Gaby Moreno pioneers American Latin Music at Gypset’s Los Globos concert. By Patrick O’Heffernan
A study released this week of the past 50 years of Billboard Hot 100 Hits revealed three inflection points – sharp changes in musical forms: 1964 with the British invasion and San Francisco acid rock blowing up 50’s 4/4 rock and roll, 1981 with the introduction of synthesizers and other electronica giving way to the pop and EDM of today, and 1991 with the emergence of hip–hop from Brooklyn into a national form that spawned rap and influenced American music in all genres. The audience at Gypset’s 6 de Mayo concert featuring Gaby Moreno at Silverlake’s Los Globos club, whether or not they realized it, were witnessing the emergence of a fourth inflection point in the nation’s music, the blend of South and Central American music and culture with American rock, blues and jazz. The result is, for want of a better name, American Latin Music (A.L.M.). Latin Grammy winner Gaby Moreno showed them exactly what A.L.M. looks like and why she is one of its most talented and most revered pioneers. Moreno was the [Read More]
