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From the archives: vibrant conversations with artists Daymé Arocena and iLe

Alt.Latino

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4.5701 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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For another edition from our archives, we go back to interviews with vocalists Daymé Arocena and iLe much earlier in their careers.

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Hey there, All Latino is taking a break from making new shows for a bit while we regroup for the

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upcoming year. But that doesn't mean that we'll leave you without some great content from

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All Latinos' extensive inventory of interviews.

0:39.4

We'll be taking a deep dive into our archive and pulling out some of our favorite coverage throughout the years.

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Enjoy.

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As we continue to celebrate Women's history month here on Alt Latina,

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we've decided to go back to a couple of interviews with two Latino vocalists

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who were just about to launch careers that have since made them very familiar to Latin music fans around the world.

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Yeah. From NPR Music, this is Alt Latino, I'm Felix Contreras.

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And once again, we're going back into the Alt Latino Archive. First, a 2016

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interview with Cuban singer Daimé Arocena, in which we chatted about the cultural connection

1:35.0

between the U.S. and Cuba and the influence that has on her music. And we'll also hear from

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Puerto Rican singer Ile from an interview that originally aired in 2017,

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just as she was about to release her first solo album.

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Up first, back to 2016 when Cuban vocalist Daimé Adocena dropped by the Alt-Latino

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World headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Now since this interview, Daimé has really blossomed as a recording artist. She has

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