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Thursday, May 25, 2006
  • Singer Daddy Yankee at the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
    Singer Daddy Yankee at the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

    How Latin Music Found its Way to Main Street, USA

    While the U.S. Senate advances a sweeping immigration bill, Latin music continues to boom. Between 2004 and 2005, Latin music sales jumped by 14% while overall music sales declined by 3.9%. Los Angeles Times reporter Agustin Gurza and Putumayo records president Dan Storper examine why. Also on the show: a live performance from Elizabeth and the Catapult, a young band that meshes classical piano sounds, soulful vocals, and funky rhythmic grooves. Finally, the backlash from bad-mouthing the Bush administration ousted the Dixie Chicks from the country community, but it earned them lots of credibility and, according to some critics, a fresh sense of purpose. We look at their new bluegrass-meets-lite-rock CD, "Taking the Long Way."

Behind the Latin Music Boom

Los Angeles Times reporter Agustin Gurza and Putumayo records president Dan Storper talk about the boom in Latin music.
» Putumayo records Web site

Elizabeth and the Catapult

The band Elizabeth and the Catapult performs live in the studio.
» Elizabeth and the Catapult Web site

In the Line of Fire

A look at how the Dixie Chicks are back with their brand of adult country-pop.
» Time magazine cover story on the Dixie Chicks

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