Felix Contreras

Recently Ana and Felix traveled to NPR member station KQED in San Francisco to meet Alt.Latino listeners and interview the musician Marinero, who has deep musical and familial roots in the Bay Area. This week’s show is a recording of that live interview, full of great music as well as lots of laughs.<br/><br/><em>Audio for this episode of ‘Alt.Latino’ was edited and mixed by Suraya Mohamed. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keit…

The renowned Portuguese guitarist bridges centuries of history with immaculate playing.

This year, the annual holiday concert, recorded live at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., features an all-Cuban lineup: Hilario Durán, Melvis Santa and Alfredo Rodriguez.

While 2022 may have been a year completely dominated by a certain sad summer reggaeton album, 2023 drew its power from a set of familiar sounds that took on new prominence: tubas, accordions and a whole lot of lively, sneakily danceable beats.

Sunny Jain’s music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.

The Rwandan group’s determination to spread its musical message is an inspiration.

Hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre share the latest new songs that live rent-free in their heads.<br/><br/>Featured songs:<br/>Candeleros, “Le Quedan Dos”<br/>Cuco, “When The Day Comes To An End (DJ Sliink Remix)”<br/>Gaby Moreno, “Dance the Night Away”<br/>Ed Maverick, “Lagunas”<br/>Helado Negro, “I Just Want To Wake Up With You”<br/>Ana Tijoux, “Tania”

As the chill remains in the air for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and the heat of summer warms up the South, we take time to listen to new music from both parts of the world.<br/><br/>Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new music, including Southern Cone rock and cumbia, atmospheric vocals from the U.S. and even some delicate yet emotionally powerful music from the Catalan region of Spain.<br/><br/><em>Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by J…

As the chill remains in the air for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and the heat of summer warms up the South, we take time to listen to new music from both parts of the world.<br/><br/>Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre round up their favorite new music, including Southern Cone rock and cumbia, atmospheric vocals from the U.S. and even some delicate yet emotionally powerful music from the Catalan region of Spain.<br/><br/><em>Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by J…

The release of Beyoncés Cowboy Carter has sparked a national conversation about who gets to sing country music and the complex roots of the genre. Which got <em>Alt.Latino </em>thinking — what about the Latinos in country?<br/><br/>This week, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras travel to Austin, Texas to speak with AmeriChicana musician Carrie Rodriguez about the difference between violin and fiddle, strings and “strangs,” and who gets to play country music.<br/><br/>Songs featured:<br/>•Carin Le…