Bakosó: Cuban Grooves Meet Afrobeats

Gloria Estefan is one of those musicians whose work and mere presence in the record industry deserves without question platitudes like ‘pioneering’ or ‘ground breaking.’ In fact, we have often mentioned her in that light throughout the 15 years of Alt.Latino. So it was a thrill t ... Show More

It's that time of year again: NPR's Tiny Desk becomes El Tiny, featuring concerts from some of the most exciting and legendary Latin artists around. So, this week Felix and Ana run through this year's El Tiny lineup and listen to performances from Fito Paez, Carlos Vives, Chuwi a ... Show More

The way new music comes to Alt.Latino World Headquarters says a lot about our slight age difference. I still get CDs in the mail, with an occasional music file sent via email. Ana is constantly playing me audio files she gets vial email or texts from her new music sources, very r ... Show More

Esta semana recordamos, junto a Arturo Lezcano, el fenómeno mundial que supuso el debut de Buenavista Social Club, una banda formada por ancianos cubanos que se convirtieron en estrellas mundiales y que vivieron una segunda juventud de la mano del productor Ry Coorder. Un program ... Show More

The band from Havana brings its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul to the Tiny Desk.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

The Cuban vocalist and her parents perform a three-song set from Havana for this stop of our "El Tiny" tour of Latin music.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Latin Formation - Freed From Cuba 2K17 (#Ash & Coppola Cuba Intro Bangerz) (Ft. Garmiani & SHM) 

Cuban dissident Miriam Leiva speaks with Cardiff Garcia in Havana about the life of her late husband, Oscar Espinosa Chepe, an economist with an irrepressible instinct to tell the truth to a government that did not want to hear it – for which he was repeatedly and severely punish ... Show More

Music pulsates in Lisbon, from the traditional and dramatic Fado to the contemporary Kuduro – a strain of Angolan dance music that combines electronic music with Caribbean inflections, born in the late 1980s. Musicians, such as the modern fadist and guitar player Lula Pena, the p ... Show More

Anthony Bourdain explores Cuba from its bustling capital city of Havana, to the slower paced, music mecca of Santiago. Original Airdate: Season 6, 2015. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho ... Show More

Cantada cómo pocas, admirada cómo pocas, La Habana está ubicada en la costa norte cubana. Conocida por su colorida arquitectura colonial, animada escena musical y por sus calles que reflejan el paso poderoso de innumerables historias, melodías y letras. El bello centro histórico ... Show More