The Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 is one of the most beloved and hated bands in the Spanish-speaking world. Its members are politically outspoken and opinionated. They've also undergone an unusual ...
Calle 13, one of Latin America’s most popular bands, released a new song this week featuring an unlikely collaborator — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The song, “Multi_Viral,” also features Tom ...
René Pérez, lead singer of Puerto Rican alternative urban group Calle 13, knows a thing or two about teeing people off. Since the release of Calle 13’s self-titled debut album in 2005, the band ...
The seeds of Calle 13’s originality and eventual viral success was undoubtedly alive during the band’s beginnings, when two brothers took the booming Latin American urban music scene by storm with ...
On its self-titled 2005 debut, Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 was hilarious—and musically innovative too, with vocalist Residente’s lyrics poking fun at every aspect of contemporary Latin culture while his ...
EVEN after three CDs and a dozen Grammy Awards, much about Calle 13 remains a mystery or a contradiction. For five years this band has been one of the most popular and innovative in Latin music, ...
Formed in 2004 by step-brothers René Pérez Joglar (aka singer Residente), Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (better known as instrumental polymath Visitante) and their half-sister Ileana Cabra Joglar (the ...