Anamaria Sayre

1 day ago | npr.org | Felix Contreras |Anamaria Sayre

Guitarricadelafuente and Lido Pimienta return with stunning albums : Alt.Latino Co-host Anamaria Sayre finally gets to share the new Guitarricadelafuente album with the world, and catch the NPR audience on the viral sensation Macario Martínez. Felix Contreras spotlights Lido Pimienta's symphonic pivot.

1 week ago | npr.org | Felix Contreras |Anamaria Sayre

Music from South America, Spain and ... Mars? : Alt.Latino The music this week comes from a variety of countries and genres, some of it sounds like music you've heard ... while others sound like nothing you've heard before.

1 week ago | ksut.org | Anamaria Sayre

For a moment, Bad Bunny forgot that he wasn't in Puerto Rico. Despite its residence in a news building in the capital of the United States, the Tiny Desk can — when colored by the careful vision of a true artist — take you anywhere else, especially the true origins of the music. But for the superstar, Puerto Rico is so beloved and so sacred that he could never truly forget it… and he's making sure the world sees that, too.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Anamaria Sayre

There's nothing more honest than PJ Sin Suela rapping about his island, Puerto Rico. From his early days competing in cyphers and hosting rap parties in med school, he has used hip-hop as a vehicle to express both a love for his home and his frustrations living there. PJ Sin Suela is one rapper in a long lineage from the island who have either overtly or subtly voiced pain points from the island in their music.

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Anamaria Sayre

PJ Sin Suela: Tiny Desk Concert From San Juan to the Tiny Desk, it's hard to catch a moment where the Puerto Rican rapper, doctor and author doesn't smile, laugh or perreo hasta abajo. Credit: Photo: Alanté Serene/NPR There's no falsifying the kind of joy PJ Sin Suela exudes — it's infectiousness, magnetic and consistent. From San Juan to the Tiny Desk, it's hard to catch a moment where the Puerto Rican rapper, doctor and author doesn't smile, laugh or perreo hasta abajo.