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Alt.Latino Playlist: Cuban Rap, Soulful Shoegaze And A Transformation From The Ravine

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Cuban Rap, Soulful Shoegaze And A Transformation From The Ravine

June 26, 2019 • Orishas returns with a piano ballad for existentialist insomniacs, Chicago's Divino Niño offers a dream-pop ballad and Mateo Kingman teams up with Gustavo Santaolalla.

Island Escape: 26 Songs To Sail Away On That Onda Rosé

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Island Escape: 26 Songs To Sail Away On That Onda Rosé

July 25, 2018 • You don't need to live in a tropical locale to feel easy, breezy and boozy. Let Calle 13, J Balvin and Kali Uchis soundtrack your Miami mood.

NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)

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NPR Music's 35 Favorite Songs Of 2018 (So Far)

June 25, 2018 • Writers from across the public radio map pick the best songs they've heard this year.

Veranuevo: 5 Latin Songs To Kick Off Your Summer

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Veranuevo: 5 Latin Songs To Kick Off Your Summer

June 13, 2018 • Start your summer with the first installment in a weekly Spotify playlist of Latin music, featuring new songs from reggaeton reina Ivy Queen, Cuban hip-hop gods Orishas and more.

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Orishas: 'El Kilo'

June 14, 2005 • The frequent Day to Day contributor and writer reviews El Kilo, the new CD from Cuban band Orishas.

Orishas: 'El Kilo'

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Orishas, 'A Lo Cubano'

March 1, 2001 • Banning Eyre reviews A Lo Cubano by the Cuban hip-hop quartet called Orishas. While spin-off releases related to the Buena Vista Social Club are captivating music fans outside Cuba, on the island of Cuba, the Orishas are big. This band is now based in France, though they insist they are not in political exile.

Orishas, 'A Lo Cubano'

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