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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)
Silvana Estrada: On cultivating intimacy and generosity in her live performances
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Nov 16, 202232:12pending
Natalia Lafourcade: How making original music again helped grow her 'inner garde...
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Nov 9, 202229:24pending
Canción Exploder: Ibeyi
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Nov 4, 202215:41pending
Angélica Negrón: The genre-subverting composer on embracing all sides of her ide...
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Nov 2, 202225:58pending
Carlos Santana: Why 1972's divisive, spiritual 'Caravanserai' wasn't 'career sui...
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Oct 26, 202228:07pending
Snooze: Rosario Dawson
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Oct 21, 202228:11pending
iLe: How the rhythms and resilience of Puerto Rico shape her music
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Oct 19, 202234:30pending
Farruko: On his partying persona and religious transformation (English version)
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Oct 13, 202219:25pending
Farruko: On his partying persona and religious transformation (Spanish Version)
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Oct 12, 202230:13pending
Carla Morrison: How a break from music and a move to Paris led to a personal reb...
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Oct 5, 202225:38pending
Alisa Amador: Why the Tiny Desk Contest winner almost gave up on music
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Sep 28, 202228:16pending
Rosalía: How the genre-bending pop star found her confidence
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Sep 21, 202228:37pending
Omar Apollo: Ballet Folklórico OG, Pharrell Whisperer, and Hot Sauce Entrepreneu...
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Sep 14, 202228:23pending
Alt.Latino: Where we've been and what's next
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Sep 12, 202213:40pending
Reintroducing: Alt.Latino
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Sep 12, 20222:52pending
From the archives: flamenco, rock and songs of rebellion from Spain
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Jul 3, 202232:54pending
From the archives: the many faces of 'Regional Mexican'
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Jun 26, 202228:30pending
From the archives: interviews with Ibeyi, Ivy Queen and Silvina Moreno
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Apr 3, 202231:10pending
From the archives: Latinas in punk
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Mar 27, 202228:59pending
From the archives: exploring the representation of women in reggaeton
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Mar 20, 202228:59pending
From the archives: vibrant conversations with artists Daymé Arocena and iLe
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Mar 13, 202228:59pending
Celebrating Women's History Month with three powerful Latinas
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Mar 6, 202230:29pending
From the archives: A deep dive into Afro-Latinx culture
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Feb 27, 202228:29pending
Revisiting the work of two Afro-Latinx pioneers
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Feb 13, 202228:58pending
Speaking truth to power through music
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Jan 30, 202226:10pending
Alt.Latino presents the best singles of 2021
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Dec 12, 202150:12pending
Alt.Latino looks back at the best albums of 2021
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Dec 5, 202142:13pending
Voices from the past in Ecuador and Venezuela
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Nov 21, 202128:59pending
Honor the Departed in Our Annual Sonic Altar
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Oct 31, 202115:44pending