{"podcast":{"title":"Alt.Latino","slug":"alt-latino-951419","podcast_index_feed_id":951419,"rss_url":"https://feeds.npr.org/510305/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510305/alt-latino","image_url":"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/20/alt-latino_podcasttile_npr-network-01-copy_sq-6e0cb86a3ebf2d22a44a42e6a9acf6b0cdbe38b3.jpg?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg","author":"NPR (podcasts@npr.org)","episode_count":150,"summary":"The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin! Support NPR and get your music exploration sponsor-free with Alt.Latino+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/nprmusic","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419"},"episode":{"title":"Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup","slug":"chicano-soul-canary-islands-merengue-and-a-percussion-supergroup","published_at":"2026-02-25T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419/chicano-soul-canary-islands-merengue-and-a-percussion-supergroup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725492/chicano-soul-canary-islands-merengue-and-a-percussion-supergroup","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510305/npr.simplecastaudio.com/4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e/episodes/2bbfe99e-fa46-43de-817c-7f4f8f4048a7/audio/256/default.mp3?awCollectionId=4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e&awEpisodeId=2bbfe99e-fa46-43de-817c-7f4f8f4048a7&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5725492&p=510305&d=1772&size=56731316","summary":"This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could listen to for hours. Featured artists and albums: (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Quevedo, 'NI BORRACHO' (05:02) Joey Quiñones, 'In a Soul Situation' (12:24) Carolina Mama, 'Amina' (15:31) Elipsis, 'Elipsis' (19:22) Da Cruz, 'Som Sistema' (23:46) Sofía Rei, 'Antónima' This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive producer of NPR Music. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy","meta_description":"This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alt-latino-951419/episodes/chicano-soul-canary-islands-merengue-and-a-percussion-supergroup/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419/chicano-soul-canary-islands-merengue-and-a-percussion-supergroup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}