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Rodrigo y Gabriela.

May 18, 2012 On its new album, the fleet-fingered duo revisits its material with the aid of a 13-piece orchestra.

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Marino Perez, one of bachata early greats, helped to bring the genre into the mainstream with his darkly funny songs.

May 17, 2012 NPR's Jasmine Garsd discusses the slow rise of bachata, a genre initially shunned in its birthplace.

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Grandma Sara Garcia holds Jasmine's mother, Marta.

May 13, 2012 Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd pay musical tribute to the women who raised them.

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Producer Maga Bo is an Alt.Latino favorite.

May 10, 2012 We're in a maritime mood, spinning records that are as cool and deep as diving into the ocean.

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A Brooklyn band with musicians from three continents, Chicha Libre has just released its second album, Canibalismo.

May 8, 2012 Named for a quirky style of Peruvian pop, the Brooklyn band has an appetite for appropriation.

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La Santa Cecilia

May 2, 2012 Writer Gustavo Arellano discusses the origins of Cinco de Mayo and we listen to new Mexican music.

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