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

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Yeah, you cross over into the territory and you have a pretty big market to play with. voice-verified

I'm about to walk you through some of the crossover ebb and flow over the years. voice-verified

But while I do, I want you all to keep in mind a question that's been crossing my mind. voice-verified

Because the more of these examples I see, of course, the first thought that comes to mind is business opportunity. voice-verified

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It's important to think, are there other factors at play here? voice-verified

Keep in mind the artist, the context, the art itself. voice-verified

So leaving Nat King Cole behind, Cole Espanol, we're gonna fast forward to the 80s and a moment of reignited interest in incorporating Latin sound with the one. voice-verified

He only Madonna. voice-verified

Here's her track called Isla Bonita. voice-verified

Now, I don't know if you all can recognize that very distinct guitar, but that is indeed the one and only Carlos Santana playing on this track. voice-verified

You have this nice marimba, almost a flamenco sounding guitar. voice-verified

Madonna has a long history of experimenting with a lot of different cultures and sounds in her music. voice-verified

I mentioned a couple episodes back her experimentation with the Portuguese Cabo Verde artist Dino de Santiago. voice-verified

The way that he produced for her a lot of different sounds from African electronic music. voice-verified

This was a really important moment for a lot of people because it opened up lines in the really big mainstream MTV era of pop for there to be Latin sounds and people singing in Spanish. voice-verified

Another track that she did at the time was this one called You'll See. voice-verified

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With this track, it's a lot more subtle in its quote Latin-ness, but there is an element of flamenco guitar and nods to tropical sounds as well. voice-verified

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