Are you ready to PARI??? Today's episode is all about the jamz that make us want to turn up on the dance floor. Fair warning: you might find yourself doing a lil meneaito...or tirándolo pa trá (TRA TRA TRA). La rumba está buena - don't miss it! Featuring music by Big Pun, Angel y Khriz, Fuego, Victor Manuelle, J Balvin, and Ñejo y Dalmata. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/10/07/episode-14-puro-pari
This week we’re bringing you an extra special treat: our first ever Radio Menea guest! Maria Elena Pérez joins us to talk about songs we love that deal with class-related themes. Songs about money struggles, about why materialism is overrated, songs about love across class divides, and more. But we’re also bringing this theme because we want to talk about the activist movement that brought us together–reproductive justice. Featuring music by La Santa Cecilia, Aventura, Ricardo Arjona, Amandititi...
When we heard the news, we were speechless. Juan Gabriel was not just a singer and a songwriter - he was legendary. Over the years his songs brought us joy, his fabulous outfits gave us life, and his flamboyant performances served as the launchpad for countless family conversations about sexuality and gendered performance. For queer Latinxs, he was one of our icons. This is a Radio Menea first: we're dedicating today's entire episode to one artist's life, music, and impact. Que en paz descanses,...
Sometimes you need to reach back to the music of your childhood. The songs you grew up with, the songs you made up dances to with your primos and performed in front of the familia. The classics that remind you of your first love, or learning salsa with your papi and tios. Featuring music by Proyecto Uno, Juan Luis Guerra, Flans, Jerry Rivera, Caramelos de Cianuro, and Jon Secada. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/08/26/episode-11-throwback
Sometimes even classics need a re-do. This week, we look at covers - from Latino music classics to translated versions of English-language hits. Featuring music by Karen Rodriguez, Jarina De Marco, Leslie Grace, Bunny Michael, Tony Succar, Tito Nieves and La Lupe. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/08/12/episode-10-covers
Throwing shade. At lovers who have scorned you, lovers who have left you, lovers who have cheated. Throwing shade at former friends, competitors, others in the business. Songs with artful lyrics that master the art of the diss with amazing metaphors, puns and burns. This week's episode is all about shade, and the songs that do it oh-so-well. Featuring music by Mariah Carey, Eddie Santiago, Karlos Rosé, Zutzut, and El Super Nuevo. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/07/29/episode-9-s...
Have you ever missed your tierra something fierce? Maybe you left when you were young. Maybe you’re the child of immigrants or political exiles, and you’ve never even been there. Maybe you’re undocumented and can’t go back. Pero you know you know that yearning: home. Today’s episode is about nostalgia. Homesickness. Diaspora feels! Featuring songs that remind us of home: of the struggle, the hard parts, the beauty, and the resistance. Featuring music by Gloria Estefan, ChocQuibTown, Orishas, La ...
This is the episode that we had planned to release the week that the Orlando massacre happened. We hope you've been taking time to grieve and heal and be with your people in the time since. Now we're bringing it back to our regularly scheduled programming with a lighter topic: deseo. Desire is a huge theme in music, and especially Latinx music, and we get into all the things this topic brings up. Listen in to hear some of our favorite songs that address some of the ways desire shows up in our li...
This week we're bringing you an unplanned episode in recognition of the massacre in Orlando. We are devastated, and we hope that our discussion of what happened, its impact on us, and some of our mourning and healing process in these days since the attack might help you all with your healing as well. Featuring music by Hurray For The Riff Raff, Selena, La Santa Cecilia, Monchy y Alexandra, Julieta Venegas, and Buika. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/06/17/episode-6-orlando
Happy Pride queridxs! For the first episode of June, we are so excited to bring you an episode of Radio Menea featuring queer artists. Listen in to hear about queer Latinx musicians who've been doing it since forever, and some of the new generation of out and proud folks who are walking in their footsteps. We also talk about the origins of Pride and its inextricable connection to Latinx resistance. Featuring music by Ricky Martin, Alex Anwandter, Andy Peña, Rita Indiana, Albita Rodriguez, Javier...
We're not going to lie. We have a serious soft spot for the few but amazing women who are rocking the reggaeton genre, so this week we have an episode all about these mujeres. A dembow beat and a female artist? ¿Que más se le puede pedir a la vida? Featuring music by Ivy Queen, Milka La Mas Dura, Tomasa Del Real, Glory, MC Peligro, Ms Nina Los Santos & La Favi. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/05/20/episode-4-reggaetoneras
It's here! Everyone's favorite season. Sundress and shorts weather. Chancla weather. Beach weather! In honor of being so close to summer, this week's episode is all about verano, and the music that makes us think of the season. We discuss our favorite things about summer, Vero's favorite NYC playa, and why summer makes us think about home. Featuring music by Bill Yonson, Oscar D'Leon, MULA, Tito El Bambino and Destiny Frasqueri. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/05/06/episode-3-ve...
Afro-Latinx communities have been central to the development of Latinx music – though folks don’t always get their due credit. We didn’t want to get too many episodes in without acknowledging this, so in today’s episode we spotlight some amazing Afro-Latinx artists. Featuring music from Nitty Scott MC, El General, Ibeyi, Yunel Cruz, Xenia Rubinos, Celia Cruz and Xiomara Fortuna. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/04/22/episode-2-afro-latinx-artists
Spring is in the air queridxs - lez talk about AMOR! Vero & Pérez discuss their allegiances (or lack thereof) to Team Feelings and songs about love of all kinds. Featuring the musical stylings of J Balvin, Toby Love, Lido Pimienta, Los Rakas, and Empress Of. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/04/08/episode-1-amor
Introducing a new podcast from Verónica Bayetti Flores and Miriam Zoila Pérez. They bring you their favorite mainstream and alternative Latino jams. Featuring music from P3culiar, Son by Four, Don Omar, Prince Royce, Shakira, Calle 13 and Maluca. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2016/03/25/pilot-episode
