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Jessica Hernandez On Her New Motor City Sound

For her latest project, the Detroit native wrote a double album in both English and Spanish. It's a nod to the sounds of her city and to the cultures of her Cuban dad and Mexican-American mom.
Jessica Hernandez describes her music as "Latin-punk-Motown-soul — it's a little bit of everything."

There's no doubt that music is in the DNA of the city of Detroit. People around the world know this Michigan city for the classic Motown sound; the city also nurtured a vital rock scene and is often cited as the birthplace of techno. But along with Stevie Wonder, , and , an up-to-date roll call of Detroit's music scene would have to include Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas.

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