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Sunday Morning Alt.Latino Serenade: Four Tracks For Your Weekend

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

DIANA GAMEROS: (Singing in Spanish).

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

We are listening to - well, I wish I could tell you what we're listening to. I don't know who it is because for this visit with Alt.Latino, Felix Contreras gave me some music. He didn't give me any information about it, and he asked me to pick the songs that I liked best. This is one that I picked.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GAMEROS: (Singing in Spanish).

BLOCK: And Felix joins me now to tell me what I chose. Felix, welcome back.

FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE¹: Thank you. Good morning.

BLOCK: OK. Who are we listening to? Who's this beautiful voice?

CONTRERAS: OK. This is Diana Gameros. She's from the Bay Area. She has a Mexican root, and she's got this great new album out of classic Mexican folk songs. And the entire record is drop-dead gorgeous.

BLOCK: And she hits a high note in here that is just beautiful.

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GAMEROS: (Singing in Spanish).

CONTRERAS: Her voice just really knocked me out. It was so simple but so strong, and you're right. She has a range that sits in the middle, but then, she does peak at these things. And it just tugs² at your emotions just the right way.

BLOCK: OK. Change of pace. Here's song number two.

CONTRERAS: Oh, my gosh.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

DIANA TRUJILLO: (Singing) Hey.

BLOCK: Just a little bit different vibe here, Felix...

CONTRERAS: (Laughter).

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TRUJILLO: (Singing in Spanish). Ay.

BLOCK: Ay. I just love the contrast...

CONTRERAS: (Laughter).

BLOCK: ...Whoever it is - listening to.

CONTRERAS: OK. This is a band called La Misa Negra. It's killer³ neo-cumbia (ph) from Oakland, Calif...

BLOCK: Wait, killer neo-cumbia?

CONTRERAS: Killer neo-cumbia...

BLOCK: OK.

CONTRERAS: Neo-cumbia...

BLOCK: That's a new genre⁴.

CONTRERAS: OK. You know, cumbia has become, like, the ubiquitous type of music that is in just about every Latin American country. And it's usually reflective of the working class, but it's had this, over the last 20 years, enormous repopularization.

BLOCK: This is good-time party music.

CONTRERAS: Now, listen to the beat, OK? (Vocalizing). It's based on a dance that was developed by African slaves in Colombia while their feet were chained, so the beat is very soft. It's like a shuffle⁵.

BLOCK: Yeah.

CONTRERAS: So it's got this very deep, historic roots, but killer grooves⁶ either way.

BLOCK: OK. So the third song that I picked, Felix, I have to say, I picked it not because I liked it, but because it's just bizarre. And I don't know what's going on, and I want to hear you tell me about it.

CONTRERAS: OK. Check this one out.

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UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing in Spanish).

CONTRERAS: This is a band called EVHA, OK? And it stands for El Viejo Hombre de Los Andes.

BLOCK: OK.

CONTRERAS: OK? It's from Ecuador, and they are a very forward collective of musicians who makes Ecuadorian folk music, electronic, little bit of hip-hop, lot of sampling as you can hear. But I'm fascinated by it because of just how they see the world. They see the world...

BLOCK: Yeah.

CONTRERAS: ...As anything can count. Anything sounds good together and...

BLOCK: Put it all in together. Yeah.

CONTRERAS: Perfect.

BLOCK: Huh. OK. The last song, Felix, totally different mood.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NUMERO UM")

DA CRUZ: (Singing in Portuguese⁷).

CONTRERAS: I got to say that when I put together the list of songs...

BLOCK: Yeah.

CONTRERAS: ...I had an idea of what you might pick (laughter)...

BLOCK: Ha. You have my number. All I could tell you about this song is I know she's singing in Portuguese. I bet she's Brazilian.

CONTRERAS: This is a band called Da Cruz, and the singer's name is Da Cruz. The song's called "Numero Um." They're largely a club band, a dance band, but they mix reggae, Brazilian pop, traditional music. It's a reflection of contemporary Brazil, like the intense social conditions. And the lyrics⁸ think of themes of racism⁹, the struggle between the haves and the have-nots, economic injustices¹⁰, social injustices, all of these heavy topics...

BLOCK: But so listenable. This is, like...

CONTRERAS: Unrelenting...

BLOCK: ...So beautiful and lilting.

CONTRERAS: ...Dance groups. Yeah. It's a juxtaposition¹¹ of OK. We're going to think, but we're going to dance at the same time.

BLOCK: Felix Contreras is the host of NPR Music's Alt.Latino, a weekly podcast about Latino arts and culture. He visits with us once a month to get our Sunday morning started with just the right music. Felix, thanks so much.

CONTRERAS: Thank you.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NUMERO UM")

DA CRUZ: (Singing in Portuguese).

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 tugs   

n.猛拉( tug的名词复数 )；猛拖；拖船v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The raucous sirens of the tugs came in from the river. 河上传来拖轮发出的沙哑的汽笛声。 来自辞典例句
• As I near the North Tower, the wind tugs at my role. 当我接近北塔的时候，风牵动着我的平衡杆。 来自辞典例句

3 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

4 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

5 shuffle   

n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走

参考例句：

• I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
• Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。

6 grooves   

n.沟( groove的名词复数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏v.沟( groove的第三人称单数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏

参考例句：

• Wheels leave grooves in a dirt road. 车轮在泥路上留下了凹痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Sliding doors move in grooves. 滑动门在槽沟中移动。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

8 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

9 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

10 injustices   

不公平( injustice的名词复数 )； 非正义； 待…不公正； 冤枉

参考例句：

• One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不义必自毙。
• He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈会受到昭雪的。

11 juxtaposition   

n.毗邻，并置，并列

参考例句：

• The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.这两句话连在一起使人听了震惊。
• It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.这是并列对比色的结果。