aside," she says, "the female presence is a little light. Why are there no more big female acts in Latin music right now? I look ...