Make Your Own Latin Music Scene : Alt.Latino On this week's Alt.Latino, hear new sounds from musicians who fly below the radar in Latin America, as Remezcla music editor Isabelia Herrera shares some key tracks.

Make Your Own Latin Music Scene

Make Your Own Latin Music Scene

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Deborah Blues, shown here on the cover of Para Que Sepas, is part of the Puerto Rican collective Lv Ciudvd. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deborah Blues, shown here on the cover of Para Que Sepas, is part of the Puerto Rican collective Lv Ciudvd.

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What do you do when established record companies won't even listen to your work? For starters, you have to seek and establish alternative ways to reach listeners.

That's the subject of this week's episode of Alt.Latino. Our friend Isabelia Herrera, music editor at Remezcla, has collected some of her favorite Latin American musicians and grabbed some of their music to share with us. Herrera, as always, is a well-informed guide who understands the fast-changing music-business landscape.

As usual, we're providing as much information as possible about the music we play on this week's show. We're convinced that our story is told in the music, and this week we share that joy.

Hear The Songs

Imaabs (N.A.A.F.I)

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"Voy"

Voy

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Deborah Blues feat. VFRO (Lv Ciudvd)

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"Para Que Sepas"

Para Que Sepas

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Tayhana (HiedraH)

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"No Back To The 90s"

No Back To The 90s

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La Ñapa (MITEL DICO)

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"Tu Félix Bautista"

Tu Felix Bautista

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