In Memory of Carlos Reyes (1987-2021)
Carlos's spirit of discovery and kindness was the soul of Club Fonograma, which in turn changed the lives of so many people around the world. We celebrate his life knowing his legacy lives on through the many artists and writers who passed through the site and the world was enriched for having him grace it with his love. QEPD Carlitos.
Best of the 2010s
The Club Fonograma staff have reunited to recap the Best Iberoamerican (Latin America + Iberian) music of the decade. This project consists of essays from ex-Club Fonograma writers and friends, along with a full list of our top 100 songs and top 50 albums of the decade.
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K-Pop Goes West
by Blanca Méndez The decade when Latinx K-pop fans saw their worlds collide. |
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Helado Negro and The Music That Let Us Exhale
by Julyssa Lopez How Roberto Lange used his music to give listeners a place to think, heal, and recharge. |
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The World According to Natalia Lafourcade
by Andrew Casillas What her rise to pop icon status says about our past, our present, and our future. |
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Generación Ruidosón: Creating the Sound of the Border for a New Decade
by Reuben Torres On ruidosón, Mexican identity, and the ghosts of a generation. |
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Club Fonograma, the Ungovernable Generation, and the Pop Insurrection: A Decade in Revolt by Ze Puga Understanding the socio-political (and highly danceable) last decade of protest pop. |
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The Brief Cuban-American “Gozadera” by Stefanie Fernández Cubatón in the age of U.S.-Cuba normalization. |
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El Embrujo Inconfundible de Mi Sol by Verónica Bayetti Flores On Rita Indiana's diasporic return anthem "La hora de volvé." |
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Déjenme Llorar: Thank-You Letters to the Songs that Held Me 2009-2019 by Phoebe Smolin Club Fonograma and the songs that are my favorite places and my sweetest friends. |
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How Women Reclaimed a Space for Themselves in this Decade of Música Urbana by Lucas Villa A post-Ivy Queen generation fights for representation in a male-dominated genre. |
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The Night Dënver Gave Me a Future by Richard Villegas How Música, Gramática, Gimnasia changed my life. |
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CLUB QUE(R)ER by Sam Rodgers The Latinx LGBTQIA+ artists who globalized queer culture. |
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How Spain Turned to Música Urbana in the 2010s by Pierre Lestruhaut Trap music found a new outpost in the Old World. |
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