Let’s rewind twenty years. What was happening in 1998? Besides being awkward teens, we were listening to some música, and there were some JAMS! A couple of seminal releases, some reggaeton history in the making y mucho más. Ponte redi for some throwbacks! Featuring music by Elvis Crespo, Shakira, Tito Nieves, Wassabanga/El Chombo, Chayanne, and La India. Show notes: bit.ly/2Fwkvhd Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea facebook.com/RadioMenea
Dec 28, 2018•54 min
We're taking a little break for the holidays, so this week we're bringing you a fan favorite from the archives. Enjoy! We'll be back with a brand new episode on January 4th. On today’s episode we have the talented multimedia artist Tamara Santibañez – probably best known for her incredible tattoo work at Brooklyn’s legendary Saved Tattoo. She came with some of the música that she listens to in the studio, and you’re gonna love it – pari-ready reggaeton, 90s chicano power hip hop, and a sappy old...
Dec 21, 2018•54 min
On this week's episode we talk about some of our favorite holiday jams. Pérez has been working on Vero to do this episode for three years and it's finally here. Listen in to learn about their holiday traditions, why Nochebuena is LIT, and even a little tale of Latino Jewish Hanukah. Featuring music by Trío Cubamar, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Hip Hop Hoodios, Mariah Carey, Maracaibo 15 and Oscar D'Leon. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/12/13/episode-65-felices-fiestas Follow us: instag...
Dec 14, 2018•53 min
The year is wrapping up, pero there's still so much good music! We have a couple of new songs, and one that didn't make the cut for last episode pero still deserved a lil shine. Plus, Vero takes a dip into #TeamFeelings Things we mentioned in the episode: - The playlist Vero made for Mijente's Lánzate: https://spoti.fi/2G7S7a0 - Check out Mijente! https://mijente.net/ Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/12/07/meneito-28-brown-just-glows Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioM...
Dec 07, 2018•33 min
What a wild year for Latinx music! Again! This week we chat about our fave releases of the year - well, a few of them anyway. From Latin rhythms dominating mainstream airwaves, to dreamy experiments with dembow, to a wealth of star-studded collabs, we chat about what 2018 had to offer us. Featuring music by Cardi B ft Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Los Angeles Azules ft Natalia Lafourcade, Balun, Natti Natasha, Becky G, Speak, and Daddy Yankee. Shownotes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/11/30/episode-64...
Nov 30, 2018•49 min
Thanksgiving? No creo. This week we’re bringing you a re-run that will give you a much-needed antidote to some of the revisionist history that’s popular at this time of year by bringing indigenous artists who are making music that emphasizes their roots, integrating indigenous languages, instrumentation, and cultural references. We hope that you’ll hear evidence that the colonial project has failed – indigenous cultures today are alive despite it all, and this small sampling of dynamic and diver...
Nov 22, 2018•50 min
Esta semana we are muy excited to finally have on our longtime podcast primxs from SONGMESS! Richard and Beverly join us to talk about songs that highlight MESS! From cheating and lies to no-good fuckboys, we get all up in the delicious mess. And if you don’t know Songmess: you’re welcome. Featuring music by Magic Juan, Nitty Scott, Sailor Fag, Mexican Entertainment System, Mazzy Star and Pimpinela. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/11/15/episode-63-songmessy Follow us: instagram.com/Radi...
Nov 16, 2018•50 min
On this week's meneito we're sharing all our feels about the midterm election results, and even get into a little political nerdery. You're welcome. Of course we also get into the music on rotation this week, going all the way from Veracruz to Bogota and back to Nueva York because that is how we roll. Tune in for the diverse music selection, stay for the chisme. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/11/08/meneito-27-the-morning-after Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea ...
Nov 09, 2018•39 min
This week we bring you songs about all sorts of lies. JK, they're mostly about people lying to each other in relationships! Pónganse redi to dance while you scream "CALUMNIAS!" in your best telenovela voice while imagining those who have wronged you! Featuring music by Tito el Bambino ft De La Ghetto, Ivy Queen, Prince Royce, Aerophon, Lafame, and Brytiago ft Rafa Pabón. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/11/02/episode-62-mentiras Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea ...
Nov 02, 2018•44 min
No hay trico tri this year fam! Vero was over the spooky tracks - pero Pérez leans in, por si les hace mucha falta el jalogüín. Instead we chat about weed slang, La Casa de las Flores, chill paris, and all the ways Vero is washed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Featuring music by Fuete Billete, Mitre, and Entrópica. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/10/26/meneito-26-not-a-jaloguin-episode Follow us: instagram.com/RadioMenea twitter.com/RadioMenea facebook.com/RadioMenea
Oct 26, 2018•30 min
This week we're welcoming a very special guest. You probably know Favy Fav from his stellar podcast Latinos Who Lunch, but get ready to get to know him in a whole different way! From Guatemalan Christian Rock to Cypress Hill, we learn the most about one of our favorite Latino podcasters as he walks through the story of his life in music. Featuring music by Los Voceros de Cristo, Antonio Aguilar, Banda Zeta, Banda Blanca, Cypress Hill and Girl in a Coma. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/1...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 5 min
On this week's Meneito we're bringing you three of our favorite songs that dropped in the last few weeks. We also share the surprising news of who is the most followed person on instagram (spoiler alert: it's not Beyonce or any of the Kardashians) and talk about what it was like to record live with Bembona! Featuring music by Cardi B., Selena Gomez, DJ Snake, Ozuna, CLUBZ, Ela Minus, Will Smith, Marc Anthony and Bad Bunny. Shownotes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/10/11/meneito-25-the-new-new Foll...
Oct 12, 2018•33 min
We are SO! HYPE! to bring you our very first live taping! Last weekend we had the pleasure of interviewing Puerto Rican-Panamanian DJ, multi-platform artist, and activist Bembona at the New Latin Wave festival. Born & raised in Brooklyn, NY, Bembona's work bridges the gap between POC communities, generations, activist work & beyond. She goes deep on Afrolatinidad and the artists who have inspired her work and her life. MIL GRACIAS to everyone who showed up and out for this event - lxs qu...
Oct 05, 2018•59 min
What a fucking shitshow week, y'all! Pero look at us: we're still here, you're still here. De una manera u otra, pero seguimos. Today we've got some jams to soothe your weary souls, and we chat about some of the stuff we've been watching lately. Featuring music by Kelela ft Princess Nokia, JUNGLEPUSSY, Cupcakke & Ms. Boogie; Reik; and Omar Apollo ft Teo Halm. Also! Don't forget to join us THIS WEEKEND (!!!) on September 30th in Brooklyn for the New Latin Wave festival! We’ll be recording a l...
Sep 28, 2018•35 min
This week we're taking a tour around Latin America through one of our favorite genres--cumbia! We start with Colombia but journey through time and geography tracing some of the ways cumbia has evolved and been adopted by other Latin American countries. Featuring music by Sonora Dinamita, Los Ángeles Azules, Natalia LaFourcade, La Yegros, Monsieur Perine, Vicentico, Los Hermanos Flores and Nicola Cruz. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/09/20/episode-59-cumbia
Sep 21, 2018•45 min
Did you miss us? After a lovely verano break we are baaack! In this week's meneito we share a few of the songs we were listening to while we were gone. We also update you on our adventures while we were away, including how Pérez spent their time in Mexico, and Vero's run-in with sea creatures at the queer beach. We also announce a very exciting event coming up at the end of this month! Feauturing music by Piso 21, Paulo Londra, Empress Of, Ha*Ash and Prince Royce. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/...
Sep 14, 2018•32 min
Estamos de vacaciones! So we're bringing you some our fave episodes from the archive. We'll be back with a new episode on September 14. This week, we’ve relied on you – our queridísimxs listeners – to make the playlist. We asked, and you CAME THRU! Turns out y’all are mad cool, and have fire taste – nada de sorpresas here. Gracias for your suggestions, your voice memos, and your overwhelming amor – our listeners are truly the best! Show notes: https://wp.me/p78d4C-ah Tienda: bit.ly/TiendaRM
Sep 07, 2018•39 min
Estamos de vacaciones! To keep you company while we are gone we're bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archive. New epi coming to you on September 14! Están redi? We got to meet (IRL!) with the chamacos over at Latinos Who Lunch and it was F-U-N. So today, with the fab Babelito and FavyFav, we bring you an episode full de música about food, obvio! Show notes: https://wp.me/p78d4C-8z Tienda: bit.ly/TiendaRM
Aug 24, 2018•39 min
Estamos de vacaciones! To keep you company while we are gone we're bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archive. New epi coming to you on September 14! 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? Yasss! ¿Que más se le puede pedir a la vida? Show notes: https://wp.me/p78d4C-1B Tienda: bit/ly/TiendaRM
Aug 10, 2018•32 min
We're about to take our first break EVER pero no se preocupen! We wouldn't leave you without plenty of música for these critical verano months, and we made you a Summer Mixtape. We included our current summery faves in today's epi to get you in the mood. Make sure to hydrate while we're gone, amores - we'll be back on September 14th! Our tiendita will still be open, so order any cositas you like! Featuring music by Bad Bunny, Donny Caballero ft Chelito de Castro, MULA, Nicky Jam y Ken-Y, Kablito...
Jul 27, 2018•47 min
On this week's episode we POR FIN tell ya'll all about our new tiendita, which is open. We're obsessed with our merch, and we hope you are too. Check it out below. We also share a few songs we are loving right now, including two artists we got to see live recently. And we talk about Vero's summer anxiety and the super sweet thing Pérez witnessed at a show this past weekend. Featuring music by Kafu Banton, La Santa Cecilia and STEFA. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/07/19/meneito-22-la-ti...
Jul 19, 2018•27 min
On this week's episode it's all about FANIA! We're taking a deep dive into the history of salsa by exploring some of the incredible folks who were involved in FANIA and FANIA All Stars. Latinx music today would not be the same without the innovation and expertise of these incredible musicians. Listen in to learn more about how New York City made this collaboration possible and to enjoy some amazing salsa classics from the 70s and 80s. Featuring music by Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, ...
Jul 13, 2018•46 min
This week we share a few of the songs we've currently got on repeat: Latinx folk, cushy synths and high energy jams about quedándose en la casa. We also chat about our relationship to accents, how we feel about personality typing and bachata's brothel roots. Featuring music by Gina Chavez, Balún and Andre Veloz. Join our email list to be the first to learn about new episodes and our soon to be launched tienda: https://tinyletter.com/radiomenea Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/07/06/menei...
Jul 06, 2018•27 min
You know those songs--that are just so EXTRA?!? This week we're bringing you some of our faves that are just the most exageradas. Over the top love metaphors, literal long hair bangers, love triangles, summer jams, misogynistic and apocalyptic takes. Featuring music by Felipe Peláez, Tomasa de Real, Gloria Trevi, Alejandra Guzman, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Roman el Original, Twin Shadow and HAIM. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/06/28/episode-56-exagerada
Jun 29, 2018•49 min
Que buen vainón! We had some last-minute tech dificulties ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Soooo we're re-running this episode dedicated to las sad girls, because this week has been a shit-show and it's ok to be sad. Shoutout to you for surviving even when shit is hard. Featuring music by Lila Downs, Nina Pastori, Soledad, Noita, and Laura León Show notes: http://bit.ly/2Ao0Hy4 Follow us: facebook.com/radiomenea instagram.com/radiomenea twitter.com/radiomenea
Jun 22, 2018•16 min
This week's meneito es algo diferente - we usually steer clear of themes for our smaller episodes, pero we were inspired this week to bring you some canciones that all have one thing in common: mattress squeaks. Let your inner sucia out (if she's not living in the open already!) y ponte redi to move your culo to some sexy ass squeaks. Featuring music by Fuete Billete, Karol G, and Audri Nix. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/06/07/meneito-20-mattress-squeaks Follow us: facebook.com/radiom...
Jun 08, 2018•27 min
Feliz pride amores! As we celebrate Pride - AKA the anniversary of Stonewall AKA a queer and trans New Yorker uprising against police violence - we're here to bring you a whole new episode celebrating the work of some really talented queer & trans Latinx artists. We've got tracks for your celebrations, your hookups, your moments of reflection. Have fun, stay hydrated, make sure your friends text when they're home safe, y cuídense mucho! Featuring music by Chavela Vargas, Hurray for the Riff ...
Jun 01, 2018•52 min
This week we bring you a few gems we're loving right now--a boricua bachatero, one of our favorite reggaetoneras showing off her MC skills, and a D.C. group's social justice cumbia--plus a THE MOST MIAMI WhatsApp audio message from Vero's sister, which...uncovers a possible Ivy Queen side hustle?! And because we stay doing the most, we throw in a grammar PSA about the "X" in Spanish and a rant about white Marxists. Ya tu sabes, the usual. Featuring music by Jay Ruiz, Milka La Más Dura, and Elena...
May 25, 2018•36 min
You know the ones--those music icons whose lives (and careers) ended tragically and well before their time. On this week's episode we revisit some of our favorite Latinx artists who died young, leaving behind incredible legacies and a lot of sadness about what they could have achieved if they'd had more time. Featuring music by Selena, Big Pun, NORE, Juan Gabriel, Hector Lavoe, La Lupe and Jenni Rivera. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/05/17/episode-53-gone-too-soon
May 18, 2018•55 min
We're back this week with our wild mix of música - some psychedelic experimental salsa, some saccharine pop, a goth reggaeton remix...ya tu sabes, lo de siempre. We also chat about some of la tele that we watch and, naturally, British colonialism¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Can you believe these mofos raped and plundered across the world for spices only not to use any now? Que falta de respeto! Featuring music by La Mecánica Popular, Siam, and Merca Bae ft ZutZut. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/05/11/men...
May 11, 2018•20 min
