A Tiny Desk chat with Silvana Estrada

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There's no question that Mexican vocalist and composer Silvana Estrada is special to Alt.Latino. Ever since she launched her 2022 album "Marchita" with a series of revelatory singles, she seemingly spoke directly to Alt.Latino co-host Anamaria Sayre.

Since those earliest days, the two have been able to spend quite a bit of time together in interviews and other public gatherings, which only brought them closer on a personal level. Now, as Estrada releases her new album, "Vendrán Suaves Lluvias," and celebrates the publication of her Tiny Desk Concert, it seemed like a good time to sit in on the ever-flowing conversations between the two of them.

The result is a conversation that is probably a lot more personal than you’re used to. And that’s OK. Because Silvana is a performer of complex emotions, and while you can experience those emotions through songs, sometimes you have to hear things for yourself. Enjoy.

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0:27.1	From NPR music, this is Alt Latino.
0:29.2	I'm Felix Contreras.
0:30.5	And I'm Anna Maria Sayer.
0:32.2	Let the cheesemate begin.
0:37.3	And the cheese made today, Felix, at long last, this is, I don't, how do I describe the level
0:44.2	of excitement?
0:45.1	We brought in Silvana Estrada to do a real life in our office, tiny desk.
0:52.3	So, it's apagued, yeah, the loses, now duermelah. our office, tiny desk.
1:10.1	Okay, Anna, yes it is a very, very special day.
1:27.5	Sylvanus' tiny desk concert just came out. And it's the last one in our 2025 El Tiny Series. And that's the music you're hearing right now. It's a stunning performance. And even better is that we got a chance to talk to Silvana after the concert. So for today's episode, we're going to play that extended conversation. But first time, I'll introduce people to Silvan Estrada, if by chance they don't know who
1:30.9	we're talking about.
1:31.7	Silvan Estrada, if by chance, they don't know who we're talking about because I have brought
1:35.4	her many times on this show.
1:38.0	Is a singer-songwriter from Veracruz, Mexico.
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