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Can't Say It's A Party Without 'Balloons': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

Hear a swinging Brazilian rock single from Tagua Tagua and a party anthem off Amara La Negra's debut EP, Unstoppable.
Locos Por Juana is featured on this week's <em>Alt.Latino</em> playlist.

Every week, Alt.Latino puts together a list of songs that celebrate emerging Latino artists in the music world. This week's picks include Tagua Tagua's Brazilian rock swinging in the spotlight and a celebratory party anthem off Amara La Negra's debut EP.

As part of , we created a Spotify playlist to accompany the songs

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