Alt.Latino
GenreMusic, Talk radio
Running timeApproximately 30 to 60 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English, sometimes Spanish
SyndicatesNational Public Radio
Hosted byFelix Contreras[1]
Anamaria Sayre
Original releaseJune 15, 2010 –
present
WebsiteOfficial Website
PodcastPodcast Feed

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

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

Notable work

Release Date Title Memo or Keywords
2010-11-04Guest DJ: Carla Morrison Shares Her Favorites Of 2010[8]Carla Morrison
Compartir
Yo sigo aquí
Luz de piedra de luna
(rejection memory song of Felix)
2010-11-17Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics[9]Josh Norek
LAMC
Matador
of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
2010-11-21Guest DJ: Calle 13[10]Calle 13
2011-03-02From Colombia, With Love: Alt.Latino's Voyage Through A Musical Country[11]Music of Colombia
2011-03-09Colombia Dreamin'[12]Music of Colombia
2011-04-07Guest DJ Rita Indiana[13]Rita Indiana
Dominican rock
2012-05-24Guest DJ: Ana Tijoux Talks Hip-Hop, Chilean Politics And Being Married To Jazz[14]Ana Tijoux
2012-10-25Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba[15]Café Tacvba
2012-11-29'Hecho En Mexico': A Musical Film To Remember[16]Hecho en México[17]
(Made In Mexico)
2013-08-30Guest DJ: Frikstailers[18]Frikstailers[19]
2013-10-03Cumbia: The Musical Backbone Of Latin America[20]Cumbia
2013-10-24Riding 'The Beast': Alt.Latino Interviews Salvadoran Journalist Oscar Martinez[21]Illegal immigration
2013-11-01A Sonic Altar: Celebrating The Day Of The Dead[22]Día de los Muertos
2013-12-19La Lupe, Queen of Latin Soul: The Original Alt.Latina[23]La Lupe
Latin soul
Music of Cuba
2013-12-24Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert[24]Gustavo Santaolalla
Café Tacvba
Molotov
Bajofondo
2014-01-24With Guitars Like Machetes: Son Jarocho 101[25]Son Jarocho
Zapateado
2014-02-06Black, Latino And Proud: Black History Month With Alt.Latino[26]Black History Month
2014-02-13Cradle of Black Pride: Haiti, Dominican Republic And The Music In Between[27]Hispaniola
Bachata
Merengue music
Compas
Méringue
2014-02-21How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever[28]Bocafloja
Latin hip hop
Hip hop music
2014-02-28Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word[29]Music of Brazil
Saudade
2014-09-04The Man Who Made The Spanish-Speaking World Laugh[30]Cantinflas
Biopic of Cantinflas
2014-10-16'Midnight in Mexico': The Alt.Latino Interview With Journalist Alfredo Corchado[31]Mexican Drug War
2014-11-04In Music, Carlos Santana Seeks The Divine[32]Carlos Santana
and his memoir
2014-12-23An Alt.Latino Christmas, With Cantigas In Concert[33]Parranda and
Ibero-American chorus songs
Pre-Columbian beat
African rhythms
Sephardic Jews and Ladino
Coral Cantigas
of Washington, D.C.[34]
2015-01-22Latin Symphony: How Classical Music Saved Dinorah Marquez's Life[35]Latino Arts: Strings program
of Milwaukee[36]
Arturo Márquez
José Pablo Moncayo
2015-03-05Hear 6 Latin American Artists Who Rock In Indigenous Languages[37]Quechuan
Tz'utujil
Tzotzil
Mapudungun
Guarani
2015-04-09Fried Neckbones With Sazón: An Ode To Latin Soul[38]Latin soul
Boogaloo
Brown-eyed soul
2015-07-16Narcocorridos: Telling Truths, Or Glorifying An Escaped Drug Lord?[39]Narcocorrido
Banda
El Chapo Guzmán
2015-08-20A Witness To History: Guest DJ Arturo O'Farrill[40]Arturo O'Farrill
United States–Cuban Thaw
2015-10-01Guest DJ Rita Moreno On Fighting Back And Winning[41]Rita Moreno
2015-10-08Twice The Fun With Guest DJ Ibeyi[42]Ibeyi
Angá Díaz
Yoruba
2015-12-03Bagels And Bongos: The Jewish-Latin Music Connection[43]Celia Cruz's Hava Nageela
Josh Kun
2016-02-04Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea[44]Sidestepper
2016-04-07Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe[45]Daymé Arocena
Yoruba
United States–Cuban Thaw
2016-04-14Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound[46]Abraxas
Santana
2016-04-22Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil: Living History[47]Caetano Veloso
Gilberto Gil
Tropicália
2016-05-05Remixing Classics: Fania Opens Its Vaults[48]Fania Records
Salsa music
EDM
2016-05-19Alt.Latino Goes Classical: Orchestral Music From Latin America[49]classical music of Latin America
2016-08-18'There Are No Rules': Fea Talks Latina Punk[50]punk
Girl In A Coma
Lori Barbero
Alice Bag
LGBT
2016-09-01Alt.Latino Pays Tribute To Juan Gabriel[51]Juan Gabriel
2016-09-08Willie Bobo: An Appreciation And A New Album[52]Willie Bobo
Boogaloo
Palladium Ballroom
2022-09-14 Omar Apollo: Ballet Folklórico OG, Pharrell Whisperer, and Hot Sauce Entrepreneur[53] Omar Apollo

References

  1. ↑ "Felix Contreras:Co-host, Alt.Latino". NPR.org. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' Celebrates 10 Years: 'There's a Societal Shift & We're a Part of That'". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ Alvarado, Nicolas. "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' celebrates culture through new music". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "NPR's Alt. Latino Podcast Dives Into LADAMA's Latest Album "Oye Mujer"". OneBeat. August 14, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NPR's Alt Latino Podcast on Cumbia". Latino Music Cafe. October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "After an extended hiatus, Alt.Latino returns to NPR Music". NPR.org.
  7. ↑ Barcelata, Diana (October 3, 2022). "Omar Apollo, Jessie Reyez & More to Perform For NPR's "El Tiny" Series". Music Daily.
  8. ↑ "Guest DJ: Carla Morrison Shares Her Favorites Of 2010". NPR.org. November 4, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics". NPR.org. November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Guest DJ: Calle 13". NPR.org. November 21, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ "From Colombia, With Love: Alt.Latino's Voyage Through A Musical Country". NPR.org. March 2, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Colombia Dreamin'". NPR.org. March 9, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Guest DJ Rita Indiana". NPR.org. April 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Guest DJ: Ana Tijoux Talks Hip-Hop, Chilean Politics And Being Married To Jazz". NPR.org. May 24, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba". NPR.org. October 25, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "'Hecho En Mexico': A Musical Film To Remember". NPR.org. November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hecho en México Official Website". Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Guest DJ: Frikstailers". NPR.org. August 30, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ Frikstailers by ZZK RECORDS
  20. ↑ "The Musical Backbone Of Latin America". NPR.org. October 3, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Riding 'The Beast': Alt.Latino Interviews Salvadoran Journalist Oscar Martinez". NPR.org. October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  22. ↑ "A Sonic Altar: Celebrating The Day Of The Dead". NPR.org. November 1, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  23. ↑ "La Lupe, Queen Of Latin Soul: The Original Alt.Latina". NPR.org. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert". NPR.org. December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  25. ↑ "With Guitars Like Machetes: Son Jarocho 101". NPR.org. January 24, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Black, Latino And Proud: Black History Month With Alt.Latino". NPR.org. February 6, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Cradle Of Black Pride: Haiti, Dominican Republic And The Music In Between". NPR.org. February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  28. ↑ "How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever". NPR.org. February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word". NPR.org. February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  30. ↑ "The Man Who Made The Spanish-Speaking World Laugh". NPR.org. September 4, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  31. ↑ "'Midnight In Mexico': The Alt.Latino Interview With Journalist Alfredo Corchado". NPR.org. October 16, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  32. ↑ "In Music, Carlos Santana Seeks The Divine". NPR.org. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  33. ↑ "An Alt.Latino Christmas, With Cantigas In Concert". NPR.org. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  34. ↑ Coral Cantigas Official Website
  35. ↑ "Latin Symphony: How Classical Music Saved Dinorah Marquez's Life". NPR.org. January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Latino Arts: Strings program". latinoartsinc.org. 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Hear 6 Latin American Artists Who Rock In Indigenous Languages". NPR.org. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Fried Neckbones With Sazón: An Ode To Latin Soul". NPR.org. April 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Narcocorridos: Telling Truths, Or Glorifying An Escaped Drug Lord?". NPR.org. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  40. ↑ "A Witness To History: Guest DJ Arturo O'Farrill". NPR.org. August 20, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Guest DJ Rita Moreno On Fighting Back And Winning". NPR.org. October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Twice The Fun With Guest DJ Ibeyi". NPR.org. October 8, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Bagels And Bongos: The Jewish-Latin Music Connection". NPR.org. December 3, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea". NPR.org. February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  45. ↑ "Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe". NPR.org. April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  46. ↑ "Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound". NPR.org. April 14, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  47. ↑ "Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil: Living History". NPR.org. April 22, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  48. ↑ "Remixing Classics: Fania Opens Its Vaults". NPR.org. April 5, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Alt.Latino Goes Classical: Orchestral Music From Latin America". NPR.org. April 19, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  50. ↑ "'There Are No Rules': Fea Talks Latina Punk". NPR.org. August 18, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  51. ↑ "Alt.Latino Pays Tribute To Juan Gabriel". NPR.org. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  52. ↑ "Willie Bobo: An Appreciation And A New Album". NPR.org. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  53. ↑ "Omar Apollo: Ballet Folklórico OG, Pharrell Whisperer, and Hot Sauce Entrepreneur : Alt.Latino". NPR.org. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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