Alt.Latino: Argentine indie, Venezuelan reggaeton and punk from San Antonio

About this episode

This episode explores a variety of Latin American music, featuring artists from Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, and San Antonio.

This week's new music show spans the breadth of Latin America. Argentine indie artist Paula Prieto goes experimental. Venezuelan reggaeton pioneers Chino y Nacho return to the limelight. Brazilian singer Marina B reminds Felix of The Beatles. Guatemala's Doctor Nativo pays homage to the "caminantes" heading north to find a better life. Plus, Latin punk from San Antonio, and a celebration of Afro-Cuban legend Arsenio Rodriguez. Artists and albums featured in this episode: (00:46) Chino y Nacho, 'Radio Venezuela' (05:30) FEA, 'Careful' (10:11) Paula Prieto, 'TEMPORAL, LP.' (16:27) Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, 'Arsenio And Beyond' (22:30) Midnight Cafe & Marina B, 'À Flor da Pele (Lonely Man)' (25:34) Doctor Nativo & Roco Pachukote, 'Caminantes' This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive producer of NPR Music. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Noah Caldwell

Topics covered

• Argentine indie music
• Venezuelan reggaeton
• Latin punk
• Afro-Cuban music
• Latin American music

Keywords

• Latin America
• indie music
• reggaeton
• punk
• Afro-Cuban
• music show
• new music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Radio Venezuela, Careful, TEMPORAL, LP., Arsenio And Beyond, À Flor da Pele (Lonely Man), Caminantes, Afro-Cuban legend Arsenio Rodriguez

Places: Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, San Antonio

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