The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin!
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Apr 14, 2023
La Brega: Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico
00:32:06
From our friends at WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios, today we're sharing an episode from the latest season of the podcast La Brega — which traces the history of Puerto Rican music across eight transformative songs.In this special bonus episode of the show, La Brega goes behind the music with the artists featured on La Brega: El Álbum — including RaiNao, Xenia Rubinos, ÌFÉ and Ana Macho.La Brega: El Álbum is sponsored by Marguerite Casey Foundation. This season of La Brega is made possible by the Mellon Foundation.
Apr 12, 2023
Girl Ultra: On Mexico City's 'haunted' energy and why she secretly loves sad songs
00:33:36
Across her evolving discography, which includes everything from R&B ballads to danceable electronic beats, Girl Ultra has solidified her approach to deep, dark songs of love and heartbreak. In this episode, Anamaria Sayre sits down with the up-and-coming Mexico City singer to talk lost loves, why the city is "haunted" and how she copes with a nostalgic heart.
Mar 29, 2023
Camilo Lara: How Mexico's musical 'double agent' seeks a universal dance floor
00:29:25
Anamaria Sayre sits down with world-building producer and Mexican Institute of Sound frontman Camilo Lara to talk about using his fearless intuition to help artists find their voice in the burgeoning hub of Latin music.
Mar 20, 2023
Radio Ambulante: Getting Down
00:46:11
From our friends at Radio Ambulante, today we're sharing a thought provoking episode from their latest season. Puerto Rican Patricia Velasquez has spent her whole life listening to reggaeton. It's part of her identity. But when she was questioned about the content of the songs, she began an investigation that would lead her to create something completely new about the musical genre. This episode is in Spanish.
Mar 15, 2023
Julieta Venegas: Why the Mexican pop icon wouldn't call herself a pioneer
00:28:21
Anamaria Sayre sits down with Mexican pop icon Julieta Venegas to discuss her role as a trailblazing female vocalist and mom to a daughter with impeccably cool music taste.
Mar 01, 2023
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more
00:22:19
Our digital mailbag continues to overflow with tons of new music from every corner of the Spanish-speaking world. Yet even as we update our weekly playlists on both Spotify and Apple Music, we still have tracks that we think you need to hear. On this week's show, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite new music from the last few months.
Feb 15, 2023
Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid sound
00:27:42
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with prolific producer and creator Adrian Quesada to discuss his experimental approach to border-driven sonic expression.
Feb 01, 2023
Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspora
00:33:35
Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Cimafunk to talk about how he's created his singular sound, the complex African lineage of his music and why his band is his "tribe."
Jan 18, 2023
Reyna Tropical: How Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition
00:26:50
Anamaria Sayre sits down with Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical to talk about the process of trusting yourself, how music saved her life and moving forward after losing her creative collaborator Sumohair.
Jan 04, 2023
Encore: The Cuban roots of rock and roll
00:29:46
Can you hear the cha-cha-cha in The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"? Or the mambo in Ray Charles' "What'd I Say"? This week, Alt.Latino revisits a classic episode from 2019 and takes a closer look at the Cuban roots of rock and roll.
Apr 14 | 00:32:06
La Brega: Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico
Apr 12 | 00:33:36
Girl Ultra: On Mexico City's 'haunted' energy and why she secretly loves sad songs
Mar 29 | 00:29:25
Camilo Lara: How Mexico's musical 'double agent' seeks a universal dance floor
Mar 20 | 00:46:11
Radio Ambulante: Getting Down
Mar 15 | 00:28:21
Julieta Venegas: Why the Mexican pop icon wouldn't call herself a pioneer
Mar 01 | 00:22:19
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more
Feb 15 | 00:27:42
Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid sound
Feb 01 | 00:33:35
Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspora
Jan 18 | 00:26:50
Reyna Tropical: How Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition
Jan 04 | 00:29:46
Encore: The Cuban roots of rock and roll
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