And we're back with a new music episode! Taking a moment away from our parade of incredible guests, we decided it was time to look at some recent releases we may have missed from the end of 2016 + some fresh, up to the minute jams. This is a great one, featuring music from all over the continent and ranging from introspective power ballad to fierce ballroom anthem.

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Featured artists: Felix Pimenta & Nelson D, Pablo Vittar & Rico Dalasam, Chico Mann & Captain Planet, Jesse Baez,Planeta No, Fanny Leona, Tony Gallardo II, Ela Minus, Coiffeur, Los Mil Jinetes, Young Tender, and Systema Solar.

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Just in time for Cheeto Appreciation / Inauguration Day, we are coming at you with a brand new episode joined by none other than Nacional Records' own Cindy Ly! Perhaps the biggest label in Latin Indie, Nacional Records has seen truly remarkable talent pass through their roster including Ana Tijoux, Bomba Estereo, La Vida Boheme and AJ Davila. This episode is extra special as Cindy gives us an inside scoop into the workings of the music business, a behind the scenes look at the Latin Grammys and LAMC, as well as some insight on Los Angeles' very own Latin scene.

Featured Artists: Ceci Bastida, Willie Bobo, The Echocentrics, El Guincho, Nehuen, Sin Color, Boraj, Gabriel Garzón Montano, Bairoa, and MULA.

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New year, new guests!

On this very special episode we have Cheky Bertho a.k.a Algodón Egipcio in the studio. One of the most important and recognizable names from Venezuela’s indie scene, Algodón Egipcio relocated to Mexico City nearly 2 years ago in search of growth and opportunity away from home. Cheky leads us through his tropical Venezuelan upbringing, knowing and working with local Caracas-based musicians (including pre-superstar Arca), and the day-to-day challenges of being a proud Afro-Latino in a continent that values whiteness and dismisses anti-blackness as a gringo problem.

Featured artists: Algodón Egipcio, Convenezuela, Todosantos, Javiera Mena, Ulises Hadjis, Presidente, Arca, and Juan Luis Guerra.

Find all of Algodón Egipcio's music and social media info at: http://www.algodonegipcio.net/

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We made it! 2016 is over!!!!!!

Where Rich and Bev look back on some of their fave music from a year as exciting and tumultuous as a Courtney Love dinner party. This was an incredible year for music, if painful for fans who lost many beloved icons. Join us as we recount some of our highlights, favorite discoveries and tracks that had not previously made the cut. All that, plus a little bit of holiday shade to wrap up the year :)

Featured artists: Algodón Egipcio, Los Wálters, Empress Of, NOIA, Nicolas Jaar, Elysia Crampton, Helado Negro, Xenia Rubinos, Alex Anwandter, Mateo Kingman, Divino Niño, Las Piñas, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

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On this episode of Songmess we decided to focus on the bounty of new music that has exploded towards the end of the year. With all the guests and general apocalypse happening all around us, we've neglected the slew of absolutely incredible music that has been dropping like heaven sent gifts. Get ready to sing, dance and continue to be woke as FOK with us!

Featured guests: Magiobus, Lido Pimienta, Carolina Camacho, Mint Field, Silver Rose, (Me Llamo) Sebastián, Namuel, Lester Rey, Zyderal, Helado Negro, Buscabulla, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and AJ Dávila.

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AND. WE’RE. BACK.

Happy Wokesgiving guys, and in the holiday spirit we are dropping a mega episode featuring Monica Campana and Josephine Figueroa of Atlanta-based party La Choloteca. The party’s mission is to create a safe space for Atlanta's diverse and ever growing Latinx community, and in this episode we are featuring music that influenced La Choloteca’s organizers as well as the jams you can expect to hear them blast onto the dance floor.

This episode is crazy packed as we also address our new permanently horrifying political climate and the death of legend Leonard Cohen.

Featured Artists: Princess Nokia, Karla, Bareto, Soda Stereo, Los Prisioneros, Luis Abanto Morales, Roberto Carlos, El Remolon, Bomba Estéreo, Alex Anwandter, Calle 13, Pedro Suarez Vertiz, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Leonard Cohen.

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Trick or Beat, give us something good to twerk to!

Yup, our Halloween spooktacular is finally here and we are taking you on a journey full of ghouls, goblins, and ciguapas. On this episode we are featuring folk songs, goth anthems, and witchy dembow get downs that will scare some serious dance moves out of you.

Featured Artists: Oingo Boingo, Selma Oxor, La MiniTk Del Miedo, Ritualz, Alaska y Dinarama, Dënver, Grupo Scherzo, La Santa Cecilia, Alejandro y María Laura, Chichí Peralta, El Mayor Clásico, Lila Downs, Mercedes Medina, and Carlos Gardel.

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Where Rich finds himself in Bogotá (yes, in Colombia) for Festival Hermoso Ruido. A crazy and beautiful weekend of dancing, screaming, drinking entirely too much and making loads of new friends, Hermoso Ruido was everything but dull! Beverly had to stay in NYC for this one because life, but not to fear, local writer and music indie lover Ever Beltrán joins in the fun to give some much needed perspective to this episode’s musical bonanza.

Featured Artists: I Can Chase Dragons! Buenas Noches, Rubio, Zyderal, Porter, Los Pirañas, Kali Mutsa, IMAABS, Felipe Gordon, Cero39, Cynthia Montaño, and Mateo Kingman.

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Where Bev and Rich welcome Super Legitimo mastermind Kevin León to the show!

Super Legitimo has become an essential part of the Costa Rican scene, organizing and community building by curating music and art events, creating videos and live visuals for local artists, and putting together a zine that serves as a local guide to all things indie.

This episode is all about Tico talent, and Kevin joins us to get to the root of what's happening in Costa Rica and what makes this one of the most exciting new scenes in Latin America.

Featured artists: Arde Plutón, Bengalas, Ceniza, Ave Negra, MaRi Navarro, Colornoise, Nanuka, Wolfberry, Vos y Los Fenómenos, and Monte.

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The Beverly Bryan takeover you've been asking for is finally here! For this episode, Bev brought in a smorgasbord of classic tracks by Latin artists. Some iconic, some are well kept secrets, but all these artists and their productions were seminal in one way or another.

We are also commemorating the ten-year release anniversary of Javiera Mena's game changing Esquemas Juveniles.

Featured Artists: The Ghetto Brothers, Thee Midnighters, ? and The Mysterians, Los Bravos, Los Saicos, Los Wemblers, Juaneco y Su Combo, Los Pasteles Verdes, Los Angeles Negros, CRISIS, Jorge Gonzalez and Jovenes y Sexys.

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