Alt.Latino

Alt.Latino is a NPR Music's web-based program about Latin Alternative music and Latino culture, hosted by Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, and occasionally by Jessica Diaz-Hurtado as guest host.
It features music as well as interviews with many of the most well-known Latino musicians, actors, film makers and writers.
== Hosts ==
* Felix Contreras - He is from Mexican American family of California. Previously, Contreras was a producer and reporter for NPR's Arts Desk.He's also a part-time musician who plays Afro-Cuban percussion with various jazz and Latin bands.
* Jasmine Garsd - She is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since the fall of 2013, she is based in Mexico as a reporter and journalist. Then she returned to USA as of February 2015.
== Notable Work ==
Release Date	Title 	Memo or Keywords
2010-11-04 	Guest DJ: Carla Morrison Shares Her Favorites Of 2010 	Carla MorrisonCompartirYo sigo aquíLuz de piedra de luna(rejection memory song of Felix)
2010-11-17 	Alt.Latino 101: Back To The Basics 	Josh NorekLAMCMatadorof Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
2010-11-21 	Guest DJ: Calle 13 	Calle 13
2011-03-02 	From Colombia, With Love: Alt.Latino's Voyage Through A Musical Country 	Music of Colombia
2011-03-09 	Colombia Dreamin' 	Music of Colombia
2011-04-07 	Guest DJ Rita Indiana 	Rita IndianaDominican rock
2012-05-24 	Guest DJ: Ana Tijoux Talks Hip-Hop, Chilean Politics And Being Married To Jazz	Ana Tijoux
2012-10-25 	Behind The Scenes With Cafe Tacvba 	Café Tacvba
2012-11-29 	 	Hecho en México(Made In Mexico)
2013-08-30 	Guest DJ: Frikstailers 	Frikstailers
2013-10-03 	Cumbia: The Musical Backbone Of Latin America 	Cumbia
2013-10-24 	Riding 'The Beast': Alt.Latino Interviews Salvadoran Journalist Oscar Martinez	Illegal immigration
2013-11-01 	A Sonic Altar: Celebrating The Day Of The Dead 	Día de los Muertos
2013-12-19 	La Lupe, Queen of Latin Soul: The Original Alt.Latina 	La LupeLatin soulMusic of Cuba
2013-12-24 	Festivo Alt.Latino: Cafe Tacvba, Molotov And Bajofondo In Concert 	Gustavo SantaolallaCafé TacvbaMolotovBajofondo
2014-01-24 	With Guitars Like Machetes: Son Jarocho 101 	Son JarochoZapateado
2014-02-06 	Black, Latino And Proud: Black History Month With Alt.Latino 	Black History Month
2014-02-13 	Cradle of Black Pride: Haiti, Dominican Republic And The Music In Between 	HispaniolaBachataMerengue musicCompasMéringue
2014-02-21 	How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever 	BocaflojaLatin hip hopHip hop music
2014-02-28 	Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word 	Music of BrazilSaudade
2014-09-04 	The Man Who Made The Spanish-Speaking World Laugh 	CantinflasBiopic of Cantinflas
2014-10-16 	 	Mexican Drug War
2014-11-04 	In Music, Carlos Santana Seeks The Divine 	Carlos Santanaand his memoir
2014-12-23 	An Alt.Latino Christmas, With Cantigas In Concert 	Parranda andIbero-American chorus songsPre-Columbian beatAfrican rhythmsSephardic Jews and LadinoCoral Cantigas of Washington, D.C.
2015-01-22 	Latin Symphony: How Classical Music Saved Dinorah Marquez's Life 	Latino Arts: Strings program of MilwaukeeArturo MárquezJosé Pablo Moncayo
2015-03-05 	Hear 6 Latin American Artists Who Rock In Indigenous Languages 	QuechuanTz'utujilTzotzilMapudungunGuarani
2015-04-09 	Fried Neckbones With Sazón: An Ode To Latin Soul 	Latin soulBoogalooBrown-eyed soul
2015-07-16 	Narcocorridos: Telling Truths, Or Glorifying An Escaped Drug Lord? 	NarcocorridoBandaEl Chapo Guzmán
2015-08-20 	A Witness To History: Guest DJ Arturo O'Farrill 	Arturo O'FarrillUnited States–Cuban Thaw
2015-10-01 	Guest DJ Rita Moreno On Fighting Back And Winning 	Rita Moreno
2015-10-08 	Twice The Fun With Guest DJ Ibeyi 	IbeyiAngá DíazYoruba
2015-12-03 	Bagels And Bongos: The Jewish-Latin Music Connection 	Celia Cruz's Hava NageelaJosh Kun
2016-02-04 	Sidestepper: Richard Blair's Timeless Great Idea 	Sidestepper
2016-04-07 	Music, Laughter, Honey: Dayme Arocena's Secret Recipe 	Daymé ArocenaYorubaUnited States–Cuban Thaw
2016-04-14 	Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound 	AbraxasSantana
2016-04-22 	Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil: Living History 	Caetano VelosoGilberto GilTropicália
2016-05-05 	Remixing Classics: Fania Opens Its Vaults 	Fania RecordsSalsa musicEDM
2016-05-19 	Alt.Latino Goes Classical: Orchestral Music From Latin America 	classical music of Latin America
2016-08-18 	 	punkGirl In A ComaLori BarberoAlice BagLGBT
2016-09-01 	Alt.Latino Pays Tribute To Juan Gabriel 	Juan Gabriel
2016-09-08 	Willie Bobo: An Appreciation And A New Album 	Willie BoboBoogalooPalladium Ballroom
== References ==
== External links ==
* Alt.Latino
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Category:Audio podcasts
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Category:Latin American culture
Category:2010 podcast debuts