Alt.Latino
A podcast by NPR - Wednesdays

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344 Episodes
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Alt.Latino presents the best music of 2023 (so far)
Published: 7/5/2023 -
Sheila E.: On how faith and family shaped the drummer's eclectic music career
Published: 6/21/2023 -
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Eduardo Cabra, Santa Fe Klan and Elsa y Elmar
Published: 6/7/2023 -
Mabe Fratti: The cellist on the importance of imperfection and going to extremes
Published: 5/24/2023 -
Karol G: Why the Colombian superstar will never stop being a 'happy heartbreak girl'
Published: 5/17/2023 -
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Becky G and more
Published: 4/26/2023 -
La Brega: Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico
Published: 4/14/2023 -
Girl Ultra: On Mexico City's 'haunted' energy and why she secretly loves sad songs
Published: 4/12/2023 -
Camilo Lara: How Mexico's musical 'double agent' seeks a universal dance floor
Published: 3/29/2023 -
Radio Ambulante: Getting Down
Published: 3/20/2023 -
Julieta Venegas: Why the Mexican pop icon wouldn't call herself a pioneer
Published: 3/15/2023 -
Alt.Latino's Best New Music Round-Up: Karol G, Y La Bamba, The Latin Dead and more
Published: 3/1/2023 -
Adrian Quesada: How the U.S.-Mexico border shaped the prolific producer's fluid sound
Published: 2/15/2023 -
Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspora
Published: 2/1/2023 -
Reyna Tropical: How Fabi Reyna learned to listen to her revolutionary intuition
Published: 1/18/2023 -
Encore: The Cuban roots of rock and roll
Published: 1/4/2023 -
Encore: Selena's spark still shines
Published: 12/28/2022 -
Encore: An Alt.Latino Christmas, with Cantigas in concert
Published: 12/21/2022 -
Alt.Latino presents our favorite music of 2022
Published: 12/14/2022 -
Encore: Cumbia, the musical backbone of Latin America
Published: 12/7/2022
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