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Alberto Nepomuceno was a dominant figure of Brazilian music in the second part of the 19th century and into the 20th century until the arrival of V...
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Ten Latin American countries are bathed by the Pacific Ocean. In this program we are starting with the two southernmost among these nations: Peru ...
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¡Fiesta! will visit once more the work of the most important Latin American living composer, Cuban Leo Brouwer. W will present his rarely heard con...
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This program features, as in a traditional symphonic concert, an exquisite and vibrant overture, a full-scale violin concerto, and a monumental sy...
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Outside his native Brazil, Edino Krieger is mostly known for his substantial work for the piano. But he was also a very imaginative orchestrator. ...
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In 1492, after being exiled from Spain, Sephardic communities blended their music traditions wherever they settled. Starting with a song in ancien...
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Esteban Salas, born in La Habana, Cuba, in 1725 and José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, born in Vila do Principe, Brasil, in 1746, were two of t...
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The great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges has always had a particular fascination with composers from different parts of the world. In this case...
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Variations always have been one of the most effective tools in the hands of composers throughout history. Latin American composer practice this art...
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Starting in the mid-1980’s some composers, particularly in Latin America, started to break away from the constrains imposed by the avant-garde and ...
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It is well known that Villa-Lobos was an prolific composer. He is said to have composer over a thousand musical works. Scholars have a hard time na...
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Before Astor Piazzolla, the Tango music from Rio de la Plata enjoyed periodic moments of international popularity but always as dance music, mostly...
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Exploring the connections between visual art and musical creation in Latin American music.
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This week, Alt.Latino plays songs sung in indigenous Latin American languages: Mapuche, Tzotzil, Guarani, Quechua and Tz'utujil from Chile, Argenti...
- Added: Mar 12, 2015
- Length: 28:58
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The vast treasure of colonial music coming from the archives of the cathedrals, from Brazil to California and from Perú to México City has become a...
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The tremendous popularity of “Concierto de Aranjuez” has made of Joaquín Rodrigo almost a “one piece composer” or a “composer for the guitar,” whic...
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NPR Music announced its first-ever Tiny Desk Concert Contest. Bands from all across the U.S. should sent in videos of themselves performing behind ...
- Added: Mar 04, 2015
- Length: 29:00
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Following the time honored Alt.Latino tradition of hating on Valentine's day, we're revisiting the greatest villains -- men and women- of Latin lov...
- Added: Mar 04, 2015
- Length: 28:59
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Close your eyes and imagine you’re attending a concert at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. A delightful overture by Ricardo Castro, Jorge F...
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The monumental book by Miguel de Cervantes, the first novel in European literature, has captured the imagination of composers from different period...
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Abel Carlevaro is known worldwide as one of the top masters of the guitar in the second part of the 20th century. However, few people outside Rio d...
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Hear a track by Chilean singer Camila Moreno... a brilliant guitarist, as well as a fantastic lyricist who sings skillfully about politics, love an...
- Added: Feb 05, 2015
- Length: 28:57
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As one of the jewels of the Spanish empire, the island of Cuba developed strong cultural traditions. Havana and other towns boasted of a very rich ...
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