Alt.Latino: NPR Music's Program For Latin Alternative And Rock In Spanish What Latinidad sounds like, presented by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre.
Super-producer Edgar Barrera on turning old-school genres into pop hits
Nathy Peluso is a featured artist in this week's episode of Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
Carlos Santana is featured on this week's episode of Alt.Latino.
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The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)
Wyatt Flores is featured on this week's episode of Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Frontera
Tiny Desk Contest entrant Cathia is featured in this week's episode of Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
Angelica Garcia is featured on this week's Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Angélica Garcia, Young Miko and The Mavericks
On this week's Alt.Latino , a discussion of Latin artists in country music.
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Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
On this week's Alt.Latino , an assessment of Shakira's current career after Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran .
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What do we really want from Shakira?
Elsa y Elmar is a featured artist on this week's Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and more
Today's episode of Alt.Latino is an exploration of Cuba's musical and cultural history.
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A deep dive into Cuba's rich musical history, reported from Havana
El Cuarteto de Nos is featured on this week's Alt.Latino .
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de Nos
La Lupe is one of the artists featured in this week's Alt.Latino .
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We round up the greatest boleros ever, with help from artists and listeners
Ana Tijoux is this week's guest on Alt.Latino .
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Ana Tijoux: On why it took 10 years to release her new album 'Vida'
Helado Negro's "Just Want To Wake Up With You" is one of Alt.Latino 's favorite new tracks.
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Alt.Latino's best new music roundup: Helado Negro, Gaby Moreno and Ana Tijoux
Maria Jose Llergo.
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Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023
On this week's Alt.Latino , hosts Ana and Felix travel to Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition alive
On this week's episode of Alt.Latino , Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras travel to Yakima, Wash., to interview family band Yahritza y Su Esencia.
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Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy
On this week's Alt.Latino , an exploration of the rise of regional Mexican music.
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Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville
Marinero is this week's guest on Alt.Latino .
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Marinero: How the diversity of the Bay Area shaped the artist's approach to music
This week's guest on Alt.Latino is Maluma.
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Maluma: On becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise in Colombia
Edgar Barrera is nominated for 13 awards at this year's Latin Grammys.
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Dissecting the Latin Grammy noms, from Regional Mexican snubs to Edgar Barrera love
J Noa is one artist featured in Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' line-up.
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It's 'El Tiny' season — and Alt.Latino has the lineup
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