Our four-part series explores how two women reached across borders and social divides to create a beloved organization in La Carpio. In Part 1, how SIFAIS got its start.
Huba Watson talks to The Tico Times about his upbringing in San José, and how his strong Limón roots, his experiences of racism growing up, and a certain encounter with the Sugarhill Gang shaped his musical career.
Through the "Soy Yo" Bomba Estéreo music video, Sarai González wowed the world, became a Latina icon and met President Barack Obama, all for embodying pride in a heritage that includes Costa Rican roots.
Costa Rican singer Gustavo Salazar opens up about choosing the artistic life, stage fright, and why music is like a lover who doesn't take kindly to demands.
After spinning in music venues across the Central America and Mexico, Howell founded a school dedicated to training Costa Rica's next generation of electronic music DJs.
Pop icon Prince -- one of the most influential but elusive figures in music -- died suddenly at his compound in Minnesota on Thursday, a representative said. He was 57.
The Rolling Stones took to Cuban media to promise a "historic" occasion when they give their first Havana concert this Friday in a communist country where rock 'n roll was long considered subversive.
Phife Dawg, the high-pitched but street-smart rapper whose pioneering group A Tribe Called Quest brought a fresh artistic aesthetic to hip-hop, has died, a colleague said Wednesday. He was 45.
