{"podcast":{"title":"NPR Music","slug":"npr-music-738918","podcast_index_feed_id":738918,"rss_url":"https://feeds.npr.org/510019/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510019/npr-music","image_url":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x3000+0+0/resize/1400/quality/66/format/jpg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F5e%2Fcce9847a4c6293486671ce4e36c0%2Fnpr-music-podcast-feed-tile.png","author":"NPR (podcasts@npr.org)","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Music Friday; we share the latest songs worthy of your playlists on All Songs Considered; there’s off-the-rails conversations (and chisme!) about Latin music on Alt.Latino. The NPR Music channel is your hub for new records, iconic artists and cult heroes, free of algorithms and full of surprises.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:22:59.099584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/npr-music-738918"},"episode":{"title":"Alt.Latino: The sounds of Cuban resilience","slug":"alt-latino-the-sounds-of-cuban-resilience","published_at":"2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/npr-music-738918/alt-latino-the-sounds-of-cuban-resilience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/npr-music-738918","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5860737/alt-latino-the-sounds-of-cuban-resilience","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510019/npr.simplecastaudio.com/afbbcc66-ab00-44f2-903d-1a96ab240270/episodes/a6a1d481-a77d-42bc-8d72-fcc6e53f5e09/audio/256/default.mp3?awCollectionId=afbbcc66-ab00-44f2-903d-1a96ab240270&awEpisodeId=a6a1d481-a77d-42bc-8d72-fcc6e53f5e09&feed=VUaq3kJJ&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5860737&p=510019&d=1290&size=41291904","summary":"We're living in a moment when the geopolitical intersects with the personal in a profound way. The relationship between the United States and Cuba is once again in the news, and it happens at a time when there are a handful of new releases from Cuban artists on the island and around the world. The sounds of the albums are vastly different, but they all draw from the same deep well of inspiration that has always fueled Cuban music: a deep love for the intersection of cultures. The music we share this week is a reminder of the very real lives of the people caught in the middle of a situation with an uncertain outcome. It is joyous, contemplative, rhythmically sophisticated and lyrically profound. Just like all Cuban music. Artists & songs featured in this episode: (00:52) OKAN, \"Ajé (Owo Nla Nla)\" (03:30) Ibeyo, \"Aset\" (06:45) Orquesta Akokán, \"No Me Voy\" (11:50) Cimafunk, \"Cocinarte\" (15:47) X Alfonso, \"Unicornio\" 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":"We're living in a moment when the geopolitical intersects with the personal in a profound way. The relationship between the United States and Cuba is once…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/npr-music-738918/episodes/alt-latino-the-sounds-of-cuban-resilience/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/npr-music-738918/alt-latino-the-sounds-of-cuban-resilience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}