Alt.Latino

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Alt.Latino

Latin music podcast


Alt.Latino is a radio show and podcast about Latin alternative music and Latinx culture, produced by NPR. The show launched in 2010 and is hosted by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre.[2][3] It features music and interviews with Latino musicians, actors, film makers and writers.[4][5][1]

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Hosts

  • Felix Contreras - co-founder and host. Contreras is from a Mexican American family in California. Previously, Contreras was a producer and reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He is also a part-time musician who plays Afro-Cuban percussion with various jazz and Latin bands.
  • Anamaria Artemisa Sayre - Sayre is from southern California and is of Mexican descent. She previously worked as a multimedia producer with NPR. Sayre began co-hosting the show with Contreras in September 2022.[6][7]

Former hosts

'El Tiny'

Beginning in 2021, Alt.Latino has hosted "El Tiny," a Tiny Desk takeover focusing on Latin artists during Hispanic Heritage Month.[8] The name comes from a member of Jorge Drexler's band, who used the term to describe the desk during Drexler's 2018 performance.[9]


References

  1. "Felix Contreras:Co-host, Alt.Latino". NPR.org. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. Alvarado, Nicolas. "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' celebrates culture through new music". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. "NPR's Alt. Latino Podcast Dives Into LADAMA's Latest Album "Oye Mujer"". OneBeat. August 14, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. "NPR's Alt Latino Podcast on Cumbia". Latino Music Cafe. October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. Barcelata, Diana (October 3, 2022). "Omar Apollo, Jessie Reyez & More to Perform For NPR's "El Tiny" Series". Music Daily.
  6. Contreras, Felix. "An 'El Tiny' Takeover During Hispanic Heritage Month". September 15, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  7. "How 'El Tiny' took over NPR's Tiny Desk". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.




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