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Sunday January 22, 2023

Alt.Latino offers a 2023 playlist for your listening pleasure

January 22, 2023 • Alt.Latino cues up some new music for the new year, including a piece from a Colombian musician with a flair for the accordion and another from a Brazilian artist mixing folk with electronic music.

Alt.Latino offers a 2023 playlist for your listening pleasure

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Tuesday December 27, 2022

Lyrics from 'Me Porto Bonito' by Bad Bunny will stay with you

December 27, 2022 • We asked Anamaria Sayre of NPR's Latin music podcast Alt.Latino: Was there a lyric from 2022 that stayed with you all year? She chose a line from Bad Bunny's "Me Porto Bonito."

Lyrics from 'Me Porto Bonito' by Bad Bunny will stay with you

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Monday December 26, 2022

Our music critics' most memorable lyrics of the year

Bad Bunny, performing in Miami on Aug. 12, 2022. The Puerto Rican superstar's wordplay was front-of-mind for Alt.Latino co-host Anamaria Sayre this year. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images hide caption

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Best Music of 2022

Our music critics' most memorable lyrics of the year

December 26, 2022 • When the words in a song hit you in just the right way, they can stay with you. We're asking the folks at NPR Music: What lyrics did you hear in 2022 that you just couldn't shake?

Wednesday December 21, 2022

Watch YEИDRY live at NPR Music's 15th anniversary concert

NPR Music celebrates 15 years with Yendry, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Amber Mark, and Moonchild at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on November 29, 2022. (Eric Lee for NPR) Eric Lee/Eric Lee for NPR hide caption

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NPR Music Celebrates 15 Years

Watch YEИDRY live at NPR Music's 15th anniversary concert

December 21, 2022 • The Dominican-Italian singer got the crowd at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club moving on the second night of NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration.

Friday November 18, 2022

Music News

NPR's Alt.Latino podcast hosts share highlights from the Latin Grammys

November 18, 2022 • NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast, about the highlights from Thursday night's Latin Grammys.

NPR's Alt.Latino podcast hosts share highlights from the Latin Grammys

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Wednesday November 16, 2022

Music News

Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalia will be a strong contender at the Latin Grammys

November 16, 2022 • Spanish pop superstar Rosalia has received nominations for the Grammy Awards as well as the Latin Grammys, which will be handed out on Thursday. What makes her sound so unique?

Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalia will be a strong contender at the Latin Grammys

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Friday September 30, 2022

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'El Tiny' x Latinx Heritage Month 2022

Jessie Reyez: Tiny Desk Concert

September 30, 2022 • The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.

Monday September 19, 2022

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Carin León: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

September 19, 2022 • A four song performance from the Mexican Regional artist captures a society in transition.

Wednesday August 24, 2022

Amor Perdido: 25 Latin ballads for summer heartbreak

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Roséwave: Your Summer Soundtrack

Amor Perdido: 25 Latin ballads for summer heartbreak

August 24, 2022 • There's no better tool for leaning into lost love than boleros, Bad Bunny and Chente.

Monday May 2, 2022

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Thee Sinseers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

May 2, 2022 • The California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.

Sunday April 24, 2022

Rosalía is unafraid to pull from every corner of the world

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Rosalía is unafraid to pull from every corner of the world

April 24, 2022 • The genre-bending star talks her new album Motomami, expressing sexuality in music and her global approach to pop.

Rosalía is unafraid to pull from every corner of the world

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