A Tejano master gets his flowers. Plus, Yahritza y Su Esencia returns

Alt.Latino

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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This week's new music pairs well with a glass of wine - or, at least, that's what Ana chose while taping this happy hour edition of Alt.Latino at Felix's dining room table. And the music on tap spans a huge breadth of styles. Yahritza y Su Esencia returns with a powerful sophomore album after a spell out of the limelight. Brazilian legend-in-the-making Lucas Santtana collaborates with his mentor Gilberto Gil. Ana Tijoux revisits her late-'90s hip-hop roots. Plus, Tejano master Ruben Ramos tells his life story through song.

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0:00.0	I've never done the show with a glass of wine, Felix.
0:02.2	Is that an FCC violation?
0:03.7	I don't see why.
0:04.6	Let's just keep going.
0:05.5	They'll never know.
0:11.1	From NPR music, this is Alt Latino.
0:14.8	I'm Felix Contreras.
0:15.7	And I'm Anna Maria Sayer. Let the Chisme begin.
0:21.3	This is my first time seeing your brand new apartment, Felix.
0:24.5	Welcome. Bienvenita. Spacious.
0:26.8	It's spacious. What do we do this week?
0:29.2	New music. Exciting stuff. There's a lot of good stuff this week. It was like a very momentous week.
0:34.3	We had so many. There are so many great records out there right now.
0:37.8	Like, I can't even remember last time
0:39.1	there were this many great records. But we have to get through it, so let's just get started. You're going first this week. I got something very, very cool. I'm going to kick things off with an album called Los Dias a Calore. It's dedicated to vocalist Ruben Ramos. Now, he is a legend of Tejano music.
0:54.5	He's a perfect example Tejano music.
0:58.9	He's a perfect example of how Mexican music forms becomes Tejano.
1:04.2	This album features our friend Carrie Rodriguez and Sergio Mendoza from Orchestra Mendoza and the indie rock band, Calycoco.
1:06.3	Now, before Selena, before Little Joey La Familia, there was Ruband Ramos.
1:12.0	This is the title track, Los Dias de Calor.
1:15.2	It's really his life story.
1:17.0	Listen to the first part of the lyrics.
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