Radio Menea

Get your sensible heels, your comfiest vestido de lentejuelas and the matching clutch porque we're going FULL SEÑORA REALNESS this week, once again while Vero and Pérez take a lil breakecito. From lovelorn crooners to salsa romántica, we talk about what makes a señora jam and some of our señora faves. Big shoutout to all the señoras who have run outta fucks to give and are living their best lives!...

While we're off, we're re-running this x-mas oldie :) We talk about some of our favorite holiday jams. Pérez has been working on Vero to do this episode for three years and it's finally here. Listen in to learn about their holiday traditions, why Nochebuena is LIT, and even a little tale of Latino Jewish Hanukah. Featuring music by Trío Cubamar, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Hip Hop Hoodios, Maria...

Tis the season beibis! We’re only weeks away from 2020, so it’s time to revisit our favorite tracks from 2019 - and maybe one that’s TECHNICALLY 2018. Adivinan cual? Show notes: http://bit.ly/36W3U3I Join our membership program: bit.ly/2s2RQhS Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea facebook.com/RadioMenea tinyletter.com/RadioMenea

We’re thinking of starting a movement - Make Reggaeton Nasty Again. Our leader: TV host, podcaster, panameña, and outspoken reggaeton sucio advocate Gata, who hopped on the phone with us this week to chat about el género historically and as it stands today. Bring back women moaning! Bring back that perreo sucio shit! Sandungeo! Bailoteo! Tamo rediiiii! Follow Gata: instagram.com/reggaetonconlagata...

We’ve reached a milestone bbs! One hundred full-length episodes for you over the last almost four years. Aaaayye! So for today’s episode we’re looking back over that time and revisiting some of our favorite songs and moments in Latinx music. A lot has changed, and so have we! We’re also muy excited to be launching our brand-new membership program, plus a cute regalito for those of you who join bef...

Today we're bringing back an episode from our archives, where we take a tour through Latin America via the sounds of the accordion. An instrument originally from Germany, it's been incorporated into so many different genres of Latin American music--vallenato, merengue típico, tango, rancheras y muchos más! This might be our most diverse episode yet. Show notes: bit.ly/2OTl6jd Check out Ozuna's lat...

Esta semana, some of the new musica we’ve been into - as per usual, un poquito de todo :) Featuring songs by Maldy, Nicky Jam, Los Walters, Angelica Garcia, Wiki ft. Duendita, and La Goony Chonga. Show notes: http://bit.ly/2O8cwh6 Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea facebook.com/RadioMenea tinyletter.com/RadioMenea

We're super hype to have Nino Augustine on the show this week, whose fire tracks fueled our days at the beach this summer and are warming us up now. We talk about what it was like to come up in Panama witnessing the beginnings of reggaeton and then Atlanta witnessing the beginnings of trap, racism in urbano and Latin America at large, and his new album Me Toca A Mi. It's Nino's turn y'all. Show no...

An icon left his earthly existence this week, and we're taking a moment to honor his incredible legacy. Walter Mercado was a staple in many Latinx households and a part of millions of people's spiritual lives through his horoscopes. We were incredibly inspired by his opulent style (those capes!!!) and his expansive approach to gender and gender norms, so we wanted to rendir homenaje. In this episo...

These are the songs that keep us going when the fight gets hard, that bring us joy when things are difficult, the songs that make el trabajo político fun. We just came back from Mijente's Sazonblea, and we're feeling the love from being part of a political home. We asked our compas attending the gathering about the music fueling their political work, and they delivered an incredible playlist for t...

Ta bien, this episode is only kiiiinda espooky? PERO we *do* talk about Los Espookys! And, we discuss why NextDoor is the feds, our espooky Halloween costumes, porque nos cae pesado when people change the gender on a song they're covering (we get it, you're straight, ugh), and Pérez's genius new DJ name. Featuring music by Don Omar, Mediopicky, Andre Veloz ft Joan Soriano, Polo Sur & Niña Tormenta...

Exile. Yearning. Love. Distancia. Diaspora. Joy. Gloria Estefan's iconic 1993 hit album Mi Tierra explores these themes and more, and this week we dive in. Stir up all your diaspora feels in this deep dive as we explore what makes this album a classic. Featuring music by Gloria Estefan. Show notes: radiomenea.com/blog/2019/10/18/episode-94-gloria-estefans-mi-tierra Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMe...

"¿Y el novio?" szn is upon us beibis, and we're not about to let y'all brave it alone! This week (any week??), we don't need ningún bobo que nos venga hablando pendejá, so les tenemos a set of songs that will have you screaming it louder for the people in the back: mejor solx que mal acompañadx! Featuring music by Ñejo, Toby Love, Magic Juan, Paloma Mami, Rombai, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Marvel Boy...

From protesting rapist cops to queerness to being vulnerable and talking about your shit in the music, our conversation with Speak this week es puro fuego. Coming from Mexico City via East LA, Vero caught Speak in Brooklyn during his press run his newest album Singularity  - a sprawling, deeply political project that you don't wanna miss.  Show notes: radiomenea.com/blog/2019/10/4/episode-92-speak...

Estuvimos de break this summer beibis, pero that doesn't mean we weren't thinking of you! This week we have some of the songs that popped off this summer that we wanted to make sure we shared with you, plus some Latin Grammy outrage porque coño....se pasan, y ya estamos jaaarrrtasss! Featuring music by Mariah, Prince Royce, Joyce Santana, Jesse & Joy and J Balvin, Jubilee ft. Maluca, and Ozuna. Sh...

This week, una invitada muy especial: Tomasa del Real. La reina del neoperreo sits down with Vero to talk about her latest album, her creative process, and how politics mix (or don't!) with her music.  Featuring music by Tomasa del Real, Kid Lucilfer, Marvel Boy, Ñengo Flow, DJ Blass, Maicol Superstar, El Licenciado and Mista Greenz. Show notes: radiomenea.com/blog/2019/9/20/episode-90-tomasa-del-...

We're baaaaack beibis, y el perreo intenso acaba de comenzar! We have so much to catch up on from the summer - from the inspiration of el perreo combativo to triumphs and tragedies personal and in community - and we get THRU it. Ponte redi pal chisme y la música porque está bien bueno! Featuring music by Cauty ft. Noriel, Jowell y Randy, Brray, Joyce Santana, Casper, & Juanka; Residente, iLe, & Ba...

We're back from our break next week, but in the meantime enjoy this episode from our archives all about salsa! We're taking a deep dive into the history of salsa by exploring some of the incredible folks who were involved in FANIA and FANIA All Stars. Latinx music today would not be the same without the innovation and expertise of these incredible musicians. Listen in to learn more about how New Y...

Estamos on break till September bbs, pero we have some goodies from the archives for you - including this real throwback from early RM days! Desire is a huge theme in music, and here we get into all the things this topic brings up. Listen in to hear some of our favorite songs that address some of the ways desire shows up in our lives: the feeling you get when you are just inexplicably drawn to som...

We're on a break until September bbs, but here is another fave of yours from our archive. Enjoy! This week we're taking a tour around Latin America through one of our favorite genres--cumbia! We start with Colombia but journey through time and geography tracing some of the ways cumbia has evolved and been adopted by other Latin American countries. Featuring music by Sonora Dinamita, Los Ángeles Az...

We're on a little summer descanso amores! But in solidarity with la gente de Puerto Rico who are out on the streets, and those fighting for human rights and dignity at the border, we're bringing you this episode from our archives. Protest has always been a necessary tool for changing our worlds into something better - Orange Chupacabra or no - and it's best when music goes along for the ride. Toda...

A duo of urbano titans dropped OASIS on us last week - a major flex from two artists at the top of their game. Pero does it make the explosive landing that they hoped? What does it mean for two white/light Latino men to be claiming to represent Latinx culture at the moment? Will any of these tracks kill at the club? Featuring music by Bad Bunny & J Balvin. Show notes: http://bit.ly/2JpF820 Also th...

It's your turn bbs! This week we're sharing the music YOU love, and we even get to hear some of your super cute voices and stories. Turns out ya'll have v good taste! We've got Andean anti-colonial ballads, Puerto Rican reggaeton hits, Xicanx soul Rock n Roll y mucho más. Your picks are as eclectic as ours! Featuring music by Oscura Luna, Luis Abanto Morales, Guaynaa, Ana Tijoux, Francisca Valenzu...

Feliz Pride beibis! This orgullo szn we want to bring you another selection of LGBTQ identified artists who are making gorgeous sounds porque hay muchxs!!! Contrary to some publications that will crown a (as far as we know) straight cis dude a queer Latinx icon porque se pinta las uñas, we believe that *actually* queer and trans Latinx musicians deserve that shine. So aquí están, some amazing quee...

Esta semana, we take a deep dive into the music of Argentina -- with an accidental yet very welcome focus on las mujeres! Our friend/favorite Argentine and former Alt. Latino co-host Jasmine Garsd is our special invitada and guest DJ. From tango, to cumbia, to tropical punk, Jas brings us un poco de todo. Join us to learn about literature recommendations to pair with each musical selection (!!!),...