{"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":"Portraits of Jazz and Identity in Latin America","slug":"portraits-of-jazz-and-identity-in-latin-america","published_at":"2025-11-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419/portraits-of-jazz-and-identity-in-latin-america","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-latino-951419","url":"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/05/nx-s1-5598503/portraits-of-jazz-and-identity-in-latin-america","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510305/npr.simplecastaudio.com/4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e/episodes/e3aee6c6-3d85-4fc3-9836-a4a4664c7c77/audio/256/default.mp3?awCollectionId=4949c892-bd02-40e5-8178-06ec0e17f58e&awEpisodeId=e3aee6c6-3d85-4fc3-9836-a4a4664c7c77&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5598503&p=510305&d=1681&size=53813125","summary":"Ever since I heard the Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri back in the Seventies, I’ve been fascinated by musicians from South America who found their way to jazz. Lately there seems to be a strong showing of contemporary musicians from various Latin American countries who not only play jazz but also mix certain Latin American folk traditions into their sound. So, this week I spoke with six of them: vocalist Claudia Acuña from Chile, Argentine vocalists Sofia Rei and Roxana Amed, Mexican vocalist Magos Herrera, guitarist/vocalist Camila Meza and tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Each has a story about identity, living the jazz dream and how they came to jazz. Hopefully you’ll use this roadmap to start your own journey into jazz, if you haven’t already. - Felix Music heard in this episode: Claudia Acuña - “Prelude To A Kiss” Sofia Rei - “El Gavilán” Gato Barieri - “To Be Continued” Roxana Amed - “Corazón delator” Mangos Herrera - “Luz de Luna” Camila Meza - “Utopia” Melissa Aldana - “A Purpose” 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":"Ever since I heard the Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri back in the Seventies, I’ve been fascinated by musicians from South America who found their way…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alt-latino-951419/episodes/portraits-of-jazz-and-identity-in-latin-america/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/portraits-of-jazz-and-identity-in-latin-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}