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

But I would like to argue there's a lot more at play here. voice-verified

There are other motivators for why so many big pop acts are turning to Latin America. voice-verified

This time, maybe even in spite of big label interests. voice-verified

I wanna bring us back to the present talking about two records from 2026 that played and experimented with Latin sound in two very distinct ways, with two big names, Bruno Mars and Casey Musgraves. voice-verified

So let's start with the Bruno Mars record. voice-verified

Now, he released his first album in a decade. voice-verified

He called it simply The Romantic, and it's very heavily Latin leaning. voice-verified

Now, Bruno Mars does have some actual Latin American roots. voice-verified

He has a Puerto Rican dad and also Filipino roots, which has a tie to Spain, and there's a lot of different things mixed in there. voice-verified

So a lot of people were saying he wanted to make a kind of homage. voice-verified

to his lineage, to his legacy, to his culture, in a way that he hasn't before. voice-verified

I'm gonna play the first track off of his record called Risk It All. voice-verified

for you. voice-verified

Now I first heard this track and I was a little bit perplexed. voice-verified

It grabs you with some mariachi horns right off the bat. voice-verified

It he makes it very clear what he's trying to do in the song and the record, which is paying homage to these roots. voice-verified

Now, like I mentioned, Puerto Rican dad, but he opens with a Mexican rhythm. voice-verified

Now he quickly switches into another very famous Mexican rhythm, but not the same one. voice-verified

It's a bolero sound. voice-verified

It's interesting, but it also strikes me as a little odd. voice-verified

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