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Alt.Latino
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Alt.Latino's best new music roundup: Helado Negro, Gaby Moreno and Ana TijouxIn the earliest days of the show, Alt.Latino's mailbox was usually piled high with CDs of new music from both emerging and well-known artists. Now, Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sa…
- Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023
While 2022 may have been a year completely dominated by a certain sad summer reggaeton album, 2023 drew its power from a set of familiar sounds that took on new prominence: tubas,…
Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition aliveYou know all those tubas and brass instruments you hear behind your favorite regional Mexican hits? That's banda sinaloense and this week Alt.Latino wraps up the Regional Goes Glob…
Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversyFor the second episode of Alt.Latino's regional Mexican music series, hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras interview the rising family band Yahritza y Su Esencia in its hometow…
Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in NashvilleExplicitEarlier this year, Peso Pluma — a 24-year-old who grew up in between Guadalajara, Jalisco, and San Antonio — became the first regional Mexican artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard…
Marinero: How the diversity of the Bay Area shaped the artist's approach to musicRecently Ana and Felix traveled to NPR member station KQED in San Francisco to meet Alt.Latino listeners and interview the musician Marinero, who has deep musical and familial root…
Maluma: On becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise in ColombiaThe Colombian singer Maluma has a lot to be excited about these days — a world tour, a new album and a shot at exploring a different part of his humanity: being a parent. The arti…
Becky G: Why the Mexican American pop star always identifies as '200%'Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming Tiny Desk performance, to talk about the cultural mash-up of her music, her philosophy for wor…
Dissecting the Latin Grammy noms, from Regional Mexican snubs to Edgar Barrera loveAnamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento sit down to talk some real chisme this week — a special episode dedicated to the Latin Grammy nominations. Was…
It's 'El Tiny' season — and Alt.Latino has the lineupThis week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras preview the artists coming to play Tiny Desk performances for their 'El Tiny' takeover, including indie explosion Kali Uchis returning…
Omar Montes: Why the Spanish artist thinks the best school for flamenco is the streetExplicitAnamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Spanish artist Omar Montes to talk about why he'll never lose his flamenco influences, expressing the oppression of his Romani ance…
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta TeichThis week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including Mexican bedroom pop from Bratty, jazz from Argentinian composer Dari…
Eladio Carrión: Why the athlete-turned-rapper thinks everything in life is practiceFelix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with the Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Eladio Carrión to discuss what drives him, learning Spanish through music and how he's changing the…
YEИDRY: How she uses music to bridge her Dominican roots and Italian upbringingAnamaria Sayre speaks with YEИDRY, the Dominican-born, Italian-raised singer about using music as a tool to marry her two worlds. Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited…
Alt.Latino presents the best music of 2023 (so far)ExplicitAnamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite albums of 2023 so far, from the modern corridos tumbados of Peso Pluma, a new, reimagined version of one of Fito Paez's g…
Sheila E.: On how faith and family shaped the drummer's eclectic music careerFelix Contreras sits down with percussion icon Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., to talk about the influence of the Bay Area on her music, holding her own in the face of music indust…
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y ElmarThis week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, including new work from the prolific Eduardo Cabra, surprisingly straight-ahea…
Mabe Fratti: The cellist on the importance of imperfection and going to extremesAnamaria Sayre sits down with the experimental, Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti to discuss the admiration she's developed for imperfection, finding a musical community in Mexico Cit…
Karol G: Why the Colombian superstar will never stop being a 'happy heartbreak girl'ExplicitWhile coming up with the concept for her new album Mañana Será Bonito, Colombian superstar Karol G had an epiphany that would change her life: what if she was just more herself? An…
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and moreThis week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite music from the last few months, kicking things off with a surprising collab from Bad Bunny and regional Mexica…
