Alt.Latino Podcast
1) A Tribute to Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras
This week's episode is a tribute to host Felix Contreras, who just received the Hispanic Heritage Award for Journalism from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Co-host Anamaria Sayre and the Alt.Latino ...Show More
2) Felix's healing soundtrack and new love songs
Felix shares the music that's helped him recover from a serious illness. Anamaria shares some new exquisite (and, in one case, slightly toxic) love songs. Featured artists and songs:⢠Blood Orange, "I...Show More
3) Ecuadorian-American indie pop, 2010s Tumblr-core and bedroom pop cumbia
This week, NPR Music reporter Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento is back on the mic, bringing host Anamaria Sayre new music in the vein of her 2010s Tumblr era. Think emo bangs, bright blue skinny jeans and a W...Show More
4) Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri: Why Their Music Mattered
On Alt.Latino we often discuss the way that traditions are recognized and expanded upon. Usually itâs when weâre talking about new artists.But this week we are spending time honoring two legends: Tex ...Show More
5) Latin pop earworms
Felix Contreras is on vacation, so Anamaria Sayre invited her friend and colleague Isabella Gomez Sarmiento on to the show for an exchange of songs at the vanguard of Latin pop. Featured artists and s...Show More
6) The decline of corridos tumbados? Plus, more jazz from Felix
Some might call it whiplash, the way we sometimes zip from one genre of Latin music to another in our New Music shows. But I like to think of it as an expression of the richness and vitality of all mu...Show More
7) It's a Bad Bunny summer in Puerto Rico: Ana recaps 2 of his Residency shows
Global superstar Bad Bunny is hosting an unprecedented 30 concert residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fans are calling it a defining cultural moment for the island. Anamaria Sayre attended two recent ...Show More
8) Bad Bunny residency prep, new guitar tracks and Latin genre benders
Before Ana heads off to see Bad Bunny's unprecedented residency in Puerto Rico, we chat a little about why the celebration is significant to the island and Latin music in general.We also dig deep into...Show More
9) Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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10) 'Our joy is our resistance.'
This week Ana and I share some of our long time favorites. While Ana leans into music discovery, I tend to bring more of the classics. In fact, I build playlists on a streaming service to mix music mu...Show More