With the first month of 2020 in the books, we’re excited to share a fresh spectrum of sonidos alternativos from all over Latin and South America, released early in the year as an invigorating jumpstart to 2020. These new songs and their visuals are especially exceptional, going beyond the mainstream milieu and immersing further in a traditional past for evolutionary inspiration. These are unique perspectives flourishing into rich musical storytelling. This selection of music-makers are each devising ways to manifest sounds that reflect empowerment and transformation. For example, Cancún rapper Lng/SHT takes a creative spin to discuss a mental health crisis in La “Marcha de Los Tristes.” And West Coast artist Lucy Camp has unwittingly become a steward of music therapy with her single, “MAMI” spitting dual-language rhymes that describe a recent life-altering accident. On the other hand, artists like Nativo take you on exhilarating trip through the tropics with turbo-speed, drum-based
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