Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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So, I was away for a bit and the new music just piled up during the holidays, and while we were watching Bad Bunny make headlines at the Grammys and the Super Bowl. Our first new music episode of the new year has quite a variety of styles from lots of different countries. We could say that about just about every new music show we produce. But what are we to do when the amount of creativity that comes our way pretty much overwhelms us? Jump in for a summertime journey through the many sounds of Brazil, a fusion of indigenous and contemporary styles, and a lost relic of Mexican rock from the 1970s.

- Felix

Artists and albums:

(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) Amaro Freitas, Criolo, and Dino D'Santiago, 'CRIOLO, AMARO E DINO'
(09:19) Javier Jara, 'Our Rhythms, Our Voices'
(13:19) Infinito Latente, 'Sem Início Nem Fim'
(19:19) Ernan Roch Con Las Voces Frescas, 'La Onda Pesada'
(24:52) João Menezes & Paulo Novaes, 'Coisa Híbrida'
(30:02) Líber Terán, 'Canciones Del Desierto'

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0:00.0	Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org.
0:14.5	I think I am ready. Are you ready? I'm back. You're back. I had to take some time off. I Don't mind saying I had a hip replacement and had to take some time off.
0:23.2	It was, I asked the doctor to insert a hip bone that would make me a better dancer.
0:30.4	Have you tested it yet?
0:31.6	I'm not.
0:32.2	I'm still limping around with a cane.
0:33.8	Felix, new hip, new you.
0:35.5	It's it, man.
0:36.4	Felix, I miss you. I miss doing this, yeah. Mostly. I miss doing this. I miss you too. Yeah, okay, I'll say it. Good. Thank you. From infior music, this is hot Latino. I'm Felix Contreras. And I'm Anna Maria Sayer. Let the cheeseisemate begin. Oh, my God. It's so nice not to have to be the one to lead that off. Thank you, Felix. Okay. It's a hard job. It's been forever. So we got a lot of new music. That's what we're doing this week. I gave you the first choice. So go ahead. Take it away. It's my turn. And let me introduce you to my today's theme.
1:14.7	Ooh. I gave you the first choice, so go ahead. Take it away. It's my turn, and let me introduce you to my today's theme.
1:14.7	Ooh, it's summer in Brazil.
1:16.7	Ooh.
1:17.7	Oh, my gosh.
1:18.8	That sounds fun.
1:20.6	Carnival is happening.
1:22.0	I'm not there.
1:22.8	You're not there, but we can pretend we're there.
1:24.7	I brought all Brazilian artists today, Felix, and I'm so
1:29.0	excited because I think you don't know any of them, and that makes me even more excited.
1:33.2	Okay. To start us off, this is an album. I'm not even going to give you the name yet, but it's
1:39.5	three absolute giants in the Brazilian and Portuguese language alternative scene that came together.
1:45.4	I'm going to tell you the story.
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