Latin Music
We must acknowledge the Afro roots of Latin music
Peak Web December 18, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer I remember the first time João Gilberto’s voice filled my room. It was soft, unhurried, a secret being told in half-light. “Chega de Saudade” flowed as simply as breath. What I didn’t know yet was that this serene sound, often celebrated as the birth of bossa nova, carried with it older rhythms: the pulse of samba de roda from Bahia, and Candomblé chants where enslaved individuals came together to create art. Before bossa nova’s subtle harmonies reached Rio’s middle-class apartments, its spirit already lived in the percussive heartbeats of those at the margins. This history…
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Latin music is integral to our playlists
Peak Web November 11, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer I was first introduced to Latin music in grade nine, when I began studying Spanish. Somewhere between the syncopated percussion, rhythmic guitar strums, and magnetic vocals, I fell in love with the music. Around that…
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