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Speed Dating With Alt.Latino

By Felix Contreras
Published September 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM EDT
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The Grammy-winning band La Santa Cecilia is a perfect match for Alt.Latino.
Humberto Howard / Courtesy of the artist

Have you ever spent hours in a record store and come home with so much great music that you didn't know where to start?

"Record store? What's that?"

OK. To get a feel of what that was like, take a look at the list of songs we play in this week's show. We found so much cool music that I had to resort to a form of speed dating just to squeeze it all in.

"Speed dating? What's that?"

Never mind. I'll scrap my outdated baby-boomer references and focus instead on all the great new songs in this week's episode — featuring artists from Colombia, Venezuela, Spain and more.

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Santiago Salazar ( / Courtesy of the artist)
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La Super Chapiadora ( / Courtesy of the artist)
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N.A.S.A feat. Lizzo (Tropkillaz Remix) ( / Courtesy of the artist)
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Sidestepper ( / Courtesy of the artist)
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Branko - Let Me Go (feat. Nonku Phiri & Mr. Carmack) ( / Courtesy of the artist)
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Ságan - Bidimensional ( / Courtesy of the Artist)
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Lulacruza ( / Courtesy of the Artist)
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De'Anza- De Aquí, De Allá ( / Courtesy of the Artist)
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La Santa Cecilia - I Won't Cry For You ( / Courtesy of the Artist)
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Julieta Venegas ( / Courtesy of the Artist)

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Felix Contreras
Felix Contreras is co-creator and host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.
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