The Latin bands of the Tiny Desk Contest : Alt.Latino

This week the Tiny Desk is the star

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This week the Tiny Desk is the star

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NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest receives thousands of videos from bands all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico hoping to impress our panel of judges and land a spot behind the Desk as the winner of the Tiny Desk Contest.

While there can only be one winner, that does not discount the plethora of very talented musicians who submit videos.

Each year here at Alt.Latino, we like to spotlight a handful of the bands that self-identify as Latin. With almost 200 entries to choose from, the selection for the six we feature was tough.

But we gave it our best. How did we do?

Esotérica Tropica, “Despierta”

Mario Diaz, Bachi and Los Salvajes, “Ropa de Colores”

alegrías, “Daygo”

Charly Siaba, “Lejos de Aquí”

Los Pleneros de la Cresta, “Rayo del Sol”

Taisha Estrada, “El Abstracto”

Click here to see more than 7,500 videos submitted for this year’s contest. And click here to see the Tiny Desk Contest tour. Warning: The shows will sell out fast.

Credits

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music’s executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.