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Karol G: Tiny Desk Concert
Arriving at the Tiny Desk not long after becoming the first female artist to have a Spanish-language album top the Billboard 200 chart, Colombian singer Karol G shined brighter than ever. With an...
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Latin music style known as Regional Mexican marks another milestone in its...
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Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83
Updated June 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM ETThe singer behind one of the most recorded songs in history has died.With her breathy vocals, Astrud Gilberto helped make the breezy and sensual "The Girl From...
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Peso Pluma opens up his book of 'Genesis'
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On Peso Pluma's 'Génesis,' the rising star holds fast to the sound of his...
2023 has been a year of many firsts for Mexican singer Peso Pluma: his first time releasing music on his own label, his first time reimagining a regional genre for worldwide radio play and his first...
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Meridian Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
You gotta love a band that names itself after siblings that don't exist, and under a name that doesn't match anyone in the band. At least I do.I've been a fan of the edgy sonic traditions of the...
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Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a divide between old and new...
SAN BENITO, Texas — The southern subtropics of Texas, known as the Rio Grande Valley, is a geographically and culturally distinct part of the Lone Star State — as much Mexican as Texan — with its own...
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Sense of Place: How Madrid helped Jorge Drexler fully embrace the music
Today, World Cafe kicks off the latest edition of its Sense of Place series, and this time, we're headed to the Iberian Peninsula.In this session, we sit down with Academy Award-winning musician and...
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MARO: Tiny Desk Concert
As captivating as birds who sing in sync, MARO's guitar trio brought an almost imperceptible, natural beauty to her Tiny Desk, characteristic of an artist truly in her element.It makes sense that the...
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Roséwave: 106 songs for the best summer ever!
Stream the playlist via Apple Music (clean), Spotify (clean), Tidal (clean), YouTube (clean).In summer, we party, we dance, we love. We try to pack in as much bliss as possible, as if the sun will one...
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Kany García: Tiny Desk Concert
What's an artist to do when, instead of standing and dancing before a stadium of adoring fans, she's instead sitting behind the Tiny Desk?You do exactly what Puerto Rican vocalist Kany García does: dig...
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Gregorio Uribe: Tiny Desk Concert
One of the many musical manifestations of the history of Latin America is the arrival of the European accordion. And in the hands of Colombian musician Gregorio Uribe, the accordion is both a melodic...
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Juliana Gattas, 'Maquillada en la cama'
After two decades singing for the Argentine electro-pop band Miranda!, Juliana Gattas' debut outing as a solo artist is a camp life crisis. Out at some club, dancing to nothing in particular, some guy...
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Celebrating 50 years of the genre, Alt.Latino revisits its favorite hip-hop...
I was born before hip-hop existed. In fact, I was in my 20s as the music made its way into a wider world from where it was born. And I remember thinking, "So this is what it must have felt like when...
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Omar Montes: Tiny Desk Concert
Shrouded in all black, flamenco garb and flanked by his very own angelitos at the Tiny Desk, Spanish singer Omar Montes is the shining embodiment of the contrasts he constantly plays with. Dancing...
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Yahritza y Su Esencia: Tiny Desk Concert
If you close your eyes at the beginning of this Tiny Desk concert, you could easily imagine yourself at a party somewhere along the Texas-Mexican border around the 1930s, just after the guitars come...
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War celebrates 50 years of 'The World is a Ghetto'
The World Is A Ghetto, the sprawling masterpiece and blockbuster from the band War, began as an idea for a play.Founding member Lonnie Jordan says it was original percussionist Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen...
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Shakira didn't just 'cross over' — she created a new multicultural pop stardom
As the lights flashed on and off during the 2023 Video Music Awards, Shakira started shapeshifting. Quite literally, she contorted and jerked her body in different directions — a reminder of just how...
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Ralphie Choo's sound is a free-wheeling mix of Madrid, then and now
Editor's Note: You may have caught a shorter version of our session with Ralphie Choo in July. This is the full interview, which includes more live performances.Growing up, Ralphie Choo didn't listen...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Argentina
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Ecuador
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Rawayana: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad.No Venezuelan party is complete without tequeños. Whether...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Paraguay
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Hitmaker Edgar Barrera leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations
By the reckoning of the newest round of Latin Grammy nominees, announced Tuesday morning, Mexican American songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera is at the epicenter of the action in today's Latin music...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Costa Rica
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Venezuela
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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J Noa: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad.J Noa buzzes with power. Standing cara a cara with the...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Mexico
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Bolivia
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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DannyLux: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad."Amar y perder es mejor que nunca haber amado," DannyLux...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Honduras
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Cuba
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Chile
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Panama
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Alex Cuba: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad.Alex Cuba starts his turn behind the Tiny Desk with the...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Nicaragua
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Peru
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Villano Antillano: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad.Villano Antillano kicked off her Tiny Desk Concert with a...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Puerto Rico
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: El Salvador
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Guatemala
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Ivy Queen: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad."La gente tiene la patita del conejo / y yo tengo a...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Dominican Republic
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Becky G: Tiny Desk Concert
This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover, featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad.The Tiny Desk had a considerable pop sheen when vocalist...
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Becky G on her new album and how she represents the intersection of two...
"Becky from the Block" herself, the Mexican American pop star Becky G, sits down with Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras to talk about her latest album, Esquinas, representing her Mexican...
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21 Days of Musica Latina: Colombia
Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different...
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Maluma on becoming a new dad and using music to defy stereotypes about Colombia
The man formerly known as "Papi Juancho" is about to become a real-life papi. The Colombian star sat down with Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras to talk about becoming a new father, how...
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Maluma: Tiny Desk Concert
Maluma, baby. Literally.The Colombian superestrella's debonair smile and mesmerizing vocals were as captivating as ever during his El Tiny performance, yet nothing could draw the spotlight away from...
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De Colombia p'al mundo: How Feid became Medellín's reggaeton 'ambassador'
This summer, the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (aka El Choliseo) in San Juan became saturated with neon green outfits, posters and lights. The bright hue signaled two headlining shows by...
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The Latin Grammys are in Spain this year. So what?
For the first time in its nearly 25-year history, the Latin Grammys ceremony will be held outside the U.S. this week. But Thursday's ceremony isn't headed to Mexico City or Bogotá, Colombia; instead,...
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