The Latin Alternative

It's a new music explosion! 2022 continues to be a rewarding year for Latin Alternative music listeners, and this week we highlight recent releases from Natalia Lafourcade, Molotov, iLe, Hermanos Gutierrez ft. Dan Auerbach (Black Keys), Ramona, Divino Niño, Chika Di, Lng Sht, Santi Mostaffa and more. 

So much great new music to share! This week we spotlight recent releases from Cigarbox Man, Versaliz, Chika Di, Silvina Moreno, Glue Trip, The Place on Rugby, Lng/Sht, Flash Amazonas and more! 

Join us for a Latin Dance Party! This week we spotlight songs that are sure to get your dance floor groove on, including music from Brownout, Willy Chirino, Trueno, Kinky, Camilo & El Alfa, Nortec Collective and more.

We partnered with Rolling Stone Argentina to spotlight the best new Argentine music! Our co-host Josh Norek was joined by editor in chief Daniel Flores, who selected songs from leading indie, rock and hip-hop acts including Babasonicos, Bizarrap, Wos & Nicki Nicole, Mujer Cebra, Conociendo Rusia, The Kevin Fingier Collective, 1915, Orion XL and more.

It's a new music explosion! Highlights include the psychedelic vibes of Glue Trip, the welcome return of Making Movies, and new tunes from Latin Alt legends Mon Laferte, Kinky, and Ximena Sariñana.

Was it really 20 years ago? This week we travel back in time to 2002, an incredible year for Latin Alternative music! Featured artists include Natalia Lafourcade, Kinky, Jaguares, Orishas, Cafe Tacvba, Gustavo Cerati, Babasonicos and more.

It's a new music explosion! This week we celebrate recent releases from Kinky, Diamante Eléctrico, Cazzu, Yerba Buena, Santi Mostaffa, Caloncho, Meridian Brothers, Sweety Lizzy Project and more...

It's a new music episode! This week we highlight welcome new releases from Calypso Rose ft. Carlos Santana, Francisca Valenzuela, Making Movies, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Caramelo Haze, Pehuenche, Coastcity, Elsten Torres & more!

We take the time machine four decades back to 1982, a year that brought us some true gems of Latin funk, rock, salsa and Brazilian music. Featured artists include Ray Barretto, Gal Costa, Mandrill, Johnny Ventura, Sonora Ponceña, Milton Nascimento and Luis Alberto Spinetta.

Great new Latin music abounds! This week we highlight recent releases from Julieta Venegas, Nicki Nicole & WOS, Babasonicos, Jorge Drexler, Bomba Estereo & Aterciopelados, Girl Ultra, Nancy Sanchez and Los Bosques.

¡Viva Mexico! This week we spotlight the music diversity of Mexico, from electronica and sultry R&B to punk, pop, rock, hip-hop and indie. Featured artists include Julieta Venegas, Girl Ultra, Mexican Institute of Sound, Santa Fe Klan, Natalia Lafourcade, Marco Mares, Nortec Collective and more.

It's our BEST SONGS OF 2022 episode!  Josh and Ernesto spotlight their favorite songs of the past year, including tracks from Rosalía, Girl Ultra, Trueno, Kinky, Marilina Bertoldi, Dannylux, Rauw Alejandro, Ramona, Jorge Drexler, Karol G, Wos & Nicki Nicole and much more.

It's a new Latin music explosion! This week we highlight recent recordings from Jorge Drexler, Adrian Quesada, Ramona, Katzú Oso, Mista Savona, Feli Colina, Fitasha, Di WAV and more!

It's a new music explosion! This week we highlight new releases from rising indie Mexican hip-hop artist Lng/Sht, the Peruvian cumbia band Bareto, a fun series of covers from alt mariachi divas Flor de Toloache, a harder edged track from Chilean pop-rock star Francisca Valenzuela, and much more!

It's a new music explosion! This week we celebrate several new Rosalía singles, plus the latest releases from Dorian, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Bongo Hop, The Coils, Pahua, Marissa Mur & Alex Cuba, Cristóbal Briceño and more.

It's a special takeover episode with CIMAFUNK, the Cuban funk star whose album "El Alimento" is one of our favorite records of the past year. Cimafunk talks to us about his transition from medical school dropout to leading a funk revival and collaborating with the funk godfather himself, George Clinton. You don't want to miss this!

Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America, and has big musical diversity as well! This week we highlight Brazilian rock, R&B, soul, power pop, funk, psychedelia and more. Featured artists include Glue Trip, Mano Brown, O Rappa, Lenine, Tuyo, Milton Nascimento, Arthur Verocai and more.

It's a new music explosion! This week we highlight recent releases from Ozomatli, Omar Apollo, Los Bitchos, Fito Paez, Pahua, Los Autenticos Decadentes, Wiplash and more.

This week is all about the new música!  Highlights include recent releases from Fito Paez, Flor de Toloache, Ilegales & Andres Calamaro, Marilina Bertoldi, Velcro, Terapia and more.

Join us for a trip into the world of Latin psychedelic music. From the psychedelic fuzz of Brazilian group Glue Trip to the late night grooves of Ocote Soul Sounds, you don't want to miss this! Other featured artists include Fruko y Sus Tesos, Plastilina Mosh, El Chicano, Jungle Fire, Astro and Babasonicos.

2022 has been off to a great start on the Latin Alternative music front! This week we spotlight recent releases from Argentine indie rocker Marilina Bertoldi, rising hip-hop star Trueno, acclaimed Colombian retro pop group Monsieur Perine, Chilean reggae group Zona Ganjah and more. 

It's a special takeover episode with JORGE DREXLER, the multi-Grammy and Oscar-winning Uruguayan singer-songwriter. Drexler speaks to us about his brilliant new album 'Tinta y Tiempo' and collaborations with the legendary Rubén Blades, Spanish rapper C. Tangana and Israeli alt pop artist Noga Erez. 

We take the time machine fifty years back to 1972, a year defined by psychedelic bossa nova, chicano rock and hip-swaying salsa. Featured artists include Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles, Justo Betancourt, War, Tito Puente, Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe, Sui Generis and more.

2022 is already off to a great start on the new music front! This week we highlight recent releases from Enjambre, Las Cafeteras, Pahua, Santi Mostaffa, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and more.

It's our inaugural Cumbia episode! We spotlight cumbia music from across the decades including Los Angeles Azules, Mexican Institute of Sound, El Gran Silencio, Ozomatli, Bareto, Suenatron, Meridian Brothers and more.