Isabelia Herrera

Tito Matos, Virtuoso of a Puerto Rican Sound, Dies at 53 (Published 2022)

The gleefully raunchy Dominican rapper, who’s collaborated with J Balvin and Rosalía, has been hailed as an iconoclast. Her own goal is simple: Speaking her truth.

A son must save his ailing mother in this disturbing, ambitious religious thriller.

On “Blue Water Road,” the singer infuses confessional lyrics with newfound emotional clarity.

“I’ve made it clear to people that I’m never going to make a record that’s the same as another,” the pop star said. His fourth album was inspired by a spectrum of Caribbean music.

“Fórmula Vol. 3” soars when it expands the scope of the genre and the singer’s own approaches to its trademarks, but falls flat when it relies on backward-looking tropes.

On his third album, “Saturno,” the Puerto Rican musician further reimagines the genre, drawing on the worlds of Miami bass, late ’90s underground and freestyle music.

“Tu nombre verdadero” (“Your Real Name”), which debuts Friday in New York, is a spiritual multimedia performance from the 45-year-old novelist and musician.

In the face of crisis, our critic turned to music that demanded that she relinquish control.

The producer got his start in the 2010s connecting underground electronic sounds and hip-hop. His first album, “Revanchist,” embraces a long-derided genre of dance music.