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Sep 2021
33m 34s

Alt. Latino's Fall Music Preview

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About this episode
Our digital mail bag overflows with great new music to head into the last part of 2021.

Songs heard on this episode:

• Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, "Dreaming in Lions"
• Meridian Brothers and Conjunto Media Luna, "La Secta"
• Dos Santos, "A Shot in the Dark"
• ÌFÉ, "Fake Blood"
• Cimafunk (Feat. George Clinton), "Funk Aspirin"
• Helado Negro, "Outside the Outside"
• Alejandro Escovedo, "La Cruzada"
• Orquesta Akokán, "El Inflador"
• Liniker, "Clau"

All these tracks can be found in Alt.Latino's weekly playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.

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