Argentine Funk, Mexican Pop And Puerto Rican Hip-Hop

Cover detail from the compilation Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot, 1960-1985. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cover detail from the compilation Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot, 1960-1985.
Courtesy of the artistOnce a week on the NPR podcast Alt.Latino, hosts Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras share new music from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. Today, they visit Weekend Edition Sunday to highlight some recent favorites that didn't make it onto the show. Included are the funky Argentine ensemble Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas, and Mexican singer Carla Morrison, who reinvents her hit "Dejenme Llorar" with help from Nina Diaz of the Texan trio Girl in a Coma.
Argentine Funk, Mexican Pop And Puerto Rican Hip-Hop

Calambre
Conjunto Barbacoa
- Song: Calambre
- from Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

Calle 13
- Song: La Bala
- from Entren Los Que Quieran

Carla Morrison, Nina Diaz and Teri Gender Bender Album art hide caption
Carla Morrison Featuring Nina Diaz
- Song: Dejenme Llorar
- from Dejenme Llorar

Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
- Song: Helicopteros
- from Chances
Please be advised, this audio contains profanity.