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Alt.Latino
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo FernándezThis week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Manu Chao on the way — his first in 17 years — and their favorite recent songs fro…
Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love'El Tiny' season at the Tiny Desk launches next week and this year it's all about love — familial and romantic, with drama fit for a telenovela. Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: La Doña, Sinego and Spanish Harlem OrchestraAnamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras play some of their favorite new songs from the last few months, featuring globe-spanning electronica from Colombian producer Sinego, border-cross…
The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 yearsOver the past month thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the disputed election of president Nicolás Maduro, while Venezuelan artists like Danny Ocean use m…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and SuperfónicosExplicitFelix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean in the midst of the country's political crisis, Girl…
Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soulThe genre commonly referred to as "Chicano soul" has that "you know it if you hear it" kind of sound. It's a bicultural interpretation of late 1950s and early '60s African Americ…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo VazquezFelix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new tracks, including heartbroken music from Omar Apollo, a mix of jazz and Afro-Puerto Rican sounds from Papo Vazquez an…
Super-producer Edgar Barrera on turning old-school genres into pop hitsExplicitEven if you don't know Edgar Barrera's name, you know his work. The multiple Grammy-winning writer and producer has worked with dozens of the biggest names in Latin music — Bad Bun…
Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)ExplicitTo mark the halfway point of 2024, Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and NPR Culture Desk producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run down their favorite releases of the year so far, from…
The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry is more than just a collection of music and sound — it's a reflection of who we are as a country. In April, two new Spanish lan…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo FronteraExplicitAna and Felix collect their favorite recent releases from the past few months, including new material from the breakout regional band Grupo Frontera, a country/Latin cross-over in…
Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entriesIt's the 10th annual Tiny Desk contest and there's been a strong showing of Latin artists behind desks across the United States and Puerto Rico. Felix and Ana sifted through all t…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Angélica Garcia, Young Miko and The MavericksAnamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite new music, from Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko's boundary-pushing new music, to Alejandro Escovedo's genre-bending rock a…
Tracing the history of Latino artists making country musicExplicitThe release of Beyoncés Cowboy Carter has sparked a national conversation about who gets to sing country music and the complex roots of the genre. Which got Alt.Latino thinking — w…
What do we really want from Shakira?Shakira just released her first album in seven years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, and most listeners and critics have high praise. But this episode of Alt.Latino puts the record to t…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and moreExplicitThe weather's heating up and so are the music releases. The hosts of Alt.Latino share their most quintessentially them picks, with Latin jazz across the board from Felix and indie…
A deep dive into Cuba's rich musical history, reported from HavanaIs it really a good idea to take a vacation with your coworkers? If you're part of the Alt.Latino team, it is. Last month Alt.Latino co-host Anamaria Sayre decided to join Felix C…
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de NosExplicitAs the chill remains in the air for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and the heat of summer warms up the South, we take time to listen to new music from both parts of the wor…
We round up the greatest boleros ever, with help from artists and listenersNothing captures the agony of love, loss, hope and redemption like the song form known across all of Latin America: the bolero. Last December, UNESCO declared the bolero "an intan…
Ana Tijoux: On why it took 10 years to release her new album 'Vida'Vocalist Ana Tijoux has been a frequent guest on Alt.Latino. That's because ever since her US debut, 1977, was released in 2010, Tijoux had been at the forefront of Latin music tha…
