Alt.Latino

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328 Episodes

  1. Omar Montes: Why the Spanish artist thinks the best school for flamenco is the street

    Published: 8/30/2023
  2. Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: DannyLux, Kali Uchis and Dario Acosta Teich

    Published: 8/16/2023
  3. Eladio Carrión: Why the athlete-turned-rapper thinks everything in life is practice

    Published: 8/2/2023
  4. YEИDRY: How she uses music to bridge her Dominican roots and Italian upbringing

    Published: 7/19/2023
  5. Alt.Latino presents the best music of 2023 (so far)

    Published: 7/5/2023
  6. Sheila E.: On how faith and family shaped the drummer's eclectic music career

    Published: 6/21/2023
  7. Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y Elmar

    Published: 6/7/2023
  8. Mabe Fratti: The cellist on the importance of imperfection and going to extremes

    Published: 5/24/2023
  9. Karol G: Why the Colombian superstar will never stop being a 'happy heartbreak girl'

    Published: 5/17/2023
  10. Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and more

    Published: 4/26/2023
  11. La Brega: Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico

    Published: 4/14/2023
  12. Girl Ultra: On Mexico City's 'haunted' energy and why she secretly loves sad songs

    Published: 4/12/2023
  13. Camilo Lara: How Mexico's musical 'double agent' seeks a universal dance floor

    Published: 3/29/2023
  14. Radio Ambulante: Getting Down

    Published: 3/20/2023
  15. Julieta Venegas: Why the Mexican pop icon wouldn't call herself a pioneer

    Published: 3/15/2023
  16. Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more

    Published: 3/1/2023
  17. Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid sound

    Published: 2/15/2023
  18. Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspora

    Published: 2/1/2023
  19. Reyna Tropical: How Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition

    Published: 1/18/2023
  20. Encore: The Cuban roots of rock and roll

    Published: 1/4/2023

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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