Alt.Latino

Latin music podcast

Alt.Latino

Genre	Music, Talk radio
Running time	Approximately 30 to 60 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English, sometimes Spanish
Syndicates	National Public Radio
Hosted by	Felix Contreras^[1] Anamaria Sayre
Original release	June 15, 2010 – present
Website	Official Website
Podcast	Podcast Feed

Alt.Latino is a radio show and podcast about Latin alternative music and Latinx culture, produced by NPR. The show launched in 2010 and is hosted by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre.^[2]^[3] It features music and interviews with Latino musicians, actors, film makers and writers.^[4]^[5]^[1]

Hosts

Felix Contreras - co-founder and host. Contreras is from a Mexican American family in California. Previously, Contreras was a producer and reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He is also a part-time musician who plays Afro-Cuban percussion with various jazz and Latin bands.
Anamaria Artemisa Sayre - Sayre is from southern California and is of Mexican descent. She previously worked as a multimedia producer with NPR. Sayre began co-hosting the show with Contreras in September 2022.^[6]^[7]

Former hosts

Jasmine Garsd Garcia - Garsd is a reporter and journalist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She co-founded the show and was a co-host from 2010 through 2016, when she left to work at the BBC.

'El Tiny'

Beginning in 2021, Alt.Latino has hosted "El Tiny," a Tiny Desk takeover focusing on Latin artists during Hispanic Heritage Month.^[8] The name comes from a member of Jorge Drexler's band, who used the term to describe the desk during Drexler's 2018 performance.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Felix Contreras:Co-host, Alt.Latino". NPR.org. 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^ "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' Celebrates 10 Years: 'There's a Societal Shift & We're a Part of That'". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ Alvarado, Nicolas. "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' celebrates culture through new music". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "NPR's Alt. Latino Podcast Dives Into LADAMA's Latest Album "Oye Mujer"". OneBeat. August 14, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "NPR's Alt Latino Podcast on Cumbia". Latino Music Cafe. October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "After an extended hiatus, Alt.Latino returns to NPR Music". NPR.org.
^ Barcelata, Diana (October 3, 2022). "Omar Apollo, Jessie Reyez & More to Perform For NPR's "El Tiny" Series". Music Daily.
^ Contreras, Felix. "An 'El Tiny' Takeover During Hispanic Heritage Month". September 15, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "How 'El Tiny' took over NPR's Tiny Desk". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.