Playlist: Catalina Maria Johnson's Portfolio
Beat Latino shares Latine music from around the world, centering culturally and musically relevant themes in each episode. Always presented bilingually so all can enjoy!
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BEAT LATINO: New Nuevo for May
From Catalina Maria Johnson | Part of the BEAT LATINO series | 58:30
It's time for our monthly roundup of tunes and grooves that caught our ear
- unique, special creations that explore different facets of our musical Latinidad. Beat Latino's selection shares musical creations from Australia (via Mexico), Spain, Chile, Brazil, the Latine USA, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Colombia and beyond. Enjoy!
Featured Artist Photo: Matías
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BEAT LATINO: Nuestra Música at the Library of Congress
From Catalina Maria Johnson | Part of the BEAT LATINO series | 58:30
This week's Beat Latino is a selection from the 20-some recordings that have been selected for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance and are now preserved for posterity as part of the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. This year two new songs from nuestra música were chosen —there's 25 recordings chosen every year— Juan Gabriel’s “Amor Eterno” and “Hector Lavoe’s “El Cantante”. Enjoy these audio treasures!
BEAT LATINO: Ode to Immigrant Workers
From Catalina Maria Johnson | Part of the BEAT LATINO series | 58:30
This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, José 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 collapsed. Songs from musicians with roots in their homelands - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador are the selection of this week's Beat Latino. ¡Vivan all immigrant workers!
This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, José 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 collapsed. Songs from musicians with roots in their homelands - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador are the selection of this week's Beat Latino. ¡Vivan all immigrant workers!