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Ry Cooder
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Ry Cooder On World Cafe
Ry Cooder's The Prodigal Son comes out May 11. Joachim Cooder/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This week's episode of Alt.Latino features a song from Buyepongo. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, and Ry Cooder perform "Over in the Glory Land" at the 2015 Americana Music Awards. High Five Entertainment hide caption
Alfredo Corchado's Midnight In Mexico documents his experiences as a journalist during the peak of the Mexican drug war. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Midnight In Mexico': The Alt.Latino Interview With Journalist Alfredo Corchado
World Cafe Looks Back: World Music
Ry Cooder (bottom left) collaborated with the Irish music icons in The Chieftains on San Patricio. Judith Burrows hide caption
The Los Angeles band Cambalache specializes in son jarocho, a style from Mexico's Gulf Coast. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Demonstrators protest against a controversial Arizona sheriff during his visit to California. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images North America hide caption
Listen to "Quicksand" by Ry Cooder
Artist Vincent Valdez created this painting to accompany Ry Cooder's new song. Vincent Valdez hide caption
Listen to 'Quicksand' by Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder (left) and Paddy Maloney of The Chieftains. Judith Burrows hide caption