Alt.Latino
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!Support NPR and get your music exploration sponsor-free with Alt.Latino+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/nprmusic
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Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri: Why Their Music Mattered
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Latin summer anthems
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The decline of corridos tumbados? Plus, more jazz from Felix
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It's a Bad Bunny summer in Puerto Rico: Ana recaps 2 of his Residency shows
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Bad Bunny residency prep, new guitar tracks and Latin genre benders
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Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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'Our joy is our resistance.'
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Bad Bunny gets political, Brazilian grooves from Brooklyn, Reparto Cubano and mo...
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Vintage cumbia, Ecuadorian folk, guitar jamming and Mexican rap
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Karol G goes Pan-Latin, Argentine rock reimagined, Mexico now and then
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Best music of the year (so far)
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New Tracks: Bruce Springsteen (yes, that Bruce Springsteen), pablopablo and more
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Accordions: From Eastern Europe to Latin America, with love!
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The Latin bands of the Tiny Desk Contest
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Musical lessons for living in the moment and meat-inspired band names
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Guitarricadelafuente and Lido Pimienta return with stunning albums
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Music from South America, Spain and ... Mars?
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Rapper PJ Sin Suela on Puerto Rican hip-hop and more
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These Alt.Latino faves just keep getting better and better
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A Banjo, Bomba, Bardo y Más
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Behind the scenes of Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk
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A psicodélico deep dive, plus new music from Spain and Colombia
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Music To Move By (It's Not What You Think)
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Jazz from Latin America, plus a track we can't name from Ca7riel & Paco
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New Music: Something Old, Something New, Something Found... and Jazz
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Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyond
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Christian Nodal stays messy, pablopablo recruits Carín León, and new Flaco Jimen...
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Selena Gomez's tears, Jessie Reyez's gratitude and what it means to be 'xolo'
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Why we love Joaquina. Plus, Felix is chismeless
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Felix and Ana try out New Year's Resolutions
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A moment for Los Angeles
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Why Bad Bunny's 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' is an act of political resistance
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Music We Missed in 2024
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Alt.Latino's favorite songs of 2024
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Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2024
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As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 2)
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As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 1)
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Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Damaris Bojor, Becky G and Chicocurlyhead
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Our Spain Soundtrack: Judeline, Lia Kali and more
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Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Alih Jey and Little Jesus
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Celebrating the legacy of Celia Cruz
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Rosalía, Twanguero and Wyatt Flores
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The songs we can't stop playing on repeat
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Alt.Latino talks all the surprise nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández
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Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: La Doña, Sinego and Spanish Harlem Orchest...
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The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
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Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
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Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul
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