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Musical lessons for living in the moment and meat-inspired band names

Las Chorizeras.
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Las Chorizeras.

Felix is bound and determined to turn some of you into jazz fans by way of an album by a Mexican composer and arranger, while one of Ana's tracks offers lessons on how to fully comprehend the meaning of living in the moment.

And the secret of 'meat-inspired band names' is revealed at the end of the show this week. No, seriously: meat-inspired band names.

Featured artists and songs:

  • Paloma Morphy, "1 tipo nuevo"
  • Camila Meza, "Persistir"
  • Rusowsky, "Malibu"
  • Ines Velasco, "Todo Es Para Decir"
  • Pachmyan, "Hard to Part"
  • Las Chorizeras, "Blue Eyed Man"

Credits

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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Felix Contreras is co-creator and host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.
Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Anamaria Sayre is a multimedia producer for NPR Music with a focus on elevating Latinx stories and music. She's the producer for Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture, and the curator of Latin artists at the Tiny Desk.