Cultura Archives - Americas Quarterly

AQ’s Fall Playlist: Going Electronic

AQ’s music columnist collects releases from across the region that straddle the divide between electronic and traditional tunes.

A new novel brings to life the legendary Mexican president’s mysterious months in exile in New Orleans.

In a young Argentine literary standout’s new novel, the country’s Jewish past and present collide.

From São Paulo to Havana, surprising musical and cultural combinations mark AQ’s music critic’s warm-weather selection.

In Nicolás Medina Mora’s debut novel, a failed attempt at Americanization yields critical reflections on two North American elites.

AQ’s music critic highlights the lingering power of the human voice in this roundup of tracks old and new.

Saúl Armendáriz’s 1990s breakout was dazzling. But a new biopic substitutes Hollywood glitter for real-life complexity and depth.

Femicide—the killing of women—is the subject of Patrícia Melo’s experimental novel, set on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest.

Our music critic highlights songwriters refashioning high-flown poetic themes—and the low rhythms of the double bass.

A new book tracks the civil strife and botched U.S. policy behind decades of mass migration. But now, the patterns are shifting.

The late artist wasn’t thought of as highly political. But many of his best paintings satirize the powerful and sympathize with history’s victims.

Electoral juggernaut and hotbed of discontent, the capital’s outlying cities have loomed large. Is that about to change?

Sandra Gamarra Heshiki’s inverted portraits challenge idealized notions of Peru’s history.

Our music columnist’s latest round-up features love songs and social commentary from across Latin America.

A new translation revives Alejo Carpentier’s classic novel about the betrayal of promises for Caribbean liberation.