Felix Contreras

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2,154 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 16 Sep

Felix Contreras’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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NPR Music · Alt.Latino: Electrónica rising in Mexico · 19 Aug 2026 podcast

He's a guitar player and lead vocalist. voice-verified

He is an anthropologist. voice-verified

He's got his PhD in anthropology. voice-verified

So he studied all this stuff, right? voice-verified

This is like his ongoing PhD thesis or whatever, right? voice-verified

Okay, so here's the backstory. voice-verified

So he studied voice-verified

all this music, he's a very, very talented guitar player. voice-verified

Like when when I saw them live back then voice-verified

Just long gems, great leads you can hear, and coming from drawing from all these different traditions. voice-verified

So I had a beer with them when I met them years ago and I had a beer with Alex voice-verified

Th this is a sidebar. voice-verified

All right. voice-verified

And it goes to how he's dedicated himself to his studies. voice-verified

I was talking to him, he's from West Texas, he did his undergrad, his master's and his PhD at the University of Texas in Austin. voice-verified

And one of his mentors and one of his professors was the late Dr. voice-verified

Manuel Peña, who was an expert on voice-verified

Norteño Cumbia, he's an expert on on music from Mexico and different forms. voice-verified

Remember I told you years ago that I w taught uh the music of Mexico and Southwest at Fresno State in the nineties. voice-verified

I was teaching Manuel Peña's class. voice-verified

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