Creating the Sound of Latino USA

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Latino USA has cycled through quite a few theme songs in its 30 years. There was the original theme, with acoustic guitar and soft woodwinds, followed by a brassier, more Latin Jazz influenced sound. There were even a few years when Latino USA didn’t have a theme song at all, instead featuring unique scoring for each of its stories.

In 2017, Latino USA teamed up with musical artist Xenia Rubinos to create a new song—and five years later, it’s the same one you hear on our show today. In this episode, Xenia opens up about her creative process and how her own growth inspired a special 30th anniversary remix.

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, get past all Latino USA is celebrating 30 years.
0:12.0	Train that I know and we would love to hear from you dear listener.
0:17.0	Do you want to share with us exactly what Latino USA has meant to you?
0:21.0	Do you have a birthday wish for us?
0:23.0	Leave us a voicemail at 646-571-1224.
0:29.0	That's 646-571-1224.
0:34.0	And we might feature your message in an upcoming show.
0:37.0	Gracias.
0:41.0	This is Sarah Austin-Geness and everyone over here at the Moth Radio Hour
0:45.0	is wishing Maria Inahosa and everyone on the Latino USA team a very happy 30-year anniversary.
0:53.0	Thank you, thank you, thank you for the important, the critical, the groundbreaking stories you've shared over the years and cheers to the next 30-plus.
1:07.0	This is Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture.
1:11.0	It's Latino USA.
1:12.0	It's Latino USA.
1:13.0	I'm Maria Inahosa.
1:15.0	We bring you stories that are under-reported but that mattered to you for both by the rest of the media.
1:21.0	And while the country is struggling to deal with these problems,
1:24.0	we listen to the stories of Black and Latino students.
1:26.0	A united Latino front, a cultural renaissance, organizing at the forefront of the movement.
1:32.0	I'm Maria Inahosa.
1:34.0	No se vayan.
1:37.0	The Latino USA experience is from so many different places.
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