Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Manu Chao, Linda Diaz and Solo Fernández

Alt.Latino

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4.5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Manu Chao on the way — his first in 17 years — and their favorite recent songs from artists like the Dominican indie rock band Solo Fernández, ethereal pop from Tiny Desk Contest Winner Linda Diaz and more.

Ana and Felix are starting something new this week. Felix always says it, but it's not a Mexican party until someone cries. So every episode starting today, they'll talk to a listener about a song that moves them to tears.
And they want to know, what song moves you to tears? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured on the show.

Songs featured in this episode:

•Janeiro feat. André Viamonte, "LEGO"
•Manu Chao, "São Paulo Motoboy"
•Solo Fernández, "TELESCOPIO"
•Solo Fernández, "BROOKLYN"
•Solo Fernández, "TÚ NUNCA DEJARÁS DE SER POESÍA"
•Linda Diaz feat. Solomon Fox, "Watching Ourselves Die"
•Julieta Rada, "Baile del Candombe"
•Amaia Miranda, "Mientras vivas brilla"
•Nick Drake, "Pink Moon"

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Suraya Mohamed. 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	Support for NPR and the following message come from Yarl and Pamela Mone, thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen.
0:14.7	Happy birth.
0:17.1	Oh, that was so awkward.
0:19.8	What?
0:21.1	It's the song.
0:24.9	It's your happy birthday, Felix.
0:26.8	Happy, happy.
0:27.5	Felix, look at, blow out your candles.
0:29.9	Felix made it to 35 today, everybody.
0:32.7	Yay!
0:34.9	Thank you.
0:36.3	Thank you.
0:36.9	I don't knock for my catches.
0:40.1	So Felix Soraya called me this morning.
0:43.7	She was like, don't tell Felix that you know it's his birthday.
0:46.8	Pretend you already forgot or something.
0:48.8	And I was like, I already texted him like two hours ago.
0:54.1	I was just too excited, though.
0:55.5	It's your birthday.
0:56.0	That cake looks really good, and I'm really hungry.
0:58.3	What's in the middle?
0:59.3	Is that a...
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