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Category: Guest DJs

Valesuchi is a Chilean DJ, one of the many musicians setting it off in this first Alt.Latino of 2015.

Starting 2015 On The Right Foot: An Alt.Latino Dance Mix

Let’s start the year right! NPR’s Otis Hart stops by to spin some hot new Latin electronic dance music.

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A mural in Rio de Janeiro.

The New Sounds Of Brazil: Artists To Watch

Over the next month, TV announcers will guide World Cup viewers through the soccer world. But if you’re more interested in the sounds of host country Brazil, Alt.Latino has you covered.

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Rapper Bocafloja is a pioneer of Mexican hip-hop.

How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever

Alt.Latino sits down with rapper Bocafloja and blogger Juan Data to discuss the many ways hip-hop has trickled into Latin America and its music scene.

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Bianca Laureano of the LatiNegr@s Project, which aims to share the stories, perspectives and concerns of Black Latinos in the U.S. and across the Americas.

Black, Latino And Proud: Black History Month With Alt.Latino

The show kicks off its Black History Month coverage with the creators of the LatiNegr@s Project, which is dedicated to documenting the stories and perspectives of Black Latinos.

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Alec Dempster is a Mexican artist living in Toronto. Many of his pieces focus on Son Jarocho.

With Guitars Like Machetes: Son Jarocho 101

Join Alt.Latino for a journey from Son Jarocho music’s birthplace in Mexico all the way up to where it’s planted roots in Los Angeles.

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