Beat Latino with Catalina Maria Johnson

May 13 2024 12 ep. 354

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Beat Latino celebrates in every hour a different facet of the extraordinary diversity of the Latin & Latino musical universe â from traditional, roots music to the most cutting-edge avant garde, Beat Latino shares the best of our music with you! Presented in Spanish and English so that those who enjoy the music will also enjoy the information.

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Pachamama 2024

We celebrate our Pachamama with tunes from Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Latine musicians from the USA with roots in Ecuador, Mexico…throughout our lands, nuestra mÃºsica shares the beauties of Pachamama and exhorts us to take good care of her! Happy Earth Day! Â¡Feliz DÃa de la Tierra! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthAlarma de Em

Ode to Immigrant Workers

This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, JosÃ© Maynor Lopez, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Carlos LNU — Immigrant workers fixing potholes in the middle of the night on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the author of the Star-Spangled Banner. They were killed when the bridge col

Songs By and For Women

It’s a very special edition of Beat Latino dedicated to the divine Femme, closing out a month dedicated to Women’s HerStory. Songs by, for and about women from Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Peru and more spaces where nuestra musica thrives. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthPrÃ³logo: Otra vez la BrujaLizbeth RomanPrÃ³logo Ruta

Songs for the Sun and Moon for Eclipse Season

We have a change of seasons happening and lunar and solar eclipses coming up!. This week, we have songs centering the moon and sun for Eclipse Season on Beat Latino…from the romantic to the heart-broken to the joyful, a selection of tunes from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Guatemala and beyond as we celebrate the sources of light in our skies and beauty on our earth.

Classic AfroLatine Diva

This week’s Beat Latino goes Old School! A musical paseo and exploration of the classics: AfroLatine Divas of nuestra mÃºsica from Cuba, Uruguay, PerÃº, MÃ©xico, Venezuela…and beyond. The amazing and legendary Divas whose songs are the soundtracks for generations of Latines. Enjoy! Featured photo: Omara Portuondo Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthLa Vida

Latine Folk Nuevo

This week’s Beat Latino is an exploration of Nuevo Folk Folklorico from LatinE lands! A selection of lovely, chill, folksy, rootsy tunes that take the strands of our folkloric and ancient traditions and weave songs anew for the 21st century! From Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Dominican Republic, our folk folklÃ³rico is still a relevant part of our musical creativity. Sit

BEAT LATINO: At the Movies!

This week’s Beat Latino goes to the movies! A selection of classics from the past to today: Songs from the soundtracks of movies which were composed, produced, arranged and curated by Latines. Nuestra MÃºsica at the movies, making its mark on Hollywood and beyond! Feature photo: Oscar Statuette (The famous golden statue was inspired by Mexican actor and director Emilio Fernande

International Women’s Day

Piece Description This week’s Beat Latino selection is new music by women for our celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s Herstory Month! New music by femme-fronted artists from all over the Americas and Spain, with tunes about romance, power, resilience and joy. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthVidaAna Tijoux, OmarVida.Victoria Produc

Celebrating the Life and Legacy Victor Jara: ¡Viva la Nueva Cancion!

his week’s Beat Latino celebrates Victor Jara, Chilean folk singer and founder of the Nueva CanciÃ³n Movement with a selection of his and other folk singers’ classic protest songs from the 70’s onward. At the 50th year mark after his death, Victor continues to be an icon illuminating the way forward and was recently awarded the Legacy – Lifetime Achievement Award by Folk

New for February

This week’s selection for Beat Latino is a prime example of just why we do this! Amazing creative soundscapes from Ecuador and Switzerland (Hermanos Gutierrez) Mexico (Abel IbaÃ±ez) Guatemala (Gaby Moreno) Galicia (Baiuca) and Chile (Newen Afrobeat) and more! All new, all surprising as always – nuestra mÃºsica latina! Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLeng