Ana Maria Sayer

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1,963 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 4d ago

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NPR Music · Alt.Latino: Why Harry Styles and The xx love Latin America · 12 Aug 2026 podcast

Obviously for anyone who speaks Spanish, the Spanish is, well, notably maybe a little rough. voice-verified

But something that really works for me in this record is there is a Latin passion to it that does translate quite nicely. voice-verified

There's a particular line to me that really stands out. voice-verified

By your side, I don't know what sadness is, and the hours slip by without even noticing. voice-verified

You look at me and I lose my head, and all I can do is repeat. voice-verified

To me that felt like as classic as any of my abuela's boleros in its communication, in its lyricism, in the pain, the passion. voice-verified

So I did some digging and I found out it was composed by the famous Consuelo Vasquez, who is known for standards like Besa me mucho. voice-verified

The point is, Nat King Cole had incredible success with this record. voice-verified

He started playing shows in Latin America, and people across the two continents really received it well. voice-verified

So he went on to create two more records in Spanish. voice-verified

Record labels obviously want money, and there is money to be had in Latin America. voice-verified

So why don't we talk more about the crossover the other way? voice-verified

One theory is that the door seems to always kind of be open to mainstream pop crossover in Latin America. voice-verified

And that's for a lot of reasons. voice-verified

There's, like I mentioned, big ears, big appetite, and interest and love for that music is always there. voice-verified

So what happens is it really becomes something that's up to the record labels or the artists if they feel like they want to engage in a more direct way with it. voice-verified

Spoiler alert: record labels have forgotten and remembered the value of this audience various times throughout the history of all contemporary pop. voice-verified

It's important to note. voice-verified

From a financial perspective, Latin America is actually a really valuable territory to conquer. voice-verified

You're talking about a whole two continents that, yes, there's many languages embedded across Latin America, think indigenous ones in Portuguese, but overall has a pretty uniform dialect and way of communicating itself through rhythm. voice-verified

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