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Albina Cabrera is Breaking Barriers & Bringing Spanish-Speaking Music to the Airwaves

Agueda Pacheco Flores — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:56:59 +0000

Every Monday, thousands of people across the globe tune into KEXP to hear DJ Albina Cabrera. There, she hosts El Sonido, the long-running Latin and Ibero-American music show at the internationally recognized radio station. She’s the first Latina to host the show at the storied 50-year-old institution, and she traveled from Argentina to Seattle to

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From Café Tacvba to Chicano Batman: The 10 Best KEXP Sessions Featuring Latino Artists

Richard Villegas — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:44:16 +0000

Anglo media is often a daunting and frustrating place for Spanish-speaking Latino artists who are trying to find a foothold for their work. Often, these musicians are forced to navigate marketing strategies and value systems that ignore the historical and social contexts in which much of Latin American art is born. This disconnect has led

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