Alt.Latino

by NPR
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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!

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Recent Episodes
  • Accordions: From Eastern Europe to Latin America, with love!
    Jun 4, 2025 – 26:32
  • The Latin bands of the Tiny Desk Contest
    May 29, 2025 – 27:03
  • Musical lessons for living in the moment and meat-inspired band names
    May 21, 2025 – 26:23
  • Guitarricadelafuente and Lido Pimienta return with stunning albums
    May 14, 2025 – 27:46
  • Music from South America, Spain and ... Mars?
    May 7, 2025 – 28:12
  • Rapper PJ Sin Suela on Puerto Rican hip-hop and more
    May 1, 2025 – 31:27
  • These Alt.Latino faves just keep getting better and better
    Apr 23, 2025 – 27:50
  • A Banjo, Bomba, Bardo y Más
    Apr 16, 2025 – 24:14
  • Behind the scenes of Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk
    Apr 9, 2025 – 33:45
  • A psicodélico deep dive, plus new music from Spain and Colombia
    Apr 2, 2025 – 32:43
  • Music To Move By (It's Not What You Think)
    Mar 26, 2025 – 32:14
  • Jazz from Latin America, plus a track we can't name from Ca7riel & Paco
    Mar 12, 2025 – 22:26
  • New Music: Something Old, Something New, Something Found... and Jazz
    Mar 5, 2025 – 21:15
  • Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyond
    Feb 26, 2025 – 28:28
  • Christian Nodal stays messy, pablopablo recruits Carín León, and new Flaco Jimenez
    Feb 12, 2025 – 24:30
  • Selena Gomez's tears, Jessie Reyez's gratitude and what it means to be 'xolo'
    Feb 5, 2025 – 26:01
  • Why we love Joaquina. Plus, Felix is chismeless
    Jan 29, 2025 – 34:17
  • Felix and Ana try out New Year's Resolutions
    Jan 22, 2025 – 28:23
  • A moment for Los Angeles
    Jan 15, 2025 – 24:47
  • Why Bad Bunny's 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' is an act of political resistance
    Jan 8, 2025 – 31:20
  • Music We Missed in 2024
    Dec 18, 2024 – 26:37
  • Alt.Latino's favorite songs of 2024
    Dec 11, 2024 – 24:49
  • Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2024
    Dec 4, 2024 – 23:53
  • As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 2)
    Nov 27, 2024 – 19:26
  • As the Latin Grammys turns 25, how much has Latin music changed? (Part 1)
    Nov 20, 2024 – 22:20
  • Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Damaris Bojor, Becky G and Chicocurlyhead
    Nov 13, 2024 – 18:52
  • Our Spain Soundtrack: Judeline, Lia Kali and more
    Nov 6, 2024 – 18:29
  • Alt.Latino's new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Alih Jey and Little Jesus
    Oct 23, 2024 – 24:11
  • Celebrating the legacy of Celia Cruz
    Oct 16, 2024 – 33:32
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Rosalía, Twanguero and Wyatt Flores
    Oct 9, 2024 – 31:40
  • The songs we can't stop playing on repeat
    Oct 2, 2024 – 35:34
  • Alt.Latino talks all the surprise nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys
    Sep 25, 2024 – 47:24
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández
    Sep 18, 2024 – 35:46
  • Alt.Latino's 'El Tiny' takeover is back — and this year it's all about love
    Sep 11, 2024 – 22:18
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: La Doña, Sinego and Spanish Harlem Orchestra
    Sep 4, 2024 – 31:36
  • The sound of Venezuelan protest music over the last 30 years
    Aug 21, 2024 – 23:08
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos
    Aug 7, 2024 – 30:17
  • Alt.Latino's guide to Chicano soul
    Jul 24, 2024 – 28:27
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Omar Apollo, Karol G and Papo Vazquez
    Jul 10, 2024 – 28:24
  • Super-producer Edgar Barrera on turning old-school genres into pop hits
    Jun 26, 2024 – 33:01
  • Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)
    Jun 12, 2024 – 28:35
  • The National Recording Registry's best Spanish language songs (and what it's missing)
    May 29, 2024 – 35:10
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Wyatt Flores, Danny Ocean and Grupo Frontera
    May 15, 2024 – 32:49
  • Alt.Latino's favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries
    May 1, 2024 – 37:05
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Angélica Garcia, Young Miko and The Mavericks
    Apr 17, 2024 – 40:01
  • Tracing the history of Latino artists making country music
    Apr 4, 2024 – 37:07
  • What do we really want from Shakira?
    Mar 30, 2024 – 23:04
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and more
    Mar 21, 2024 – 26:46
  • A deep dive into Cuba's rich musical history, reported from Havana
    Mar 6, 2024 – 24:20
  • Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de Nos
    Feb 21, 2024 – 23:23
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