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Un Poquito Más Duro, Un Poquito Más Suave: New Music From Latin America

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Un Poquito Más Duro, Un Poquito Más Suave: New Music From Latin America

An Argentine DJ mixes one of the most iconic Latin Alternative songs with a rock and roll classic, Colombian champeta and bullerengue get remixed, and a Cuban soul singer bound to make you swoon.

Un Poquito Más Duro, Un Poquito Más Suave: New Music From Latin America

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¡Que Miedo!: Terrifying Tales And Scary Songs From Latin America

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¡Que Miedo!: Terrifying Tales And Scary Songs From Latin America

Latin America has a wealth of scary folk legends. Here's a celebration of some our favorite songs and traditional Latin stories about demons, ghosts, and brujas. And yes, El Chupacabras is invited.

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This Week On Alt.Latino: Special Guest Manu Chao

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This Week On Alt.Latino: Special Guest Manu Chao

The iconic musician stops by to discuss his music, the unlikely (but hilarious) way he became a singer, his travels, his politics and of course...soccer.

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Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics
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Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics

On this week's show, we invite Josh Norek, VP of Nacional Records and host of WEXT's The Latin Alternative, to put together a list of essential Latin Alternative/Rock en Español songs.

Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics

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New Latin Music: Three Albums Not To Miss

Many of the innovations in today's popular Latin music are coming from younger musicians in rock, hip-hop and electronica. NPR's Felix Contreras discusses new releases from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Novalima and CuCu Diamantes.

New Latin Music: Three Albums Not To Miss

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Inside Latin Alternative

U.S. Crossover Hits Elude Latin Alternative

Latin alternative can mix salsa and rock, or flamenco and hip-hop. It's wildly popular in the Spanish-speaking world, but it has yet to find that widespread popularity in the United States.

U.S. Crossover Hits Elude Latin Alternative

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