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This week’s Beat Latino takes a paseo musical through the latest offerings in the alterlatino universe – it’s a beautiful selection of tunes that go from deep roots music, to retro bolero sounds to avant-garde electronica – check out the jarocho-influenced sounds of Radio Jarocho from New York City and Las Cafeteras from California, the amazing songstress Guatemalan Gaby Moreno belting out a smoldering torch tune, Bomba Estéreo’s latest fusion of Colombian beats and electronica powered by Li Saumet’s vocals, and more!
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nour | Narbat | Arabic Beat. | Putumayo World Music | 2012 | 02:36 |
| Squatters’ Song | LoCura | Semilla Caminante. | Locura | 2012 | 03:23 |
| Tropicana (Morena Tropicana) | Nation Beat | Growing Stone. | Barbes Records | 2011 | 03:38 |
| Maldito Blues | Serrat & Sabina | La Orquesta Del Titanic. | Ariola | 2012 | 05:54 |
| Luz y Sombra | Gaby Moreno | Postales. | WM Mexico | 2012 | 03:50 |
| Ay Pasajero | Los Cenzontles | Regeneration. | Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | 2012 | 03:28 |
| Blue Cha Cha | Manuel Galban | Blue Cha Cha. | Concord Jazz | 2012 | 03:49 |
| Tragafuegos (Fire Breathers) | Quetzal | Imaginaries. | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | 2012 | 03:36 |
| Te Invito | Hijos De Agueybana | Agua Del Sol. | Tumi Music Ltd. | 2013 | 03:27 |
| Bemba Y Tablao | Radio Jarocho | Cafe Cafe. | Chido Records | 2012 | 05:15 |
| La Bamba Rebelde | Las Cafeteras | It’s Time. | Las Cafeteras Music | 2012 | 05:20 |
| Rebel Champeta ft Rocky Dawuni | Locos Por Juana | Somos De La Calle. | La Juana Music | 2012 | 05:04 |
| Sintiendo | Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical. | Soundway Records | 2012 | 04:01 |
| Es La Vida (Feat. Novalima) | Sarazino | Everyday Salama. | Cumbancha | 2012 | 04:12 |