alt.Latino
8:30 p.m. Friday
NPR Music's program dedicated to Latin Alternative music and rock in Spanish is hosted by Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras.
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The saxophonist, flautist and bandleader has been traveling to Cuba and performing its music for over 30 years.
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Can you hear the cha-cha-cha in "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"? Or the mambo in "What I'd Say"? Dive into early rock and roll's Cuban DNA.
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Three portraits of musicians and a filmmaker who illuminate distinct forms of Mexican music expression.
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As seasons change, we play Cuban music from Canada, Salvadoran/Mexican music from Los Angeles and a Nuyorican protest song.
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We visit the third annual Los Dells Festival in central Wisconsin, featuring Café Tacvba, Salt Cathedral, Ximena Sarinaña and Natalia Lafourcade.
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Just a week after performing at Woodstock, Santana released its self-titled debut. Hear original members of the band recount its creation.
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The musician and magazine publisher talks to Alt.Latino about guitar players and issues of representation on this week's show.
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Music and identity dominates a wide-ranging conversation with writers Elizabeth Acevedo, Amanda Alcantara and Danyeli Rodriguez del Orbe.
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We offer some music to help us mourn, remember and hopefully, in time, heal.
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How does one carve out a path of her own with a famous parent? Haydée Milanés talks about Pablo Milanés and stamping out her own musical identity.