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Artistic Echoes promotes amazing talent worldwide. We provide opportunities for new artists: poets, writers, musicians, indie game makers, radio presenters, we support all types of creative expression.

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Music Sin Fronteras: Spotify and Bandcamp – two ways of paying artists

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Music Sin Fronteras: Spotify and Bandcamp – two ways of paying artists - Artistic Echoes
What could be more sin fronteras than music streaming platforms and their payment methods? The opaque ways in which artists get paid for streams do not stop at national borders (though it may vary a b...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Amanda Abizaid, Goldfrapp, Ángela Aguilar, Pilar Montenegro, Rubio and Salt Cathedral, The Rolling Stones

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Hot Half Dozen: Amanda Abizaid, Goldfrapp, Angela Aguilar, Pilar Montenegro, Rubio and Salt Cathedral, The Rolling Stones - Artistic Echoes
Only Love Can Break Your Heart, single by Amanda Abizaid. Abizaid takes the Neil Young song and gives it a moving but lyrical twist that envelopes you and carries you along.  You can’t help but sing a...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Review: Diveboy - Solar Sister - "Nostalgia with modern indie energy"

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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Not just cross-border, a challenge around the world

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Music Sin Fronteras: Not just cross-border, a challenge around the world - Artistic Echoes
I  failed the challenge. Five times.  Of course, I am talking about the Whitney Houston Drumbeat Challenge, a viral challenge in which you try to perfectly hit the iconic downbeat that comes just befo...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Rosalía, Izzy Withers, Beto Cuevas, Miss Emily, Daniel and Me Estas Matando, Militia Vox

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Hot Half Dozen: Rosalía, Izzy Withers, Beto Cuevas, Miss Emily, Daniel and Me Estas Matando, Militia Vox - Artistic Echoes
LUX, album by Rosalía. A hugely ambitious and daring album blending grand orchestral and operatic elements with modern production and genre fluidity. Its complexity and emotional intensity might turn ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Review:  How I Became A Wave - “Fading Out” - A reflective, emotionally rich piece

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Review:  How I Became a Wave - “Fading Out” - A reflective, emotionally rich piece - Artistic Echoes
Some songs don’t just play—they linger. “Fading Out,” the latest release from Irish singer-songwriter Pat Carey, known as How I Became a Wave, is one of those rare tracks that feels like it’s always b...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The 2026 Grammy Best New Artist nominations

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The 2026 Grammy Best New Artist nominations - Artistic Echoes
The 2026 Grammy Best New Artist nominations can be a better insight into trends in the music industry and in the Academy than the other category nominations. By looking at who was nominated and who wa...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Mariachi El Bronx, Opa! & Juliana, Joaquina, Alih Jey, Rosalía

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Hot Half Dozen: Mariachi el Bronx, Opa! & Juliana, Joaquina, Alih Jey, Rosalia - Artistic Echoes
48 Roses, single by Mariachi el Bronx.  It’s mariachi,   it’s pop, it’s punk, it’s funny, and it’s an earworm.  After a 10-year hiatus, the LA mariachi trailblazers released a new album, Mariachi El B...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Review: Martina & The Moons – “Laundry Mat” - "grit, introspection, and melodic sophistication"

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Review: Martina & The Moons – “Laundry Mat” - "grit, introspection, and melodic sophistication" - Artistic Echoes
Dublin’s all-female alternative pop outfit Martina & The Moons continue their ascent with “Laundry Mat,” a track that’s earned its place in the current alt-pop conversation. Recently featured at Outpu...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Elsten Torres Vice Versa álbum - I Love It!

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October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Irene Diaz is being considered for a Grammy!

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Music Sin Fronteras: Irene Diaz is being considered for a Grammy! - Artistic Echoes
My long-time friend Irene Diaz is now under consideration for a Grammy!  She is one of only two other Chicanas from East LA to be considered for a Grammy, the others being Quetzal founding member Mart...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Julieta Venegas, Silvana Estrada, Alejandra Rojas and Lupita Infante, Casey Dienel, La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, Francisca Valenzuela

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Hot Half Dozen: Julieta Venegas, Silvana Estrada, Alejandra Rojas and Lupita Infante, Casey Dienel, La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, Francisca Valenzuela - Artistic Echoes
Mismo Amor single by Julieta Venegas.  Fast-paced, sophisticated arrangement, this moves with clap beats and animated touches, making it an earworm in itself.   Venegas’ voice is a thing alive, a ring...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Meklit give us A Piece of Infinity, released this month

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Music Sin Fronteras: Meklit give us A Piece of Infinity, released this month - Artistic Echoes
Meklit Hadero, known simply as Meklit, is the perfect example of Music Sin Fronteras. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, her family became refugees, and she moved to the United States as a young child. Sh...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Miranda del Sol, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Mon Laferte with Nathy Peluso, Rhiannon Rodriguez, Natalie Bergman, Michelle Bi

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Hot Half Dozen: Miranda del Sol, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Mon Laferte with Nathy Peluso, Rhiannon Rodriguez, Natalie Bergman, Michelle Bi - Artistic Echoes
When You Were Asleep (vol 1), single by Miranda del Sol.  Brooklyn-based Cuban-Argentinian singer, songwriter, and producer Miranda del Sol’s debut EP, When You Were Asleep (vol. i) is a complex, emot...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Women in music today: talented, persistent and lots of cajónes

"Militia Vox has talent to spare. She is a powerhouse alt-metal singer"

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Music Sin Fronteras: Women in music today: talented, persistent and lots of cajónes - Artistic Echoes
In the Golden Age of American Folk songs, frequently pegged at 1958-1965 (although some people extend it to 1975), women made up 10-15% of the Billboard top 100. Women did enter the ranks of the top t...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Lurleen Ladd making music better for everyone

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Music Sin Fronteras: Lurleen Ladd making music better for everyone - Artistic Echoes
When you think about musicians whose careers are going strong after 40, most of the names that will pop into your head are men: Jay Z, Kanye West, of course, Paul McCartney at 83 and  Mick Jagger at 7...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Lurleen Ladd, Monsieur Periné, Whitney Tai, Larry Keel and Jon Stickley, Ana Barbara and Estibaliz, Lila Downs and Alica Villareal

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Hot Half Dozen: Lurleen Ladd, Monsieur Periné, Whitney Tai, Larry Keel and Jon Stickley, Ana Barbara and Estibaliz, Lila Downs and Alica Villareal - Artistic Echoes
Ember, single by Lurleen Ladd. Proving that there is life after 40 for singers, Lurleeen Ladd’s album, No Goin’ Back.  Although she went through earlier careers in healthcare, social work and entrepre...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Review: Wild Horse – “Don’t Wait” - A Soulful Ode to Letting Go

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Review: Wild Horse – “Don’t Wait” - A Soulful Ode to Letting Go - Artistic Echoes
In their latest release, Wild Horse—an electrifying indie pop trio from East Sussex—delivers a heartfelt anthem called “Don’t Wait” that resonates deeply with anyone standing at the crossroads of chan...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Margo Price, Silvana Estrada, Robert Plant, Rubio, Natalia Lafourcade, Patricia Vonne

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Hot Half Dozen: Margo Price, Silvana Estrada, Robert Plant, Rubio, Natalia Lafourcade, Patricia Vonne - Artistic Echoes
Hard Headed Woman, album by Margo Price. From the introductory “Prelude to Hard Headed Woman” to the final song, “Kissing You Goodbye”, this country…and blues, and rock, and ballads album is an earwor...
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September 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras - Gaby Moreno: A distinct voice bridging continents and cultures

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Music Sin Fronteras - Gaby Moreno: A distinct voice bridging continents and cultures - Artistic Echoes
Back in February (seems like a lifetime ago) I reviewed Gaby Moreno’s 2024 album Dusk. In April’s Hot Half Dozen I recommended the music video for her single “Lamento”, that tells the heartbreaking st...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Estani Frizzell joyfully blends today’s music with her grandmother’s heritage

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Music Sin Fronteras: Estani joyfully blends today’s music with her grandmother’s heritage - Artistic Echoes
Last week I recommended Estani’s single, “My Luck Has Changed” (Mi Suerte Ha Cambiado), from her recent album Tú De Mí Te Acordarás (You Will Remember Me).  I  am usually very picky about accordion-dr...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: Becky G & Delilah, The Mexican Standoff, The Warning, La Morar de Vihuela and Nancy Sanchez, Eljuri, Estani

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Hot Half Dozen: Becky G & Delilah, The Mexican Standoff, The Warning, La Morar de Vihuela and Nancy, Eljuri, Estani, Sánchez, - Artistic Echoes
Todo, single by Becky G & Delilah.  Sweet, melodic, romantic;  beautiful voices backed by a gentle guitar until the music rises with violins, pulling your heart so you feel every word.  Spanish.  Stre...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Music Sin Fronteras: Rockiachi, Broadwayiachi, jazziachi, funiachi … Mariachi Real Axixic

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Music Sin Fronteras: Rockiachi, Broadwayiachi, jazziachi, funiachi … Mariachi Real Axixic - Artistic Echoes
This past weekend, the oldest and largest English-speaking theater in Mexico, the Lakeside Little Theatre, about an hour outside of Guadalajara, hosted a weekend mariachi extravaganza with the award-w...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Hot Half Dozen: La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, ILE, Monsieur Periné, Twanguero, The Zac Schulze Gang, Madison Cunningham

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Hot Half Dozen: La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, iLe, Monsieur Periné, Twanguero, The Zac Schulze Gang, Madison Cunningham - Artistic Echoes
Malaventurados No Lloran by La Nueva Ola de Cumbia.   Los Malaventurados No Llora is just plain happy.  It’s cumbia – what can I say?  You dance to it. The song is a classic by the band Pxndx, but La ...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Review: San Demas - “You & I” - Memorable riffs & a driving Rhythm

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Review: San Demas - “You & I” - Memorable riffs & a driving Rhythm - Artistic Echoes
The latest single, “You & I” by San Demas follows the music outline of “less is more” when it comes to production, similar to how The Rolling Stones achieved this effect on their single “(I Can’t Get ...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM