Alt.Latino's favorite music of 2024 (so far)

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

To mark the halfway point of 2024, Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and NPR Culture Desk producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run down their favorite releases of the year so far, from a career-defining release from Nathy Peluso, a leveling up from Argentina rapper Trueno, introspective jazz from Melissa Aldana and so much more.
Songs featured in this episode:

•Trueno, "Tranky Funky"
•Kali Uchis, "Dame Beso //Muévete"
•Lau Noah ft. Gaby Moreno, "Aunque Suene Bonito"
•Carlos Ares, "Amigo"
•Angelica Garcia, "Gemini"
•Melissa Aldana, "I Know You Know"
•Nathy Peluso, "Legendario"
•Reyna Tropical, "Cartagena"
•Daymé Arocena (feat. Vicente García), "A Fuego Lento"
•Akapellah (feat. Al2 El Aldeano, Faker), "Ni Con Money"
•The Marias, "Run Your Mouth"
•Grupo Frontera, "Me Hizo Un Favor"
•Alvaro Diaz, Feid, "Gatitas Sandungueras Vol. 1"

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0:21.0	Just a quick warning, this episode contains explicit language.
0:25.0	It's June. I can't believe it's June already.
0:28.0	No, it's not. It is.
0:29.0	No, it's not.
0:30.0	It's June and it's time for our best of the year so far.
0:32.0	Oh my God. Well, good thing I'm ready.
0:34.8	Okay.
0:35.8	From a pure music, this is all Latino, I'm Felix Contreras.
0:38.2	And I'm Anna Maria Sayer.
0:39.8	Let the Chiefs may begin.
0:41.4	And to help us this week week we have the most amazing fabulous
0:45.1	wonderful incredible our favorite person on the planet Earth culture desk
0:48.9	producer that's her official title by the way look it up in the system. Isabella Gomez-Adrianto, thanks so much for joining us.
0:55.7	Thank you, thanks for that super casual intro, I appreciate it.
0:58.7	Is that how everyone introduces you or?
1:00.8	Yeah, everyone actually.
1:02.1	That's my full title.
1:03.0	Good that makes me feel happy.
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