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Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert

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Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert

As a holiday gift to you, we present a special concert with Molotov, Cafe Tacvba and Bajofondo. Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras guest-host the show with Grammy and Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla.

Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert

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Guest DJ: Oscar-Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla

Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for the films Brokeback Mountain and Babel. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Guest DJ: Oscar-Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla stops by to discuss his inspirations, his status as a rock star during the Argentine dictatorship and, of course, his favorite music.

Guest DJ: Oscar-Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla

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Sunday

First Listen: Bajofondo, 'Presente'

Bajofondo's new album, Presente, comes out March 5. Picky Talarico/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Bajofondo, 'Presente'

Argentina's Gustavo Santaolalla and Uruguayan Juan Campodonico mix electronica with tango and folk. Their eight-piece band's new album, Presente, shimmers in a way their previous records didn't, with deceptively simple electronic textures.

Bajofondo, 'Presente'

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Sunday

New Tango Favorites From 'Global Village'

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New Tango Favorites From 'Global Village'

Hear world music DJ Betto Arcos' picks from Argentinean and Uruguayan artists.

New Tango Favorites From 'Global Village'

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Thursday

It's A Trap! 7 New Songs That Will Capture You

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It's A Trap! 7 New Songs That Will Capture You

This week's episode of Alt.Latino is all about shining a light on unusual and stunning vocalists, from a surprising remake of a Mexican pop hit to the smooth stylings of a young Chilean MC.

It's A Trap! 7 New Songs That Will Capture You

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Friday

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Song Of The Day

Bajofondo Crafts A Tango Rap Ballad

Trip-hop, rock en espanol and even hip-hop turn up in Mar Dulce, and if you're having trouble imagining a tango rap ballad, check out freestyler La Mala Rodriguez as she spits jotas in "El Anden" (The Platform). Her words hone in on a sense of loss as violins and miniature accordions scratch furiously in the background.

'El Anden' by Bajofondo

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