NPR: Alt.Latino 2j206i

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras was a Tiny Desk Contest judge this year, and on this episode, he brings six of his favorite entries to the show. Artists and songs featured: • Esotérica Tropica, "Despierta" • Mario Diaz, Bachi and Los Salvajes, "Ropa de Colores" • alegrías, "Daygo" • Charly Siaba, "Lejos de Aquí" • Los Pleneros de la Cresta, "Rayo del Sol" • Taisha Estrada, "El Abstracto" Credits Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

This week's mixture of jazz, trance-inducing beats, Mexican folk and gorgeous indie pop has something for everyone. Featured artists and songs: Paloma Morphy, "1 tipo nuevo" Camila Meza, "Persistir" Rusowsky, "Malibu" Ines Velasco, "Todo Es Para Decir" Pachmyan, "Hard to Part" Las Chorizeras, "Blue Eyed Man" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Co-host Anamaria Sayre finally gets to share the new Guitarricadelafuente album with the world, and catch the NPR audience on the viral sensation Macario Martínez. Felix Contreras spotlights Lido Pimienta's symphonic pivot. Featured artists and songs: • Guitarricadelafuente, "BABIECA!" • Haydée Milanés, "Un amor que se demora" • Macario Martínez, "Sueña Lindo, Corazón" • Macario Martínez, "Otra Vez" • Macario Martínez, "¿qué somos hoy?" • Macario Martínez, "Hey destino" • Lido Pimienta, "Quiero Que Me Beses" • Marco Mares & Sabino, "digo que no, pero si" • Adri Paíz, "Quererte o No" Credits Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

The music this week comes from a variety of countries and genres, some of it sounds like music you've heard ... while others sound like nothing you've heard before. Featured artists and songs: • Natalia Bernal, "Más Allá" • Jaze, "mil procedimientos" • Jaze & Susana Baca, "jomalón" • Jaze, "boomeran'" • The Mars Volta, "Fin" • The Mars Volta, "Enlazan las tinieblas" • The Mars Volta, "Alba del orate" • The Mars Volta, "Lucro sucio" • Diego Mema, "la forma de quererte" • Diego Mema, "till there was you" (Beatles cover) • The Rumba Madre, "Abuela" • Junior Zamora, "Salsa y Clase" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Anamaria Sayre talks about the history of Puerto Rican hip-hop with rapper PJ Sin Suela. Featured artists and songs: • PJ Sin Suela & Chuwi, "Escúchame " • PJ Sin Suela, "Es La Hora" • Nuff Ced & Tek 1, "Metrópolis" • PJ Sin Suela, Siete Nueve & Messy Deprat , "Illegal 2.0" • E.A. Flow, "D'Aqui" • Intifada, Luis Diaz & Yallzee "Albizu" • Los Pleneros de La Cresta, "Los de la Isla" • Bad Bunny & Los Pleneros de La Cresta, "CAFé CON RON" • Tego Calderón, "Gracias" • Ñejo Y Dálmata, "Asi Es la Vida" • PJ Sin Suela, "San Dunga" • PJ Sin Suela, "Mambrú" • PJ Sin Suela, "Vivo" • PJ Sin Suela & Jorge Drexler, "Todo Se Complica" Credits Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Lauren Migaki. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre talk artistic growth and precocious talent. Featured artists and songs: • Natalia Lafourcade, "Cancionera" • Natalia Lafourcade & El David Aguilar, "Como Quisiera Quererte" • Natalia Lafourcade & Hermanos Gutierrez, "Luna Creciente" • Irene Diaz, "Anything For You" • Eladio Carrión & Myke Towers, "Vetements" • Eladio Carrión & Lia Kali, "Me Muero" • Kayatibu, LUIZGA & Yaka Huni Kuin, "Nai Basa Masheri" • Santi Sc, "Cuando Nos Besamos" (feat. Dirk) • Santi Sc, "Home Run" • Maria Marquez, "La Lagrima" Credits Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Anamaria continues to impress Felix with new female voices, while he shares more jazz and Puerto Rican bomba fusion. Featured artists and songs: • Queralt Lahoz, "LA FE" • Bardo, "Renacer" (feat. Combo Chimbita) • Vanessa Zamora, "GRAVEDAD" (feat. Çantamarta) • BEATrio, "Archipelago" • Mon Laferte, "Otra Noche de Llorar" • El Laberinto del Coco, "Todo Se Nubla" Credits Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk concert was the most watched premiere in the series' history. In this episode, Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre speaks with the superstar at the Desk and takes you behind the scenes of the performance. NPR reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, who also was in the audience, sits in for Felix Contreras this week. Featured artists and songs: • Bad Bunny, "PIToRRO DE COCO" (Tiny Desk Version) • Bad Bunny, "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR" (Tiny Desk Version) • Bad Bunny, "KLOuFRENS" (Tiny Desk Version) • Bad Bunny, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii" (Tiny Desk Version) • Bad Bunny, "LA MuDANZA" (Tiny Desk Version) Credits: Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre play the new music that caught their ears this week, plus Felix delivers a deep dive into the roots of psicodélico. Featured artists and songs: • Eslabón Armado, "Esa noche" • Adrian Quesada, "Ojos Secos" (feat. Cuco) • Jessie Reyez, "**I NEVER SAID I WAS SANE**" • BALTHVS, "Year of the Snake" • Grateful Dead, "Dark Star" • Os Mutantes, "A minha menina" • Duane Eddy, "Rebel Ro" • Valeria Castro, "debe ser" • Valeria Castro "sentimentalmente" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras moved out of his long-time apartment, and in the process, he unearthed some amazing music. Co-host Anamaria Sayre shares the new songs currently moving her. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras gives his co-host Anamaria Sayre a primer on Latin Jazz. She returns the favor with a new track from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (of Tiny Desk fame) and a Mexican ranchera that sounds older than it is. Featured artists and songs: • Edison Machado & Boa Nova, "Naquela Base" • Michi, "Memmy (Recuerdo)" (feat. Gabriel da Rosa) • Adam O'Farrill, "Nocturno, 1932" • Vivir Quintana, "Más Libre Que En Casa" • Lucia Sarmiento, "Look Up" • Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, "#T****" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

This week we balance our ion for new discoveries with reissued music from an iconic Latin American songwriter. Featured artists and songs: • Ezra Collective, "Body Language" (feat. Sasha Keable) • Patti LaBelle, "Teach me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" • Teri Gender Bender, "SANAR" • Kevin Kaarl, "recuérdame x siempre" • Violeta Parra, "Cantores Que Reflexionan" • Ben Aler, "Honest" • Jose Luiz Martins, "Cravo e Canela" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras takes us on a tour of African influences throughout Latinidad, with a little help from Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón. Featured artists and songs: • Betsayda Machado & Parranda el Clavo, "Oh, Santa Rosa" • Bia Ferreira, "Quando Você Me Olha" • Cheo Feliciano, "Anacaona" • Ismael Rivera, "Las Caras Lindas" • Ruben Blades & Willie Colón, "Plantación Adentro" • Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, "Lamento De Concepcion" • ÌFÉ, "Higher Love" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are back with six new songs that span the spectrum of Latinidad. Featured artists and songs: • Christian Nodal, "A Solas con la Botella" • Las Trompas de Falopium, "JARRE" • pablopablo, Carín León & Ralphie Choo, "Eso Que Tú Llamas Amor" • The Mexican Standoff & Flaco Jimenez, "Tu Dirás" (feat. Los Texmaniacs) • Amaia, "C'est La Vie" • Angie K, "Red Dirt on Mars" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Our digital mailboxes continue to overflow with new music. This week, we hear from a Colombian-Venezuelan super group, a new Afro-Brazilian band, and Ana gets another jazz lesson from a Latin jazz orchestra. Songs featured in this episode: • XIXA, "Xolo de Galáxia" • Meme del Real, "Princesa" • Jessie Reyes, "GOLIATH" • Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, "Dia de los Muertos III Mambo Cadaverous" • Trinka, "Grego" • Astropical, "Me Pasa (Piscis)" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Special gracias to Hazel Cills: Thanks for everything!! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Do not come on Alt.Latino if you don't have good chisme! Ana and Felix talk about their favorite songs of the week, including some psychedelic cumbia, Cuban folk music and more. Songs featured on the episode: •Combo Chimbita, "Dímelo" •Cortadito, "Yemaya" •Joaquina, "desahogo" •Joaquina, "aeropuerto" •The Altons, "Waiting" •Thee Midniters, "It'll Never Be Over For Me" •Majo Aguilar, "el beso" •Carrie Rodriguez, "Miles Away" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial from Hazel Cills. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Will Ana and Felix ever figure out their New Years Resolution for 2025? The clock is ticking. They contemplate that and share their favorite recent new music. Songs featured in this episode: Marina Albero, "First Step of the journey" Beelé, Ovy On the Drums, "Mi Refe" Fela Kuti, "Shakara" The Bongo Hop, "La Pata Coja feat. Nidia Gongora" nsqk, Easykid, "BOBOMENSOTONTO" Federico Aubele, "Te Quiero a Ti" Juana Aguirre, "lo_divino" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial from Hazel Cills. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

Los Angeles is home for me and always in my heart. Watching the fires from afar in my current city, New York, has me thinking a lot about what makes my hometown great: breathtaking mountains, stunning beaches and above all a hodgepodge, tapestry community that comes together in powerful ways during a painful moment. The good and bad of LA's history — redlining and rebuilding, previous fires and displacement, immigration and annexation — have all been building blocks for an exchange of culture that shows up in layers in its music and art. This week on Alt.Latino, we've decided to shine a light on some of the sounds that feel most quintessentially LA, while also specifically honoring the creativity that has come from communities most affected by the fires. We're thinking of family and friends, and the beating heart of the city as a whole. There's nothing quite like LA and we hope this episode is an intro to some and an invitation for others to celebrate what makes it so special. —Anamaria Sayre Songs featured on this episode: •José Feliciano, "California Dreamin" •Ry Cooder feat. Lalo Guerrero, "Barrio Viejo" •Banda MS feat. Becky G and Snoop Dogg, "Que Maldicion" •Jasper Bones, "Amor de mis sueños" •Gerardo Ortiz, "Dámaso" •Empress Of, "For Your Consideration" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

On Sunday, Bad Bunny released his sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and people are saying it's his most "Puerto Rican" record yet. The global pop star has clearly come home to his roots in a meaningful way and given the political situation on the island, releasing an album so proudly Puerto Rican is a major act of resistance. Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento break down what exactly makes the record so Puerto Rican and why its Bad Bunny's most reflective, ambitious and ingenious era yet. Songs featured in this episode: •Bad Bunny, "EL CLúB" •Bad Bunny, "NUEVAYoL" •Bad Bunny, "BAILE INoLVIDABLE" •Bad Bunny, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii" •Bad Bunny, "TURiSTA" •Bad Bunny, "CAFé CON RON" •Los Pleneros de la Cresta, "Resistencia" •Bad Bunny, "PIToRRO DE COCO" •Ecos de Borinquen, "El Alma de Puerto Rico (The Soul of Puerto Rico)" •Bad Bunny, "WELTiTA" Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial from Hazel Cills and Jacob Ganz. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR

'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre do their best to keep up with new releases, but sometimes great music evades their radar. On this episode, the duo highlight some of the best songs they never got a chance to share during the year. Music We Missed in 2024 • Sanje, "Buen Fantasma" (from 'De Repente Otra Vez') • David Lindes, "Te Vengo A Perdonar" (from 'Peace With A Lion') • Yung Dupe X Kimmø X PUGSPUGSPUGS, "Nube Negra" (from 'Políticamente Correcto') • Benjamin Walker, "Libre" (from 'LIBRE') • Lhasa de Sela et Yves Desrosiers, "El Cosechero" (from 'First Recordings') • Dom La Nena, "Pierre et les fleurs" (from 'LA VIE DE MA MÈRE') Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR