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Latin Music In The Heartland

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Alt.Latino

Latin Music In The Heartland

88Nine Radio Milwaukee

We visit the third annual Los Dells Festival in central Wisconsin, featuring Café Tacvba, Salt Cathedral, Ximena Sarinaña and Natalia Lafourcade.

Latin Music In The Heartland

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Alt.Latino's Favorites: The Songs Of 2017

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Alt.Latino

Alt.Latino's Favorites: The Songs Of 2017

We call on some of the top Latinx music writers to help us look back at some of their top cuts of 2017.

Alt.Latino's Favorites: The Songs Of 2017

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Saturday

Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Hear new songs by Chicago hip-hop artist Rich Jones, Toronto garage-rockers Alvvays and French dance-pop duo Burning Peacocks in this month's list.

Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Wednesday

Mexican Rock Giants Café Tacvba On Touring Trump's America

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Mexican Rock Giants Café Tacvba On Touring Trump's America

The band's upcoming international tour supports a new album that doesn't shy away from politics. "With a neighbor like the one we have," member Emmanuel del Real says, "you can't not say something."

Mexican Rock Giants Café Tacvba On Touring Trump's America

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Cafe Tacvba's Groundbreaking Influence, Then And Now

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Cafe Tacvba's Groundbreaking Influence, Then And Now

Alt.Latino celebrates a Latin rock legacy, plays new music and discusses the film The Book Of Life.

Cafe Tacvba's Groundbreaking Influence, Then And Now

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Friday

Cafe Tacvba: A Legendary Mexican Rock Band Stays Fresh

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Cafe Tacvba: A Legendary Mexican Rock Band Stays Fresh

The group first emerged in the early '90s with a vital and innovative sound that fused Mexican rock with music from around the world. Cafe Tacvba's new album, El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco, is its first in five years.

Cafe Tacvba: A Legendary Mexican Rock Band Stays Fresh

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Top 10 Latin Alternative Albums Of 2012

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Top 10 Latin Alternative Albums Of 2012

This week on Alt.Latino, we celebrate the music that rocked our world in 2012 — from a Colombian electronic journey to a Chilean rap masterpiece and a Mexican film soundtrack that left us breathless.

Top 10 Latin Alternative Albums Of 2012

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Thursday

Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba

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Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba

Meme and Quique, from the iconic Mexican band Cafe Tacvba, swing by the studio to discuss their terrific new album, what they've been doing during their five-year hiatus, and what it means to make music in Mexico today.

Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba

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Sunday

You Say Autumn, I Say Otoño: Fall Latin Music Preview

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You Say Autumn, I Say Otoño: Fall Latin Music Preview

Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd swing by to give us a preview of some of the coming season's hottest new releases — from an iconic Mexican rock group to a much anticipated Colombian band.

You Say Autumn, I Say Otoño: Fall Latin Music Preview

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