Muévelo

Latin music fans—from lovers of Bad Bunny to Selena, Juan Gabriel to Villano Antillano, and Romeo Santos to Shakira—will love Muévelo, a compelling look at the impact of Latin music in our lives, culture, and history.

Podcast hosts of Radio Menea, Miriam Zoila Pérez and Verónica Bayetti Flores, explore how Latin music has been shaped by movements of people, culture, and sound across decades of Latin artists and songs. Through collections of essays, playlists, timelines, album deep dives, and more, the authors share their examination of the role and influence that movements, migration, and colonialism, had and have on all types of Latin music genres, from bachata to boleros, to salsa and norteños.

Within these vibrant pages you’ll find song-by-song analysis of significant albums like Selena’s iconic Amor Proihbido, explorations of the places and migrations that have shaped Latin music, timelines explaining the context in which this music lives, and so much more. With profiles of movements and artists as lively and passionate as the music itself, Muévelo is an essential exploration of the music that moves us, both on the dance floor and in life.
 
 

• "...Muévelo is essential reading for anyone trying to understand Latine music in all of its depth and history. Verónica Bayetti Flores and Miriam Zoila Pérez take us through their own musical biography, and they artfully interweave not only the historical roots of different genres of Latine music but also our peoples' relationships to sound, spaces, migration and history...a complete guide for anyone who cares about music in general and about its connections to race, power, class and joy."
  Nadia Reiman, Pulitzer Prize winner and Immigration reporter This American Life
• "Finally! A book from a queer perspective celebrating the groundbreaking global influence of Black and Brown artists in Latinx music history. From Chilean pop to corridos norteños, Pérez and Vero beautifully weave Latinx music genres through essays, interviews and insightful conversations that will have you dusting off your record collection and listening to your new favorite jams like never before."
  Justin Favela, Co-host of Latinos Who Lunch, award-winning artist