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Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras interviews Amara La Negra over lunch. Marisa Arbona-Ruiz/NPR hide caption

Vocalist iLe Worldjunkies / Alejandro Pedrosa/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Raul Midón's latest album is Bad Ass And Blind. Blair Allen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The band Ozomatli in a moment of subdued hilarity. Cynthia Perez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The members of Chicano Batman are, from left to right, Carlos Arévalo, Gabriel Villa, Bardo Martinez and Eduardo Arenas. Josue Rivas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The iconic Mexican band Café Tacvba's new album is Jei Beibi. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Saxophonist and vocalist Antonio Lizana mixes flamenco and jazz. Juan Laguna/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Eljuri is a huge fan of the lead guitar work of the classic-rock era. Courtesy of Manovill Records hide caption

Junot Diaz's new book is titled This Is How You Lose Her. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Santana's original lineup reunites for Santana IV, out April 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cuban singer Daymé Arocena plays guest DJ on this week's episode of Alt.Latino. Steve Russell/Getty Images hide caption

Cuban-American pop singer Kat Dahlia plays guest DJ on this week's show. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Richard Blair recently re-formed Sidestepper with a new generation of Colombian musicians. Hugo Rubiano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Dayme Arocena is part of a new wave of young Cuban musicians who put a new spin on tradition. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

USC professor Josh Kun, who joins Alt.Latino for this week's show, is a co-founder of the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation, which in 2013 assembled a collection of Latino-Jewish music titled It's A Scream How Levine Does The Rhumba. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Soledad O'Brien. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images hide caption

Orfeu Negro (1959) was a groundbreaking film for Latin cinema. Courtesy of Criterion Collection hide caption