{"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":"Our favorite Latin Tiny Desk Contest entries","slug":"our-favorite-latin-tiny-desk-contest-entries","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419/our-favorite-latin-tiny-desk-contest-entries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5819860/our-favorite-latin-tiny-desk-contest-entries","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510305/npr.simplecastaudio.com/4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e/episodes/54910b73-f302-42a9-8724-6c20b624228a/audio/256/default.mp3?awCollectionId=4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e&awEpisodeId=54910b73-f302-42a9-8724-6c20b624228a&feed=KShgCKNT&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5819860&p=510305&d=1862&size=59585978","summary":"Since 2014, we've been hitting bands up to send in their videos for a chance to win the Tiny Desk Contest. And almost from the beginning, Alt.Latino has been pulling aside the bands and artists that play Latin music. It’s always been a highlight to see the incredible talent that's out there night after night in bars, clubs, community centers, street parties and backyards, finding new ways to express their Latino identity through music. This year was no different. We waded through hundreds of entries to select the six to feature this week, which showcase a huge variety of musical expressions. And a reminder: you can see every band that sent in a video this year right here - and a big shout out to this year’s winner, Cure For Paranoia ! Artists and songs featured in this episode: (04:10) Sofia Gomez, \"Without Me\" (07:58) Ed Harvest, \"Me Toca Despedirme de Ti\" (11:05) alegrías, \"Wahoo!\" (16:05) Ivan Llanes and Friends, \"Cubahia\" (22:27) Majo Puente, \"MAKTUB\" (25:56) Thee Almighty Majestics, \"Última Noche\" This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive director 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":"Since 2014, we've been hitting bands up to send in their videos for a chance to win the Tiny Desk Contest. And almost from the beginning, Alt.Latino has b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1862,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alt-latino-951419/episodes/our-favorite-latin-tiny-desk-contest-entries/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/our-favorite-latin-tiny-desk-contest-entries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}