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Rodrigo y Gabriela Spin The Songs Behind Their Wild Sound

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Rodrigo y Gabriela Spin The Songs Behind Their Wild Sound

The Mexican guitar duo talk share songs by Nina Simone, Caifanes and Rage Against the Machine and discuss the role of the guitar in rock.

Rodrigo y Gabriela Spin The Songs Behind Their Wild Sound

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Guest DJ Los Texmaniacs: Conjunto Specialists With A Knack For 'Cruzando Borders'

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Guest DJ Los Texmaniacs: Conjunto Specialists With A Knack For 'Cruzando Borders'

The San Antonio-based band can trace its musical roots back to conjunto's beginnings in the early 1930s. The group plays guest DJ with tracks from its Spanglish-titled new album.

Guest DJ Los Texmaniacs: Conjunto Specialists With A Knack For 'Cruzando Borders'

Guest DJ Kali Uchis On How Astrud Gilberto And N.E.R.D. Inspired Her Debut Album

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Guest DJ Kali Uchis On How Astrud Gilberto And N.E.R.D. Inspired Her Debut Album

The Colombian-American singer recalls her favorite childhood memories tied to music and plays some of the songs that inspired her debut album Isolation.

Guest DJ Kali Uchis On How Astrud Gilberto And N.E.R.D. Inspired Her Debut Album

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Amara La Negra On Her Roots, Miami Reality And Barbecue

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Amara La Negra On Her Roots, Miami Reality And Barbecue

Over a plate of Texas barbecue, Alt.Latino spoke with this fast-rising Afro-Latinx artist from Miami in the midst of her unforgiving South By Southwest schedule.

Amara La Negra On Her Roots, Miami Reality And Barbecue

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Guest DJ: iLe Shares The Classic Sounds Driving Her New Solo Music

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Guest DJ: iLe Shares The Classic Sounds Driving Her New Solo Music

Puerto Rican artist iLe plays Guest DJ, joining us to spin the classics from another era, the raw material that helped her create the album iLevitable.

Guest DJ: iLe Shares The Classic Sounds Driving Her New Solo Music

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Alt.Latino Guest DJ Antonio Sanchez: Jazz Drummer, Musical Activist
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Alt.Latino Guest DJ Antonio Sanchez: Jazz Drummer, Musical Activist

The jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez is much more than that job title suggests — his new album Bad Hombre addresses current events instrumentally.

Alt.Latino Guest DJ Antonio Sanchez: Jazz Drummer, Musical Activist

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'Familia' Affair: Paying Homage To Afro-Cuban Jazz Pioneers

Pianists Chucho Valdes and Arturo O'Farrill honor their fathers, Latin jazz greats Bebo Valdes and Chico O'Farrill, on a new album. Here, the younger O'Farrill discusses Familia on Alt.Latino.

'Familia' Affair: Paying Homage To Afro-Cuban Jazz Pioneers

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Guest DJ Raul Midón's Eclectic Influences Make Perfect Sense

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Guest DJ Raul Midón's Eclectic Influences Make Perfect Sense

The multi-instrumentalist and vocalist blends jazz, Latin music and soul seamlessly on his new album, Bad Ass And Blind. His musical touchpoints range from Paco de Lucía to Mercedes Sosa.

Guest DJ Raul Midón's Eclectic Influences Make Perfect Sense

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Guest DJ Ozomatli Covers Mexican Classics With A Reggae Groove

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Guest DJ Ozomatli Covers Mexican Classics With A Reggae Groove

The globetrotting SoCal band shares tracks from its new album Non-Stop: Mexico>Jamaica, bringing music and laughs to the studio.

Guest DJ Ozomatli Covers Mexican Classics With A Reggae Groove

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Guest DJ: Chicano Batman's Musical DNA

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Guest DJ: Chicano Batman's Musical DNA

Hear how the members of this SoCal band developed the funky, one-of-a-kind sound that's helped propel it to national success.

Guest DJ: Chicano Batman's Musical DNA

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Guest DJ: Café Tacvba, Mexico's Musical Philosophers

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Guest DJ: Café Tacvba, Mexico's Musical Philosophers

To celebrate its new album, Jei Beibi, the iconic Mexican band visits Alt.Latino to play guest DJ — and talk about everything but the album.

Guest DJ: Café Tacvba, Mexico's Musical Philosophers

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Guest DJ Antonio Lizana: Flamenco Jazz On Voice And Saxophone

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Guest DJ Antonio Lizana: Flamenco Jazz On Voice And Saxophone

The Spanish musician joins Alt.Latino for a bilingual show exploring the common roots of flamenco and jazz.

Guest DJ Antonio Lizana: Flamenco Jazz On Voice And Saxophone

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Alt.Latino Guest DJ: Getting Down With Quetzal
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Alt.Latino Guest DJ: Getting Down With Quetzal

Members of the Grammy-winning Chicano roots band Quetzal share an eclectic mix of what they're listening to, from Palestinian rap to Morrissey and The Smiths.

Alt.Latino Guest DJ: Getting Down With Quetzal

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Love For The Lead Guitar: Guest DJ Eljuri

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Love For The Lead Guitar: Guest DJ Eljuri

The accomplished guitarist, songwriter and vocalist dives deep into the world of the lead guitar with a playlist of her favorite classic-rock icons.

Love For The Lead Guitar: Guest DJ Eljuri

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Guest DJ Junot Diaz: 'It Takes Guts To Be Alive'

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Guest DJ Junot Diaz: 'It Takes Guts To Be Alive'

An encore presentation of an all-encompassing conversation with award-winning author Junot Diaz. Diaz also picks an exciting assortment of bachata and urban merengue to play on the show.

Guest DJ Junot Diaz: 'It Takes Guts To Be Alive'

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Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound

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Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound

The original Santana made music history nearly 50 years ago. As the band reunites for a short tour this spring, the guitarist tells Alt.Latino how he and his collaborators did it.

Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound

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Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe

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Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe

In a fun and vibrant conversation with Alt.Latino, the Cuban singer makes it clear that her country's political isolation from the U.S. didn't apply to music.

Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe

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The Blossoming Of Guest DJ Kat Dahlia

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The Blossoming Of Guest DJ Kat Dahlia

The pop singer's recent live shows reveal a performer who's finally hitting her stride. She joins Alt.Latino to talk about her musical influences and her latest album, My Garden.

The Blossoming Of Guest DJ Kat Dahlia

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Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea

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Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea

The Colombian band has a long history of widespread influence and electronically enhanced grooves. Hear the band's founder in a music-filled discussion with Alt.Latino.

Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea

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Getting Personal With Alt.Latino Guest DJ Natalia Clavier

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Getting Personal With Alt.Latino Guest DJ Natalia Clavier

The Argentine singer makes her own music when she's not working with the band Thievery Corporation.

Getting Personal With Alt.Latino Guest DJ Natalia Clavier

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In Cuba, Musicians Redefine The Classics

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In Cuba, Musicians Redefine The Classics

Cuba has a rich tradition of both Afro-Caribbean and classical music. Now, vibrant young musicians are re-imagining both.

In Cuba, Musicians Redefine The Classics

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