Warm Up Your Winter With New Songs

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Magos Herrera's new release La Creación de las Aves is featured on this week's episode. Adrien Tillman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Magos Herrera's new release La Creación de las Aves is featured on this week's episode.

Adrien Tillman/Courtesy of the artist

The pandemic may have shut down parts of the world, but that has not stopped musicians from an explosion of creativity. For our first new music blast of 2021, we hear from some Alt.Latino faves (Bomba Estéreo and Magos Herrera), as well as some new names and music you may not know (jazz drummer Gustavo Cortiñas and South Bronx's Jarana Beat).

Scroll down to check out all of our picks. Don't forget you can update your playlist by checking out ours every week: npr.org/altlatinoplaylist.

Gustavo Cortiñas and Desafío Candente (feat. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl), "Abya Yala"

Salt Cathedral (feat. Ximena Sariñana), "Te Quiero Olvidar"

Magos Herrera, "La Creación de las Aves"

Bomba Estéreo, "Agua"

Nancy Sanchez, "Hasta Que Todos Estemos A Salvo"

Ani Cordero, "Es Amor"

Jessica Medina, "Hope/Esperanza"

Natalia Clavier, "Brillar"

Jarana Beat, "Aquel Pasado"

Diamante Eléctrico , "Suéltame, Bogotá"