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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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Episodes (179)
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo Vazquez
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Super-producer Edgar Barrera on turning old-school genres into pop hits
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Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
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Jun 12, 202428:35pending
The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's mis...
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May 29, 202435:10pending
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Fronte...
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May 15, 202432:49pending
Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
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May 1, 202437:05pending
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Angélica Garcia, Young Miko and The Maveri...
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Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
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Apr 4, 202437:07pending
What do we really want from Shakira?
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Mar 30, 202423:04pending
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and...
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Mar 21, 202426:46pending
A deep dive into Cuba's rich musical history, reported from Havana
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Mar 6, 202424:20pending
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de No...
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Feb 21, 202423:23pending
We round up the greatest boleros ever, with help from artists and listeners
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Feb 8, 202431:23pending
Ana Tijoux: On why it took 10 years to release her new album 'Vida'
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Jan 24, 202432:11pending
Alt.Latino's best new music roundup: Helado Negro, Gaby Moreno and Ana Tijoux
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Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2023
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Dec 20, 202341:04pending
Regional Goes Global, Part 3: How a magical Mexican town keeps banda tradition a...
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Dec 15, 202327:54pending
Regional Goes Global, Part 2: A band finds its voice amid a storm of controversy
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Nov 29, 202333:16pending
Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville
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Nov 15, 202333:01pending
Marinero: How the diversity of the Bay Area shaped the artist's approach to musi...
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Nov 2, 202335:40pending
Maluma: On becoming a dad, hustling across genres and reggaeton's rise in Colomb...
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Oct 20, 202317:00pending
Becky G: Why the Mexican American pop star always identifies as '200%'
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Dissecting the Latin Grammy noms, from Regional Mexican snubs to Edgar Barrera l...
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Sep 20, 202328:16pending
It's 'El Tiny' season — and Alt.Latino has the lineup
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Sep 13, 202322:50pending
Omar Montes: Why the Spanish artist thinks the best school for flamenco is the s...
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Aug 30, 202331:41pending
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta Teic...
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Aug 16, 202325:53pending
Eladio Carrión: Why the athlete-turned-rapper thinks everything in life is pract...
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Aug 2, 202326:36pending
YEИDRY: How she uses music to bridge her Dominican roots and Italian upbringing
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Jul 19, 202329:47pending
Alt.Latino presents the best music of 2023 (so far)
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Jul 5, 202331:02pending
Sheila E.: On how faith and family shaped the drummer's eclectic music career
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Jun 21, 202333:25pending
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y El...
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Jun 7, 202323:35pending
Mabe Fratti: The cellist on the importance of imperfection and going to extremes
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May 24, 202336:25pending
Karol G: Why the Colombian superstar will never stop being a 'happy heartbreak g...
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May 17, 202328:44pending
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and mor...
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Apr 26, 202325:14pending
La Brega: Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico
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Apr 14, 202332:06pending
Girl Ultra: On Mexico City's 'haunted' energy and why she secretly loves sad son...
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Apr 12, 202333:04pending
Camilo Lara: How Mexico's musical 'double agent' seeks a universal dance floor
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Mar 29, 202328:53pending
Radio Ambulante: Getting Down
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Mar 20, 202346:11pending
Julieta Venegas: Why the Mexican pop icon wouldn't call herself a pioneer
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Mar 15, 202327:49pending
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and mo...
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Mar 1, 202322:19pending
Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid...
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Feb 15, 202327:10pending
Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspor...
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Feb 1, 202333:35pending
Reyna Tropical: How Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition
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Jan 18, 202326:50pending
Encore: The Cuban roots of rock and roll
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Jan 4, 202329:46pending
Encore: Selena's spark still shines
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Dec 28, 202228:57pending
Encore: An Alt.Latino Christmas, with Cantigas in concert
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Dec 21, 202229:23pending
Alt.Latino presents our favorite music of 2022
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Dec 14, 202233:06pending
Encore: Cumbia, the musical backbone of Latin America
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Dec 7, 202229:41pending
Linda Ronstadt: On getting to fully embrace her Mexican heritage in her music
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Nov 30, 202227:47pending
Hermanos Gutiérrez: How their cinematic guitar music reconnected them as brothe...
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Nov 23, 202229:19pending