La Sonora bridges the worlds of Baltimore’s second generation of Latino immigrants
Last summer, among the usual sea of hardcore and punk fliers slapped onto windows and telephone poles, I started spotting posters for cumbia concerts and reggaeton nights all over the city. They stood out for their warm, saturated palette. But it wasn’t until I passed a few of them that I noticed a recurring emblem: […]
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