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Twanguero, Danilo Torres, and Moises Baqueiro perform onstage for NPR Alt.Latino during the 2019 SXSW Festival at Flamingo Cantina in March 2019 in Austin.

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Seize The Night By 'Shining In The Dark': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

1:56pm April 18, 2019

On this week's Alt.Latino playlist, hear Las Nubes reiterate its post-punk femininity, Twanguero return to philosophical roots and VINILOVERSUS duet with Tessa Ia in what feels like hazy nostalgia.

Kevin Abstract is sharing new music from his album ARIZONA baby in pieces.

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Kevin Abstract Shares 'Ghettobaby' EP On The Road To New Album

1:47pm April 18, 2019

by Sidney Madden

The Texas rapper is sharing his album, ARIZONA baby, three songs at a time. Ghettobaby adds three songs to the tracklist.

Some of our favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries this week. Clockwise from top left: Angela Sheik; Isabeau Waia'u Walker; Nik Alexander; Oh He Dead.

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Standout Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Discovered This Week

11:07am April 18, 2019

The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest is officially closed for entries. While our judges deliberate, we've been discovering some great new artists.

Craig Finn's I Need A New War comes out April 26.

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First Listen: Craig Finn, 'I Need A New War'

5:00am April 18, 2019

by Lyndsey McKenna

Ambitiously detailed and thematically cohesive, the Hold Steady frontman offers a satisfying conclusion to a trilogy of solo albums.

Rodrigo y Gabriela's Mettavolution comes out April 26.

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First Listen: Rodrigo y Gabriela, 'Mettavolution'

5:00am April 18, 2019

by Felix Contreras

Rodrigo y Gabriela's career offers insight into how creative you can be with just two guitars. Mettavolution closes with a mesmerizing version of Pink Floyd's "Echoes."

Béyonce performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival.

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Beyoncé Surprise-Drops Live Coachella Album; Netflix Doc Now Streaming

8:37pm April 17, 2019

by Joshua Bote

The recording of her historic 2018 performance, titled Homecoming: Live Album, includes new songs and arrives just as a documentary about the concert begins streaming on Netflix.

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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm in the 1940s.

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The All-Female Big Bands That Made History During World War II

7:49pm April 17, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America about the forgotten all-female big bands that toured the United States during World War II.

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