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Baila Conmigo: 9 New Latin Songs That Rock

Bosnian Rainbows, left to right: Deantoni Parks, Teri Gender Bender, Nicci Kasper, Omar Rodriguez Lopez.
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Bosnian Rainbows, left to right: Deantoni Parks, Teri Gender Bender, Nicci Kasper, Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

This week on Alt.Latino, we have a tremendous amount of great new music to share with you; the playlist spans genres, countries and even generations. Chilean rockers channel David Byrne. A Mexican cumbia classic gets reworked. A Colombian electro-tropical tune has us dancing in our seats. Join us, and as always, let us know, what have you been listening to lately?

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Esta semana en Alt.Latino tenemos mucha nueva música para compartir con ustedes. Realmente estamos cubriendo todos los géneros, países e incluso generaciones. Rock chileno con sabor a David Byrne, cumbia mexicana (reinterpretada por una joven y prometedora artista) y una canción colombiana electro-tropical que nos ha hecho bailar en nuestros asientos. Como siempre, les pasamos el micrófono a ustedes: ¿qué buena música han escuchado últimamente que nos recomienden?

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Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist living in New York. She is currently NPR's Criminal Justice correspondent and the host of The Last Cup. She started her career as the co-host of Alt.Latino, an NPR show about Latin music. Throughout her reporting career she's focused extensively on women's issues and immigrant communities in America. She's currently writing a book of stories about women she's met throughout her travels.

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