Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Danny Ocean, Girl Ultra and Superfónicos

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre run through their favorite new music, including new work from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean in the midst of the country's political crisis, Girl Ultra leaning into her techno side, funky, electro-cumbia from Superfónicos and more.

Songs featured in this episode:

•Superfónicos, "Renaceré"
•Girl Ultra, "lalala"
•Fuerza Regida, "TUQLO"
•Danny Ocean, "por la pequeña Venecia"
•Lisa Morales, "Hermanitas in the Rain"
•Jazz Orishas, "Deniye"

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Taylor Haney, with editorial support from Hazel Cills. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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0:00.0	Guess what I just figured out? I've been staring at the title of this Huerta-Rajita song for so long.
0:10.0	I was like, T-U-Q-L-O. Like what could that? I was like T-U-Q-L-O like what could that I was like is this someone a slang I don't know like I'm so
0:17.0	confused do kulu you pick the song with kulu in the first line.
0:23.2	Kulu is not a bad word.
0:24.4	Yes it is.
0:25.4	What?
0:26.4	Yes it is.
0:27.4	No way.
0:28.4	Yes it is. So you...
0:29.4	I'm in trouble. I'm in trouble.
0:37.0	From MVR music, this is all Latino. I'm Felix Contreras.
0:38.0	And I'm Anem Maria Sayer.
0:40.0	Same way.
0:42.0	You're already making me laugh, you don't even say anything. Say it, say your part. My part? Oh, this is off to a great start. Let the cheese
0:51.8	minute begin. Thank you. All right. New music this
0:56.1	week as usual we have a ton of stuff. I had a hard time narrowing it that
1:00.0	because there's so many different things out there. I know you did too.
1:03.2	It's summertime, Felix.
1:05.2	That's true, that's true. The world is alive and the music is pumping.
1:08.2	Oh my God. You have too much coffee this morning. Okay, let's start with you going to your tracks then.
1:13.6	So this is Girl Ultra, who we know, we love.
1:17.4	I interviewed her almost a year and a half ago in Mexico City.
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