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Espooky season has arrived.

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Alt.Latino's Espooky Szn

The leaves are changing colors, miniature candies are lining the walls of drug stores and tías y tíos are warning about the demonic roots of Halloween. Finally, Espooky season has arrived.

October 14, 2022
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  • Fi O'Reilly

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  • Music Lists

Chaotic Good: 30 bangers to keep that summer energy going

Say it ain't so, but summer's almost over. Keep Lady Gaga's party mantra — bus, club, another club, another club, plane, next place, no sleep — in your heart with this recklessly fun mix.

August 31, 2022
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  • Reanna Cruz

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Coup de Foudre: 30 songs for your summer crush

Your eyes meet and you know it's too late. The French-speaking Montréalais call it un coup de foudre — love strikes like a sudden thunderstorm. She makes you a playlist of her Canadian faves.

August 03, 2022
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  • Yara El-Soueidi
"New Beyoncé is literally good for everybody in the world," Maggie Rogers says of <em>Renaissance</em>, which shares a release date with her own <em>Surrender</em>. "I'm so excited for this record."

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Maggie Rogers' summer mixtape sweats with sweetness

Filled with pop mosaics, Surrender feels like a quintessentially summer album. Naturally, we asked Maggie Rogers for a roséwave playlist.

July 27, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
Hunky Punky Poolboy will never judge if you put ice in your wine.

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Hunky Punky Poolboy: 23 bops and ballads for the summer stud

He's in Cannon Beach. He's at the Cape. He's in your dreams. He was raised on Aerosmith and Further Seems Forever. This is his soundtrack.

July 06, 2022
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  • Kathleen Tarrant
Nina Simone, in performance in 1964.

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Black Voices in American Music: The Playlist

Some of the first truly American music was created by Black voices. In this playlist, pianist Lara Downes offers a broad range of songs that speak to the irrepressible, irresistible sound of hope.

February 19, 2022
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  • Lara Downes

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Stream NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021

Listen to the more than 600 songs that make up our favorite albums of 2021.

December 01, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
<strong>San Jose de Gracia, Mexico — July 30, 2021:</strong> San Jose de Gracia is nestled in the middle of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. The community claims that it was founded 200 years ago but today only 12 members are living there. While water first brought the settlement, the rainy season has shifted. This left the community without a waterfall going into the canyon.

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Songs and Pictures For Climate Change: A Playlist for the Planet

As the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Summit winds down, NPR's Picture Show looks at work by photographers that highlight climate change.

November 11, 2021
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  • Fiona Ritchie,
  • Michele Abercrombie,
  • and 1 more
Tap into the peaceful mindset from days on the water.

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  • Music Lists

Lazy River: 25 Songs That Mellow The Summer's End

Floating is a state of mind. Let KQED's playlist of house, jazz and indie-pop songs serve as a meditation break.

September 08, 2021
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  • Nastia Voynovskaya
Lace up and hit play.

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  • Music Lists

Sipping And Sprinting: 24 Songs For Your Roséwave Fun Run

Fun! Friends! Spandex! Here's a playlist to pump you up on race day and beyond.

July 28, 2021
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  • Marissa Lorusso and
  • Lyndsey McKenna
YWCA camp for girls. Highland Beach, Maryland, 1930. These photos are from the Scurlock Studio Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. <strong>Read more</strong> about the photos at the end of this story.

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Songs For Freedom: A Juneteenth Playlist From Pianist Lara Downes

Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.

June 18, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle.

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  • Music Lists

Roséwave: Back 2 Basic

Whether you're ready for Hot Vax Summer or preparing for a more cautious reentry to everyday life, roséwave understands. Here are 101 songs to soundtrack your summer, wherever you're at.

June 09, 2021
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  • Lyndsey McKenna,
  • Marissa Lorusso,
  • and 1 more
A week of celebrating the musical corazón of Mexico.

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Makes Your Heart Sing: What Mexican Regional Means To You

A breakdown of all the reasons and ways members of the Alt.Latino community hold Mexican Regional near and dear to their hearts.

May 07, 2021
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  • Anamaria Sayre
Krewe du Kanaval in New Orleans

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Playlist: Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans

Haiti's influence on one of America's most musical cities is explored in a new audio documentary, Kanaval, hosted by Leyla McCalla and produced by WXPN.

February 02, 2021
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  • Bruce Warren
We danced in kitchens, took long drives, caught up in backyards or on video chat, watched weddings from our living rooms. We found ways to thrive.

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Roséwave: Lost Summer

Consider this the soundtrack for the summer that wasn't, with hopes of summers to come.

December 30, 2020
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  • Lars Gotrich
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