Over this last year and a half, the world's been through a lot.

So on this season of the StoryCorps podcast, we'll hear stories reminding us that even when times are hard, we can still begin again.

Listen to our new season, wherever you get your podcasts. From NPR Music, this is Alt Latino.

I'm Felix Contreras.

Where did the time go?

I mean, it feels like just a few weeks ago,

I had gathered some fellow Latinx music journalist to talk about our mid-year favorites.

And now I'm about to lay a full new music preview on you as we close in on the last three

months of the year.

Time marches on and so does the music.

So let's get started.

I have a way cool mix of music for you.

From the Colombian avant-garde to electronic yumminess to some great rock

in Spanish, a bit of Brazilian music, and even an appearance by the funkmaster himself, George

Clinton. Have I got your attention? We'll get to all of that and more, but first we're listening

to Grammy winner and jazz man Arturo O'Ferll with the track from his upcoming album on Blue Note Records.

The album is called Dreaming in Lions, and this is the title track. Okay, we're doing old school radio crossfades this week, nonstop music as we move on to another all-latino fave.

This is new music from the Meridian Brothers and Conjunto Media Luna checking in from Bogota.

I love the fact that the Meridian Brothers is just musician and producer Eblyz Alvarez,

and Conjunto Medialuna is just vocalist and songwriter Ivan Medellin.

Whatever they call themselves, they are definitely forward thinkers.

Their new collaboration is a fascinating mix of Vianato,

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