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Xavi Keeps Pushing Latin Music’s Boundaries: ‘We Definitely Brought Something New’
Xavi talks about pushing Latin music's boundaries, awards for "La Diabla," his family and more in Genre Now cover story.
“La Diabla” has since tied for the second-longest-reigning title of the year on the Hot Latin Songs chart, dominating for 14 weeks. With his pioneering blend of the musicality of corridos tumbados with the melodies of sad sierreño, Xavi has paved a clear path for himself to explore other genres, too. Growing up between Sonora, Mexico, and Phoenix, his mother would wake him up with music by Vicente Fernández and Selena, but he says coming to the United States was “a whole different world” and he quickly became a fan of artists like Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar.
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