Alt.Latino: Our favorite Latin Tiny Desk Contest entries

Summary

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Alt.Latino: Our Favorite Latin Tiny Desk Contest Entries

NPR Music | Hosted by Felix Contreras & Ana Maria Sayer
Date: May 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode of Alt.Latino, hosts Felix Contreras and Ana Maria Sayer dive into their favorite Latin music submissions from this year's NPR Tiny Desk Contest. The conversation is rooted in a shared love for uncovering new talent across genres, reflecting on the judging process, and highlighting the unique artistry of select Latinx musicians from the pool of 6,000+ entries. Felix and Ana Maria alternate sharing picks, geeking out about musical influences, performance setups, and why these artists stood out among hundreds of Latin submissions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Winner and Judging Reflections

• The Winner Announced: Felix and Ana Maria open by announcing Cure for Paranoia, a group from Dallas, as the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest winner, sampling their song and celebrating their energetic style.

  • "The winning group is Cure for Paranoia. They're a group from Dallas." — Ana Maria Sayer (01:05)

• Judging Experience: Both hosts discuss the emotional challenge of being contest judges, sifting through a vast range of submissions, and the difficulty of narrowing dozens of deserving artists down to a handful.

  • "You look at it, and you're like, oh, my God. Wait, every single person here should win?" — Ana Maria Sayer (02:18)
  • "I avoided being a judge for a long time... It's like I wanted everybody to win, man." — Felix Contreras (01:59)

• A Wish for Broader Representation: Ana Maria notes a desire for even more diversity and global reach, reflecting on the U.S.-centric eligibility of the contest and its limiting effect on the Latin artist pool.

  • "I would have liked to see more. ...At this point in time, it's not open outside the US, and so...we don't get that diversity of experience..." — Ana Maria Sayer (02:45-03:36)

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2. Favorite Latin Tiny Desk Entries

A. Sofia Gomez — "Without Me" (Los Angeles, CA)

• Song & Performance: A delicate, emotionally rich bedroom pop entry. Both hosts commend the stripped-down performance and Sofia’s distinct, heartfelt vocals.
  • "Just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous tone. ...her voice specifically, I mean, very Lizzie McAlpine to me, to be honest. But gorgeous, beautiful, communicates so much emotion." — Ana Maria Sayer (06:22)
  • Timestamp: 04:40–08:29

B. Ed Harvest — "Me Toca" (Puerto Rico)

• Song & Performance: Felix introduces Ed Harvest’s energetic, rock en español performance, spotlighting Puerto Rico’s punk and hard rock legacy. Notably, the song shifts midway into an Afro-Cuban/salsa break.
  • "For people who are not aware, there's a very, very strong hard rock tradition, punk rock really, in Puerto Rico...And there's a part in the song...where they just break into an Afro Cuban...salsa." — Felix Contreras (09:45)
  • Timestamp: 08:29–10:34

C. Alegrias — "Wahoo" (La Jolla, CA)

• Song & Performance: Ana Maria brings Alegrias, a band led by charismatic lead vocals, a punk-tinged, Latin-influenced indie outfit. The setup features a cello, bass, guitar, and drums—unusual and compelling.
  • "There's something about a lead vocalist who can do it all...she does that really well. ...that slight Latin element...the whole vibe of it is...a nice kind of like tiny desk visually matched energy too." — Ana Maria Sayer (13:29)
  • Timestamp: 10:34–16:23

D. Ivan Yanez and Friends — "Cubajia" (Union City, NJ)

• Song & Performance: Felix’s champion pick, the band stands out for eclectic instrumentation (horns, timbales, percussion), expert musicianship, and inventive arrangements—rooted in timba, expanded into something new.
  • "Like, I hear Teamba, I hear all this other stuff, but, like, they've taken it beyond and they've added a lot more to it." — Felix Contreras (20:40)
  • "They're creating something special and unique...it's more than just, you know, the way they structured it. ...This is not something you hear every day." — Ana Maria Sayer (21:14)
  • Timestamp: 17:58–24:19

E. Mahopuente — "Maktub" (Originally from Mexico, lives in LA)

• Song & Performance: Ana Maria spotlights Mahopuente, noting her beautiful vocals and the song’s distinctive Cuban clave foundation, reminiscent of Buena Vista Social Club aesthetics, blended with a folk sensibility.
  • "The key element here is the Cuban clave...that’s the thing that makes it stand out...almost like a Buena Vista Social Club...that riff underneath." — Ana Maria Sayer (26:07)
  • "She described the title of it Maktoub. It's an Arabic word actually meaning 'it is written'...speaking to fate, inevitability and all of these things..." — Ana Maria Sayer (27:02)
  • Timestamp: 24:19–27:34

F. The Almighty Majestics — "Ultima Noche" (Santa Ana, CA)

• Song & Performance: Felix closes with a nostalgic nod to 1970s Mexican pop, admiring both the spot-on vintage sound and the band's visual tribute. He reflects on coming to appreciate the genre as an adult.
  • "That is pure 1970s Mexican pop, man...everything about it is just so 70s. It's pure Mexican pop that I now have a really deep appreciation [for]." — Felix Contreras (29:57/30:05)
  • Timestamp: 27:49–31:16

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Toughness of Judging:

  • "I wanted everybody to win, man." — Felix Contreras (01:59)
  • "We're, like, mapping a whole story onto every single submission. ...And their grandma probably watched it and loved it." — Ana Maria Sayer (03:51)

• On DIY and Authenticity:

  • "So much of what she is is enough...the stripped down version...is more than what any massive production could handle." — Ana Maria Sayer on Sofia Gomez (06:22)

• On Musical Variety and Cultural Blend:

  • "Clearly someone who has spent their life listening to American music but has some tone from elsewhere." — Ana Maria Sayer on Alegrias (13:29)
  • "They've used Teamba as a base and then they do their whole thing." — Felix Contreras on Ivan Yanez and Friends (20:40)

• On Nostalgia:

  • "In the 70s, I was like, oh, that's just. Nah, that's not my thing. ...But now, especially with these guys, I am so into it." — Felix Contreras on The Almighty Majestics (30:05)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------------|------------------| | Winner Announcement & Judging Reflections | 00:35–03:36 | | Sofia Gomez — "Without Me" | 04:40–08:29 | | Ed Harvest — "Me Toca" (Puerto Rican rock) | 08:29–10:34 | | Alegrias — "Wahoo" (LA punk/indie/cello) | 10:34–16:23 | | Ivan Yanez and Friends — "Cubajia" (NJ timba fusion) | 17:58–24:19 | | Mahopuente — "Maktub" (Mexican LA folk/clave) | 24:19–27:34 | | The Almighty Majestics — "Ultima Noche" (70s pop) | 27:49–31:16 | | Closing Thoughts and Where to Find Videos | 31:16–32:34 |

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Final Thoughts

Felix and Ana Maria wrap up by celebrating the immense talent and diversity of Latinx artists in the contest, underscoring the thrill of discovery and the importance of musical variety. They encourage listeners to fall down the rabbit hole of contest videos and cheer on this year’s winner, Cure for Paranoia.

"Man, talk about a rabbit hole and you won't go wrong. Man, there's so much talent out there." — Felix Contreras (32:22)

Find all Tiny Desk Contest videos, including these Latin entries, at npr.org/tinydeskcontest.

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Transcript

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[Felix Contreras]

From NPR Music, this is Alt Latino. I'm Felix Contreras.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

And I'm Ana Maria Sayer. Let the chisme begin.

[Felix Contreras]

And the chisme. This week. I'm gonna cut you off.

[Musical Performer]

I know.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

I was like, wait, I was gonna set up the chisme. Fine. Tell me, what's the chisme? You better have good chisme than Felix if you're gonna cut me out.

[Felix Contreras]

We have the winner of the tiny desk contest for this year.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

That is pretty great. It has been announced, and the winner is. Da da da da da da da da da da da da da. You're supposed to drumroll me in.

[Felix Contreras]

Okay, go ahead.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

The winning group is Cure for Paranoia. They're a group from Dallas. What type of music do they do? Felix?

[Felix Contreras]

Let's hear a little bit.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Left brain, right brain, no brainer.

[Felix Contreras]

Left brain, right brain, no brain.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Left brain, right brain, no brainer I

[Felix Contreras]

lost my mind, not complaining. Go.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Left brain, right brain, no brain.

[Felix Contreras]

Left brain, right brain, no brain.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Left brain, right brain, no brainer I

[Felix Contreras]

lost my mind Left, right brain Going back for BR down to the apple core Such a fierce ego I'm a savage, got two bulls in me I'mma feed a bad. I'm a big bad wolf, yeah, I'm about to blow. And we have to say that Anna was one of the judges.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

This is true. I was part of the conversations where it happened.

[Felix Contreras]

I was a judge last year and.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

And they kicked Felix out.

[Felix Contreras]

You're right.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

And replaced him with me. The Upgrade. I'm Felix 2.0. Judging experience, that's a whole different episode.

[Felix Contreras]

I avoided being a judge for a long time when we've been doing this over 10 years now. And I knew the year I got selected. It's like I wanted everybody to win, man.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

I too, was avoiding it for years. But really what I used to do was this thing of sitting and wading through all of the initial tons and tons and tons of entries. And it's so much more fun to me to get this, like, curated list of these are the best. I wasn't expecting it to Be as challenging. You look at it, and you're like, oh, my God, Wait, every single person here should win? And there's like, 100 entries.

[Felix Contreras]

Yeah. It's just so amazing how talented people are.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

So here's my being honest tip that I would like to say. And you might not agree with me saying this, Felix, but I did want to address the fact that you texted me something, and I actually have an answer, and I didn't get to text you back, so it's perfect. I'm just gonna reply here about a lot of amazing entries. We found a selection of our favorite Latin entries, which we are gonna show today. But I would have liked to see more. I would have liked to see more. I would have liked to see, like, a more exciting selection. And my theory about this in regards to why kind of it showed up in the way that it did is it's not. At this point in time, it's not ex US Open. And so I think the variety, like, a lot of what we look at on this show, we pull from almost exclusively outside of the United States in terms of artists and art, that platform on the show. And so I think we don't get that diversity of experience of country of origin that we typically discuss. And so we're getting a more limited scope, I think, in terms of the

[Felix Contreras]

Latin bands, There were over 6,000 video entries sent in from all the different genres and styles, and we were selecting from over 200 bands and artists that were considered Latin music of different genres and styles. And. And it was a lot of fun.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

It makes me feel like I'm dreaming with them. Like, they send off these videos with all of the force of all. That's why I feel like people like you and me are so bad for judges, because we're, like, mapping a whole story onto every single submission. Like, oh, my God. And they gave it their all, and their grandma probably watched it and loved it. And really, it's exciting to feel all that, hopefully.

[Felix Contreras]

So that's what we're doing this week. We had to narrow those 200 plus down to three each was very difficult. I literally made my final three, like, five minutes before I walked into recruitment.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

I could tell. I know. I empathize. I do.

[Felix Contreras]

Okay. Since you were the judge, Ms. Judge, you get to go first.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Here we go. First up. I'm like, which one was my first? Oh, I really love this girl. Her name is Sofia Gomez. She lives in Los Angeles. And this song is without me.

[Musical Performer]

I turn on the night light it's getting dark I sit on the side of the bed that you sleep on holding the T shirt that I keep putting on. I stare at the car that he's giving me it's honestly shitty

[Ana Maria Sayer]

so I'll

[Musical Performer]

read it over and over again I wake up in a cold sweat I wanna sleep but you live in my dreams I wake up wishing you wanted to stay Please know I don't need But I wanted to fight for us just a bit more it kills me that you'd rather live your days without

[Felix Contreras]

me when you use the phrase bedroom

[Ana Maria Sayer]

pop, there it is.

[Felix Contreras]

Boy, this is really it, right?

[Ana Maria Sayer]

That's what it is.

[Felix Contreras]

Because the video was recorded in a bedroom. The two background singers are sitting on the bed. Sophia's in the foreground, and there's a guitar player up there. Really wonderful sound, man. I like this. I almost picked her. I almost picked her.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Really?

[Felix Contreras]

Yeah.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous tone. I mean, that is the beauty of this, right? Is all of them are bedroom copy in a way. Or lean on that. But really, just so much of what she is is enough. I think that's what this shows in a lot of these shows is you see that the stripped down version, what a lot of these artists can do is more than what any massive production could handle. And I think that's why it really gets at the essence. But her voice specifically, I mean, very Lizzie McAlpine to me, to be honest. But gorgeous, beautiful communicates so much emotion. It just struck me.

[Felix Contreras]

And what we're gonna be able to do this week is play the whole song. Here is the rest of without me from Sofia Gomez. Good job, Sofia.

[Musical Performer]

I wake up in a cold sweat I wanna sleep but you living my dreams I wake up wish anyone. Please know I donate you But I wanted to fight for us just a bit more it kills me that you'd rather live your days without me I keep thinking maybe knock on my door cause 11 months gotta mean something should you have all my flush that I wasn't too much But I guess you got tired of something and I know that you love me but it's not enough cause you've gotta want me you need me Let me look at it.

[Felix Contreras]

Okay, as usual, we got a little bit of a headspin here. One of the ones that really stood out to me was a guy named Ed Harvest, who I did not know he's from Puerto Rico. Like serious rocket Espanol. Check it out. This is called me toca. There.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Oh, yeah.

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Okay.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

This didn't make it to the top. And I'm like, I missed this. This is Beautiful.

[Felix Contreras]

It's very good. For people who are not aware, there's a very, very strong hard rock tradition, punk rock really, in. In Puerto Rico, going back many years. One of the first artists we featured on the show was Davila666. And this is sort of the kind of thing that reminds me the legacy of the. Of. Of that band. And there's a little. There's a part in the song you're going to hear. We're going to let it play where they just break into an Afro Cuban, for lack of a better word, a salsa. I was looking for something different for this. And man, he. This whole thing really stood out. From Ed Harvest from Puerto Rico,

[Ana Maria Sayer]

That. Okay, next up, these are the Alegrias. They're from La Jolla, California, just outside of San Diego. And this song is called Wahoo. It sounds like I named it Felix Wahoo.

[Musical Performer]

Never been astrological maybe I should be Give me something to believe in. No, it hurts Crash and burn. Don't look back Sneak attack.

[Felix Contreras]

Again, for purpose of description, that's a cello as the lead instrument, along with bass and guitar and the drum set. Because naturally, yeah, this stood out.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

There's something about a lead vocalist who can do it all in such a way. And specifically, I mean, I love her little kind of punky vocal. It really does feel like the marriage of. When we talk about, like a very natural intersection of clearly someone who has spent their life listening to American music but has some tone from elsewhere. Like, she does that really well. And I love this kind of like whole punky vibe they have going on. But like Rocky, but there's that slight Latin element and the whiteboard in the back. I mean, the whole vibe of it is. I don't pay too much attention to the videos, to be honest. I like to just listen. But it has a nice kind of like tiny desk. Visually matched energy too.

[Musical Performer]

I don't know who I am out of the sky.

[Felix Contreras]

The.

[Musical Performer]

Never been astrological but maybe I should be Give me something to believe Everybody doing a school. I cried too many times. I don't know who I am. The flame Sam.

[Felix Contreras]

That was the band Alegrias with their song Wahoo. As she said at the beginning part of our look this week AT bands that submitted videos for the Tiny Dust contest. We're going to take a break and come right back with more.

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[Felix Contreras]

Okay, so for my next band, if I was a judge this year, I think I would have stayed with these guys. This would have been the hill I died on.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

See, you have the same thing that I do, Felix. I got in there with a band no one cared about, and I was like, this is the one.

[Felix Contreras]

Although I would, I would say that about all three of my bands this week. This is a band called Ivan Yanez and Friends. And Ivan Yianis is a musician from Union City, New Jersey. The band is from all over the different parts of New Jersey. The track is called Cubajia. Just listen. Like, I hear a lot of different things. You'll understand. Check it out.

[Musical Performer]

Sam.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Damn.

[Felix Contreras]

When you look at the instrumentation, there's three horns. It's all brass, of course, it's percussion. That immediately caught my attention, right? All the, the guys, he's got a timbale set up like they do with the Cuban team bot and the conga player. And there's a guy playing the pad with a bunch of. Of stuff. Keyboard, bass, guitar. Like, I hear Teamba, I hear all this other stuff, but, like, they've taken it beyond and they've added a lot more to it. So they've used Teamba as a base and then they do their whole thing. Man, I would, I would stand in line for these guys. This is really, I really like these

[Ana Maria Sayer]

guys, honestly, 100%, Felix. And I'm so glad you went through and watched everything because this did not make it, you know, to my desk, quote, unquote. And I would have championed for them too, honestly, because there's something about. It's not just, oh, that, you know, sexy percussion. Wow. It's amazing. It's so fun. It's so cool for the percussionist. Like, they have a flow and it's a slow flow. It's a build. It takes time, but that really hits and really works. And it's more than just, you know, the way they structured it. They're creating something really special and unique. And I think that was the thing that was missing for me too, in a lot of the Latin entries I saw that made it my way. By the time they got to the top, it was like, ah, this is just standard. This is just what I see here every day. But this is not something you hear every day.

[Felix Contreras]

Yeah. And with the same as with Ed Harvest, the musicianship is like, top notch. These guys can play their asses off. And I bet you, like, if you sat through this, this band, like, after two hours, three hours at a club somewhere, man, killing. Let's hear the rest of it. This is Ivan Yanez and friends. They're from Union City, New Jersey. Keep going, guys.

[Musical Performer]

Sam. Ha.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Okay, time for me to hit my last entry. Felix, I can't believe you've already made it. This is an artist originally from Mexico. Her name is Mahopuente. And this song is Maktub.

[Felix Contreras]

This is the perfect example of what we were talking about. This guy. So much talent, just different layers.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Well, and also, let's talk about, you know, this is a submission from la. She's from Mexico. I believe she's from Mexico City. And what's the key element here is the Cuban clave, like, above anything else. Like, that's the thing that distinguishes this. That's the thing that makes it stand out in a lot of ways. I mean, among many things, that beautiful voice, beautiful tone, really fun, eclectic setup here. But that's the distinguishing thing. I mean, to me, I hear like, almost like a Buena Vista Social Club kind of like that riff underneath. And I'm curious if you agree with that, but that's what I was hearing. And then she's making it in la.

[Felix Contreras]

Yeah, there's a. Definitely a folk feel to it. Two guitars that stand up bass. Yeah, there's definitely a Trova feel to it.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

I heard it. Did you not hear that chord structure?

[Felix Contreras]

Yeah, I guess I do now. I didn't hear it.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

That's immediately what I heard under it. Right. It's the same thing, but cool. I mean, a five. A fun, interesting touch. Beautiful, beautiful singer. She described the title of it Maktoub. It's an Arabic word actually meaning it is written. And she basically described that as speaking to fate, inevitability and all of these things, which is a fun way to go about submitting your tiny desk contest entry. I like it. That was Maktu by the artist Maho Puente.

[Musical Performer]

Perfecto.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Off.

[Felix Contreras]

Okay? We're going to close it out with something. I just, again, I'm going to die down the hill with these guys, too. This is a band called the Almighty Majestics. The Almighty Majestics, double E on the V. They're from Santa Ana, California, Southern California. This is called Ultima Noche. Again, let's just play it first and I'll tell you my thoughts.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

La.

[Musical Performer]

Sam. Ah,

[Ana Maria Sayer]

dude, what the heck?

[Felix Contreras]

That is pure 1970s Mexican pop, man.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

A thousand million gajillion percent.

[Felix Contreras]

And I gotta say that in the 70s, I hated it. I gotta admit, I'll admit, I'll confess, I wasn't into that stuff. When I was no man. In the 70s, I was like, oh, that's just. Nah, that's not my thing. I was like listening to the jazz. I was listening to all this other stuff. But now, especially with these guys, I am so into it. You got to see the video. They're dressed period, right? They're dressed in the period clothing, the dark suits. You've got the haircuts. Guys playing a far Fisa organ. Like, everything about it, the sound, the textures, everything about it is just so 70s. It's pure Mexican pop that I. I now have a really deep appreciation. I wanted a black turtleneck and a little sports coat, man. And shaking a tambourine. I want to be part of this band. It was so cool.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

Absolutely. Felix, you belong in this band with that haircut.

[Felix Contreras]

Okay, again, the name of the band is the Almighty Majestics. They're from Santa Ana, California with La Ultima Noche. And that is the Ultima song for our look at the Tiny Desk contest. Latin music entries this year. And another big congratulations to the winner of the contest this year, the band Cure for Paranoia. Look for their Tiny Desk concert coming up at the end of the month. You have been listening to Alt Latino from NPR Music. Our audio editor is Noah Caldwell.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

The executive producer of NPR Music is Saraya Muhammad.

[Felix Contreras]

Executive director Sonali Mehta. As always, we love hearing from you. If you enjoyed this episode. In these bands, we always appreciate a positive review on Spotify or Apple or wherever you're listening. Or send us an email, man. Stay in touch alt latinopr.org Tell us what's on your mind or what you are listening to these days. And I have to point out that you can see these really cool [e-mail] tinydeskcontest these videos and the 6,000 other videos that were sent in this year. Man, talk about a rabbit hole and you won't go wrong. Man, there's, there's so much talent out there. I'm Felix Contreras.

[Ana Maria Sayer]

And I'm Anamaria Sayer.

[Felix Contreras]

Thank you for listening and thanks to all the bands who sent in videos. Man, do it again next year. We're waiting for you.

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