News

Reinvention is a challenge for any artist, particularly one who has been making music for more than three decades. Yet on his latest track “Invulnerables,” Spanish rocker Enrique Bunbury taps into fresh new energy, delivering a song that’s pulsating with a sense of excitement and revival.

Bunbury has always been a renegade in the rock en español scene, so his bold musical decisions aren’t much of a surprise. But part of what makes “Invulnerables” so compelling has to do with the specificities around when it was created: In...

For more than three decades, Spanish rock legend Enrique Bunbury has spun fantastic stories of dark fantasy and probed the depths of universal human emotions through his songs. Yet in his disquieting and introspective 10th studio album, Posible, he delves into the many alternate worlds that exist within himself.

“Other versions of yourself exist, whether that’s being a better husband, better father, or better lover,” he says of his new album, out Friday. “Those options torture me, and they give me hope.”

Born Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy in Zaragoza,...

It has officially been 20 years since Shakira first brought her unique brand of rock en español (and leather pants) to MTV’s Unplugged series, and 48 hours since Rosalía and Ozuna shook fans with their surprise collaboration. In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this week in Latin music.

Kali Uchis, Cuco to Stand Up for Immigrants in ‘Selena for Sanctuary’ Concert Series

“Existing as successful Latinx artists within this political climate is a form of resistance,” said Doris Muñoz, organizer of Solidarity for Sanctuary — a concert series...

Intriguing synth grooves meet the dark poetry of a rock en español legend in new track “Dos Veces Al Día.” Featuring former Héroes del Silencio frontman Enrique Bunbury, it’s the first single off Volume One, the debut Ep by Wired Sessions, a.k.a. Chilean artist-producer Juan Covarrubias.

Amid an arsenal of oscillators, filters, samplers and mixers, Covarrubias’ star instrument, he says, is the modular synthesizer. “I love the instrument because is very unpredictable,” the producer tells Rolling Stone via email. In true Bunbury fashion, he says, “the production needed to have some darkness,...

San Juan, March 20 (Ians/Efe) After a two-year battle against cancer, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Draco Rosa launched Tuesday his new album "Vida" (Life) on which he teams up with 16 artists including Ricky Martin, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz.

Others accompanying Rosa are Juan Luis Guerra, Calle 13, Juanes, Marc Anthony, Tego Calderon, Mana, Ruben Blades, Jose Feliciano, Enrique Bunbury, Andres Calamaro, Romeo Santos, Ednita Nazario and MiMa.

The new Rosa album is being released almost two years after he was diagnosed with cancer and not quite three months since doctors pronounced him cured.

"It's titled 'Vida' because I'm happy to be alive. After two years of the illness, they confirmed that I was free of cancer.

Michael Jackson's Thriller started the trend of making a mini-movies out of a music video. Following in the same footsteps, Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury is up for Latin Grammy for his 26-minute movie. Watch the entire long form video “Licenciado Cantinas, The Movie” here.

The former singer of the popular Spanish metal-rock band Héroes del Silencio teamed up with director Alexis Morante to shoot the theatrical musical based on Enrique Bunbury's latest album “Licenciado Cantinas." The 26-minute movie by the prolific singer is up for a nomination at the Xlll Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Best Long Form Music Video being held in Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay on November 15, 2012. Xlll Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast on the Univision Network.

Enrique Bunbury will be touring the United

Read more...