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The Colombian singer Maluma has a lot to be excited about these days — a world tour, a new album and a shot at exploring a different part of his humanity: being a parent.

The artist has often felt a sense of responsibility: to support up and coming artists he seeks out on social media and to showcase a more joyful, loving side of Colombia to the world. And, now, responsibility is about to take on a whole new meaning.

Following a tear-filled performance at the Tiny Desk, the artist sat down with Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre to talk about what it means now to have two loves of his life.

Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited and mixed by Suraya Mohamed. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include U.K. singer-songwriter Sampha, a Rolling Stones comeback and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Sampha — LAHAI
Featured Songs: "Dancing Circles," "Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman's Dream)," "What If You Hypnotise Me (feat. Léa Sen)," "Spirit 2.0," "Only"
2. The Rolling Stones — Hackney Diamonds
Featured Songs: "Bite My Head Off," "Depending On You," "Dreamy Skies," "Mess It Up," "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven," "Whole Wide World"
3. Glen Hansard — All That Was East Is West of Me Now
Featured Songs: "The Feast Of Saint John," "Sure As The Rain," "Bearing Witness"
4. Dylan LeBlanc — Coyote
Featured Song: "Dust"
5. Helena Deland — Goodnight Summerland (Out Oct. 13)
Featured Song: "Bright Green Vibrant Day"
6. Valee & Michael Vincent Waller — Valeedation
Featured Song: "Tailor Swift"

Other notable releases for Oct. 20:
awakebutstillinbed — Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger
Blink-182 — ONE MORE TIME...
Blues Traveler — Traveler's Soul
Bombay Bicycle Club — My Big Day
Boys Like Girls — Sunday At Foxwoods
Devo — 50 Years Of De-Evolution (1972-2023)
Emily Wolfe — The Blowback
Israel Nash — Ozarker
Katie Von Schleicher — A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night
Lost Girls (Jenny Hval & Håvard Volden) — Selvutsletter
Pip Blom — Bobbie
Salt-N-Pepa — Very Necessary (30th Anniversary Edition)
Sleaford Mods — More Uk Grim EP
Summer Walker — Girls Need Love (Girls Mix)
Vince Guaraldi — A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (first-ever release)

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With the retirement of longtime All Songs host Bob Boilen, we're looking back and sharing some of our favorite episodes from over the years. This week we've got songs we should retire — songs that are undeniably great, that we truly love — and that get overplayed way too much.

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Australian pop star Troye Sivan, singer-songwriter Jamila Woods and more.

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With Bob Boilen retiring, we're taking time to remember some of our favorite episodes from over the years, including this one about the songs that make you cry, featuring stories from listeners about the music that moves them and why.

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the rapper Earl Sweatshirt, the return of Sufjan Stevens and more.

1. Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist — Voir Dire
Featured Song: "27 Braids"
2. Sufjan Stevens — Javelin
Featured Song: "Goodbye Evergreen"
3. Jolie Holland — Haunted Mountain
Featured Song: "Highway 72"

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Twenty three years after creating and hosting All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen is retiring. But before he goes, we've got a special send-off, featuring a surprise guest list of his favorite artists.

You'll hear from Brian Eno, Sharon Van Etten, Jeff Tweedy, Mitski and a whole lot more.

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The best albums out now include singer Jorja Smith's soaring but solitary full-length Falling or Flying, an inspired, messy affair from Cherry Glazerr, Becky G's ode to Mexican Regional and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Jorja Smith — Falling or Flying
Featured Songs: "Try Me," "Little Things," "Falling or Flying," "Backwards," "She Feels"
2. Cherry Glazerr — I Don't Want You Anymore
Featured Songs: "Bad Habit," "Touched You With My Chaos," "I Don't Want You Anymore"
3. Becky G — ESQUINAS
Featured Songs: "2NDO CHANCE (feat. Ivan Cornejo)," "CHANEL (feat. Peso Pluma)," "CUIDADITO (feat. Chiquis)," "QUERIDO ABUELO"
4. Blonde Redhead — Sit Down For Dinner
Featured Songs: "Before," "Sit Down For Dinner Pt. 1," "Kiss Her Kiss Her"
5. Wilco — Cousin
Featured Songs: "Infinite Surprise," "Levee," "Ten Dead," "Sunlight Ends"

Lightning Round:
Jlin — Perspective
Lydia Loveless — Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again (Released Sept. 22)
MJ Nebreda — Arepa Mixtape
Molly Burch — Daydreamer

Other notable releases for Sept. 29:
Addison Grace — Diving Lessons
Animal Collective — Isn't It Now?
Armand Hammer — We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
Code Orange — The Above
Ed Sheeran — Autumn Variations
Dessa — Bury The Lede
hemlocke springs — going... going... GONE!
Maxo — Debbie's Son
Oneohtrix Point Never — Again


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Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming Tiny Desk performance, to talk about the cultural mash-up of her music, her philosophy for working with women in the industry and representing her Mexican heritage at Coachella.

Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited and mixed by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join host Bob Boilen to share their favorite new tracks.

Featured Artists And Songs:
1. Katy Kirby: "Cubic Zirconia" (Single)
2. Daneshevskaya: "Somewhere In the Middle," from Long Is the Tunnel
3. Olivia Rodrigo: "love is embarrassing," from GUTS
4. Sufjan Stevens: "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" from Javelin
5. Katie Von Schleicher: "Every Step Is an Ocean," from A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night
6. Marina Herlop: "La Alhambra," from Nekkuja


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