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I'm Felix Contreras, and I can't believe it's already June.

And what that means is that we take a look and a listen to the best of the year so far,

albums and singles that have stood out to us.

And by us, I mean our panel of experts who make it a habit to listen to as much new music

as they can.

And this week, we have Alt Latino producer Anna Maria Sayer.

Anna, welcome.

Hey, thanks for having me.

NPR weekend producer Isabella Gomez-Armiento, Isabella.

Hi, thanks for having me LA Times

culture writer Susie Expoito welcome to all Latino thanks so much for having me

Tio Felix and welcome back Stephanie Fernandez with the Harvard Business

Reviews Stephanie welcome back good to be here okay it's so amazing to have you all

here I have so much respect for all of you and your musical acumen. But before we get started and get into your picks, I just want to throw a question out. Do you guys have any thoughts on any trends or surprising development so far this year? One year after the pandemic lockdown, almost a year after the massive social movements that have changed

a conversation about race in this country. Anything stand out to you? Anybody want to throw it out there?

I will say I did want to talk about this. I just want to say I think people are ready to dance.

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