Best LOS LOBOS Podcasts (2026)

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Episode 165: Filming the Elusive El Tigre for “Borderlands Jaguar” with Austin Alvarado 34:14

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Summary Jack Humphrey interviews Austin Alvarado, a wildlife filmmaker with Fin & Fur Films, about his work on the documentary “Borderlands Jaguar,” which captures jaguars in Mexico’s Northern Jaguar Reserve. Austin shares his journey from river guide in West Texas to wildlife cinematographer, detailing the intense dedication required for remote ca…

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Robyn HItchcock, 1967 50:04

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Robyn Hitchcock turned 14 in 1967, the year that blew his musical mind open. This English boarding school student and future singer-songwriter-musician already looked to Bob Dylan for the meaning of life when along came the psychedelic train powered by the Beatles, the Syd Barrett-led Pink Floyd, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Kinks, the Incredib…

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Episode 164: Cuenca Los Ojos – A Rewilding Success Story Still Being Written with Valerie Gordon 37:16

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About Valerie and Cuenca Los Ojos Valerie Gordon’s conservation work spans more than two decades focused on endangered species, water, rangeland, and wildlife habitat. Most notably, she spearheaded the transition of Cuenca Los Ojos, a family foundation started by her mother, Valer Clark, into a non-profit that promotes land restoration in the U.S. …

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Caropop Holidays Greeting 2025-26 1:38

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Here's a quick holiday message that you can squeeze in amid all of your seasonal running around. And please check out our Caropop YouTube Channel in the meantime and hit "Subscribe." Thanks for listening, and happy everything!

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Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding 1:13:42

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Many of us first heard Wesley Stace on the 1990 album Here Comes the Groom that he recorded as John Wesley Harding, the name taken from Bob Dylan’s stripped-down late-1967 album that itself misspelled a Texas outlaw’s name. The English singer-songwriter has enjoyed a robust folk-rock career as Harding but also has written four acclaimed novels unde…

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Episode 163: Steve Carver on the Challenges of Implementing Rewilding Goals Across Fragmented Geographic, Cultural, and Political Landscapes 43:04

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Dr. Steve Carver is Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science in the School of Geography, University of Leeds and Director of the Wildland Research Institute. He has over 30 years of experience in GIS and multi-criteria evaluation, with special interests in wilderness, wildlands, rewilding, landscape evaluation, and public participation. He has…

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Dave Specter 1:06:25

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Dave Specter didn’t pick up a guitar till his late teens, yet in his 20s he was Son Seals’ rhythm guitarist for two years, and soon he was a bandleader himself. Specter grew up amid Chicago’s blues scene and became one of its great players and ambassadors. Here he recalls the glory days of Chicago’s blues clubs and the varying vibes. He recounts th…

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The Latin Alternative / THE MAVERICKS takeover episode 59:07

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It's a special THE MAVERICKS takeover episode! The critically acclaimed roots rock / country band The Mavericks talk to us about the album 'En Español,' a Spanish language album that highlights the Latin music roots and influences shared by members Raul Malo and Eddie Perez.By WEXT/Josh Norek

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Shane Buettner (Intervention Records) 1:14:58

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Running a boutique audiophile label is not easy, as Shane Buettner has learned in the 10 years since he founded Intervention Records. There are licensing agreements to be negotiated, artists to please, mastering engineers and pressing plants to be engaged, vinyl formulation and cover design to be arranged, plus marketplace changes and ever-increasi…

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Episode 162: Inside Dave Parsons’ Battle to Bring Back El Lobo and the Decades of Carnivore Advocacy That Followed 54:42

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Dave is retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where from 1990-1999 he led the USFWS’s effort to reintroduce the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the American Southwest. His interests include the ecology and conservation of large carnivores, protection and conservation of biodiversity, and wildlands conservation at scales that fully suppor…

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Caropop Happy Thanksgiving 2025 2:32

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It's our Thanksgiving message for 2025!

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Louie Pérez (Los Lobos) 54:31

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Louie Pérez has written many great songs for Los Lobos, but “Saint Behind the Glass” is especially close to his heart. It was inspired by a saint statue from his family’s home and now is part of the exhibit American Prophets: Writers, Religion and Culture at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Perez offers that song’s origin story, digs into hi…

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Episode 161: Danny Giovale – The Vision to Innovate, the Passion to Rewild 43:16

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About Danny Giovale Danny Giovale is the founder and president of Kahtoola, an outdoor equipment company he established in 1999. As a native of Flagstaff, Arizona, Giovale was deeply influenced by the area’s local community and environment, which fostered a strong sense of stewardship that guides his work. Kahtoola, which specializes in winter trac…

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Bob Merlis 1:05:40

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Bob Merlis ran the Warner Bros. publicity department for much of his 29 years at the label, and he has tales to tell. He recalls his adventures as a Columbia University student presenting concerts by the Byrds and others, as well as his rock journalist stint, his encounter with “supernova” Little Richard and a classic misunderstanding with the Carp…

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The Latin Alternative / SPAIN Episode (Manu Chao, Adíos Amores, Jeanette, Ana Laan & more!) 59:07

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This week we visit SPAIN and spotlight the country's vibrant rock, pop and EDM scenes. Featured artists include The Pinker Tones, Adiós Amores, Manu Chao, Arde Bogotá, ambre, Rigoberta Bandini, Jeanette, Vete Vete, Polock, Pecker, Ana Laan and more.By WEXT/Josh Norek

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Episode 160: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 3: Spain’s Missing Lynx Makes A Cautionary Comeback 34:41

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Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell takes us into the heart of Spain’s Sierra Morena to explore the dramatic recovery of the Iberian Lynx, once the world’s most endangered feline. We follow the story from near-extinction to a conservation success, meet the people behind the restoration project, and examine the complex relationship between rural…

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Paul Kelly 57:35

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Paul Kelly has been one of Australia’s—and the world’s—premier singer-songwriters for decades, having been introduced to American audiences with the mid-‘80s albums Gossip and Under the Sun and songs such as “Before Too Long,” “Darling It Hurts,” “Dumb Things” and “To Her Door.” His new album, Seventy, finds his voice and songwriting powers undimin…

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Episode 159: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 2: The Brown Bear’s Rocky Return to the Pyrenees 31:46

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Episode Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell journeys deep into the Pyrenees to explore the dramatic story of brown bears—once nearly extinct in these mountains, now at the center of a fierce cultural and ecological debate. Through vivid field reporting, interviews with conservationists, shepherds, and locals, we trace the history of Pyrenean br…

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Paul Myers (John Candy) 52:11

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Paul Myers is one of those do-it-all guys: author of the new John Candy: A Life in Comedy, host of the Record Store Day Podcast (which he also writes, produces, engineers and composes the music for), radio and TV host, musician, and author of books about Kids in the Hall, Long John Baldry, Barenaked Ladies and the one that hooked me on his work, A …

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Episode 158: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 1: The Wolf’s Uneasy Return to Germany 32:57

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Happy Wolf Awareness Week! Julius Purcell discovered his interest in audio while training as a journalist in the Middle East. He later worked as a deputy editor at National Geographic History magazine, a role that sparked his fascination with environmental history and rewilding. Julius’s audio series for the Rewilding Institute, “WOLF, BEAR, LYNX,”…

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Jonathan Segel (Camper Van Beethoven) 1:22:23

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After Camper Van Beethoven performed the final show of its recent tour in Washington, D.C.—and perhaps its last show ever—violinist/multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Segel returned to Stockholm, Sweden, where he has lived for the past 13 years. Segel is well traveled as a musician and otherwise, having been born in Marseille, France, grown up in Davis…

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Episode 157: The Jaguar’s Path – Rewilding a Continental Corridor with Sebastian Di Martino 45:17

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A biologist with a lifelong dedication to conservation, Sebastián Di Martino began his involvement with environmental organizations at the age of 13. He earned a degree in Biology in his native Argentina and a Master’s in Natural Protected Areas in Spain before working with the Directorate of Natural Protected Areas of the Province of Neuquén. […] …

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Tom Morello 56:09

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This conversation with Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist-songwriter Tom Morello took place immediately after the final preview of the new punk-metal-hip-hop musical, Revolution(s) at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Little did Morello, whose music propels the show, and playwright Zayd Ayers Dohrn know when they began work on Revolution(s) tha…

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Peter Guralnick 1:19:31

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Peter Guralnick, an author I've long admired, wrote the definitive Elvis Presley biographies Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love and has returned with The Colonel and the King. Drawing on fresh research and volumes of previously unseen letters, the author casts new light on Colonel Tom Parker, an identity-changing Dutch immigrant who became Pre…

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The Latin Alternative / NEW MUSIC Episode (Kinky, The Warning, Fito Paez, Systema Solar & more!) 59:07

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It's a new music episode featuring the latest and greatest from Kinky, Amigas!, The Warning, Nonpalidece & Fito Paez, Angélica Garcia, Systema Solar, Di Wav & Casa de Kello and more!By WEXT/Josh Norek

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Episode 156: The Golden Toad – Hope, Loss, and the Power of Conservation Storytelling 49:22

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Trevor Ritland spent two years in the cloud forests of Costa Rica before returning to the United States to complete graduate work in documentary studies and science communication. His writing and video projects explore imperiled species, environmental mysteries, and ghost stories. Trevor lives with his wife and daughter (and their dog, Indiana Bone…

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Peter Orner 53:35

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I’ve been a Peter Orner fan for a long time, appreciating how—whether he’s writing short stories, novels or essays—he makes every word count. Stories and chapters are short, sentences lean, zero fat. His justly acclaimed new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, springs from the apparent 1963 murder of Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet, the real-life daugh…

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Emma Swift 1:10:17

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Emma Swift is a sublime singer of her own songs as well as those of Bob Dylan, as she demonstrates on her new album, The Resurrection Game, and the previous Blonde on the Tracks. She says The Resurrection Game is about “how art can get us through quite brutal experiences by making them beautiful”—i.e. what a lot of us need right now. Swift tells of…

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Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden 45:09

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Russ McSpadden works to protect public lands and the wildlife who call them home in Arizona and the rest of the Southwest. Before joining the Center in 2012, Russ engaged in grassroots environmental activism. He holds a master’s degree in environmental history from Florida Atlantic University. Show Notes In this episode of the Rewilding Earth […] R…

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Scott McCaughey 2025 59:46

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Scott McCaughey returns to Caropop as busy as ever. He’s currently on the Baseball Project/Minus 5 September Doubleheader tour, with each band consisting of Steve Wynn, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon and McCaughey. This comes after a three-week jaunt in England with Luke Haines and Buck and another Minus 5 variant. He also has recorded an upc…

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Robbie Fulks 2025 1:03:16

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Robbie Fulks released his debut album back in 1996, and here we are in 2025 with him, at age 62, still on the rise. His awesome guitar-picking skills and singing drew the attention of Steve Martin, who added him to his bluegrass band for performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, at the Hollywood Bowl and beyond. Fulks also has a brilliant new album, Now …

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Episode 154: “The American Southwest” Elevates The Art of Storytelling In Wildlife Films 53:35

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With a Master’s degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, Ryan Olinger is a wildlife biologist as well as an award-winning photographer and videographer. He has dedicated nearly a decade to studying a variety of species and the impact of climate change, with field experience spanning the American Southwest to Africa. Ryan’s […

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Chris Difford (Squeeze) 47:07

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Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are one of rock’s greatest songwriting tandems, with Tilbrook crafting indelible melodies around Difford’s emotionally detailed lyrics. Here Difford digs into the evolution of his and Tilbrook’s partnership. When Difford hands over his lyrics, does he suggest a musical direction to Tilbrook? Did Difford kn…

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The Latin Alternative / 1984 Episode (Los Lobos, Gilberto Gil, Soda Stereo, Sheila E & more!) 59:07

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This week we travel back four decades to 1984, a musically rich year that brought us some great Latin Rock, Pop, Salsa, Brazilian music and more! Featured artists include Los Lobos, Gilberto Gil, Soda Stereo, Sheila E, Bobby Rodriguez, Los Angeles Azules, Joe Arroyo, Silvio Rodriguez, Steve Hackett and more.…

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Episode 153: Preparing For A Catamount Homecoming in the Northeast 39:28

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Renee Seacor is Mighty Earth’s Northeast Rewilding Director, where she oversees the campaign to reintroduce catamounts to the forests of the Northeast. Renee previously served as the Carnivore Conservation Director for Project Coyote, overseeing campaigns aimed at promoting coexistence with North America’s wild carnivore species. She has built a ca…

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Episode 152: Wild Cat Rewilding In Pakistan 34:38

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Zafeer Ahmed Shaikh is an early-career conservationist from Southern Pakistan, mainly focused on initiatives dedicated to lesser-known wildlife species found in the country. He has a unique passion for the lesser-known wild cats of Pakistan. With the country’s tiger and lion populations gone, his focus shifted to the small, elusive species that sti…

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Summer Recess 1:12

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We're going on summer recess--for a good reason: Caropop is getting a long-awaited tune-up. We’ll be tweaking the presentation and improving the way we let you all know about episodes. In addition to keeping them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the RSS platform and caropop.com, we’ll also be posting them on a new Caropop YouTube channel. Stay tuned for…

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The Latin Alternative / NEW MUSIC Episode (Francisca Valenzuela, Las Migas, Andres Levin, The Mavericks & more!) 58:59

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It's a new music explosion! This week we highlight recent releases from Francisca Valenzuela, Chicano Batman, Las Migas, Andres Levin, The Mavericks, Wayra Iglesias, Diamante Electrico, Conociendo Rusia, Estelares and more.By WEXT/Josh Norek

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Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) 1:09:42

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No surprise, talking music with Craig Finn is stimulating and a lot of fun. The Hold Steady’s frontman/lyricist recently released his sixth solo album, the character-driven song cycle Always Been. He also hosts the podcast “That’s How I Remember It,” which explores the relationship between memory and creativity, and writes the Substack “Versions of…

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Gina Birch (The Raincoats) 1:04:58

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Bassist Gina Birch is a founding member of the legendary British post-punk band the Raincoats, whose self-titled 1977 debut album is an off-kilter classic. More Raincoats albums followed, as did stints with Dorothy and the Hangovers, but it wasn’t until 2023 that Birch released her first solo album, the acclaimed I Play My Bass Loud. Now she’s made…

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Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper) 52:38

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Bassist Dennis Dunaway was—and is—one of the key figures in the 1970s rock band, Alice Cooper. That’s right, the band Alice Cooper, which recorded seven albums between 1969 and 1973 (and had such hits as "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out") before the singer Alice Cooper (nee Vince Furnier) went on to a successful solo career. Now the surviving membe…

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Chris Stamey 2025 54:10

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When I spoke with Chris Stamey way back for Caropop Ep. 30, he shared a sheet music collection called Marvelous Melodies Songbook, New Songs Vol. III. Several of those songs appear on his wonderful new album, Anything Is Possible (out July 11), as do the Brian Wilson-evoking “I’d Be Lost Without You,” the Wilson-covering “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head …

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May Pang (John Lennon) 1:04:51

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May Pang was John Lennon’s companion for the late-1973-to-early-1975 period that has become known as Lennon’s “lost weekend.” Although Pang has used that phrase for her documentary and photo exhibition, she doesn’t see this time as “lost” for Lennon. Not only did he record two albums (Walls and Bridges and Rock ‘n’ Roll) and produce another (Harry …

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Jim Davis (Mobile Fidelity) 1:07:18

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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been a top audiophile label since its 1977 founding and 2001 reboot after Jim Davis, president of the high-end audio equipment company Music Direct, bought it out of bankruptcy. But the label was hit with controversy almost three years ago with the revelation that it included a digital step in the production chain of a…

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The Latin Alternative / COLOMBIA Episode (Carlos Vives, Bomba Estereo, Diamante Electrico, Aterciopelados & more!) 59:07

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It's a spotlight on COLOMBIA, the music powerhouse nation that has brought us a wealth of rock, salsa, hip-hop, vallenato and other music genres. Featured artists include Carlos Vives, Diamante Electrico, Bomba Estereo, Elsa y Elmar, Aterciopelados, Fruko y Sus Tesos, Karol G, Monareta, Juan Pablo Vega and many more!…