Urban Voices Videos

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July 28, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Pedro Capo carries on his family’s musical legacy

Our featured artist was born into a family who left a mark in the world of music. Pedro Capo is our Urban Voice.

June 2, 2019

A ‘free town’ formed by Africans who escaped slavery in Colombia

Our Urban Voice is Kombilesa Mi, a hip hop group from San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia who is preserving history with their music.

May 12, 2019

Legendary music shop Casa Latina keeps the beat alive in New York’s Spanish Harlem

Our Urban Voice is the owner of Casa Latina…Vicente Barreiro.

April 21, 2019

Elkin Robinson and his Caribbean band create their own sounds from the past

One Colombian artist started singing in churches at age 6 and by 10 he mastered the guitar. He is now taking his “creole vibration” to international crowds. Meet our Urban Voice, Elkin Robinson.

March 17, 2019

A Cuban artist renowned for his paintings of the sea

Reynaldo Villamil is a Cuban artist famous for his paintings of the ocean. His work often depicts historic battles and shipwrecks that took place in the waters surrounding Cuba.

March 10, 2019

Medellin becomes Colombia’s musical capital

For more than a century Colombia’s second largest city has taken music not native to the country, like Tango and Reggaeton, and made them their own.

February 17, 2019

Frog poaching is a profitable business in Ecuador

Ecuador’s unique and exotic frogs sell for a lot of money on the black market. But an environmental organization has come forward to protect them from poachers.

February 10, 2019

The legendary rock musician from Argentina who still inspires audiences

Singing in Spanish, dozens of popular bands provided the soundtrack for turbulent decades in Latin America, which are still heard on the radio today. One of the most influential and respected musicians of that generation is Pedro Aznar.

October 7, 2018

Ghetto Kumbe gives a taste of Afro-Caribbean tradition in Colombia

Ghetto Kumbe formed only two years ago, but they are already touring. Their next stops are France, Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Belgium.

July 15, 2018

An Argentine knife maker whose blades are a work of art

Our “Urban Voice” is knife master and bladesmith Guillermo Mendoza.

April 29, 2018

Jerry Rivera hits all the right notes and sets hearts on fire

We catch up with Jerry Rivera while performing in Washington, D.C. – uniting the Latin community and igniting the passion of his fans.

March 18, 2018

Masks keep identities secret at “fight night” in Mexico

In Mexico City, a 19-year-old student turns into “Tezca” once he puts on his mask and enters the ring. His dream is to become Mexico’s next masked superhero.

January 18, 2018

Mexico breathes new life into a “classic” love affair

The vehicle – known in Germany as “the people’s car” – was such a hit, VW opened a production plant for it in Puebla, Mexico in the 1960’s.

October 8, 2017

Ecuadorian actress Rossana Iturralde dazzles DC with an enduring drama

During the 1990’s, Ecuadorian actress Rossana Iturralderose to international fame after her role in the film “La Tigra”. After decades of performing, she is reinventing herself as she helps pave the way for new talent.

December 6, 2015

Father and daughter capture Mexican society in photographs

A Mexican photographer who began taking some of the first color photographs of Mexican society back in the 1970’s, inspired his daughter to follow his lead behind the lens. She joined his professional photography business and began taking photos as well – of Mexico’s upper-middle […]