Radio Puente

Josué and Rachel wrap up the year by discussing their top 10 Latin albums and songs of the year! This episode, and podcast, is dedicated to Jorge Tirado. QEPD Tigre.

In this episode Josué and Rachel discuss a newfound favorite of theirs, Sessa.

In this episode Josué and Rachel discuss some of the Latin Grammy nominees for Best Singer-Songwriter Album, Best New Artist, and Album of the year.

In this episode, Josué and Rachel are talking about Latin Grammy-nominated artist Sofía Campos!

Josue and Rachel listen and discuss Natalia Lafourcade's first completely original album in seven years, De todas las Flores. 

Josué and Rachel are back to talk about Silvana Estrada's new EP titled Abrazo. 

Discussing the aesthetic and music of singer-songwriter Kevin Kaarl. 

Radio Puente turned six months this month so we wanted to take some time to highlight some songs and artists that we have been listening to this year. Check out this special episode entitled On Our Radar! 

With this version of Papel, we are presented with a songwriter performing an honest, tender and devastating ballad and as the listener, it is as if we are taking in a private moment between a songwriter and her song.

This last week, Vicente Garcia released his most recent project: an EP titled Camino Al Sol. Camino al Sol was produced by UK producer Richard Blair, known for his project Sidestepper. The EP consists of five songs that are introspective, sentimental meditations that are directly inspired by the pandemic and written during Vicente’s own experience in quarantine. Vicente Garcia said that he was really impacted by the pandemic, especially seeing so many people lose their lives around the world that it forced him to look at and question his own life and eventual death. He says “Camino Al Sol is a search within, an introspective voyage through the fundamental questions of our lives: birth, the emotions we feel in our existence and the mystery of death.”

Celebrating the life and music of Pau Donés also known as Jarabe De Palo. 

In this episode we are highlighting an album that is being released this week. The album is called “Boleros Psicodélicos” by Adrian Quesada.

Who is Augusto Bracho? Rachel is back for this episode to discuss the mysterious latin troubadour. 

Gustavo Cerati found himself in a peculiar situation: he was not the front man of the biggest rock band in Latin America anymore. A lot had changed since they had started Soda Stereo in 1982. Cerati had married and become a father. The music industry and the way artists could create and record music had evolved. Cerati could book any studio in the world for his next project, but he decided what was best for his next project was to go home and create from his basement. Two years later, Gustavo Cerati would re-emerged with his second solo album entitled Bocanada- a dream pop wonderland album that would mark a new era for his music and the start of his 2nd historic career as a soloist. Today on Radio Puente we take a closer look at Gustavo Cerati’s classic album Bocanada and the song “Puente.”

The story about the first ever song in Spanish to be nominated and win an Oscar for best original song and the xenophobia that prevented its creator the ability to perform it. Today on Radio Puente, we take a deeper look at the controversy revolving Jorge Drexler’s “Al Otro Lado Del Rio.”

Josué and Rachel talk with Alex Ferreira about his new album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera" and more. 

Josue and Rachel listen to the final two songs of Alex Ferreira's album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera" 

Rachel and Josue continue listening track by track to Alex Ferreira's upcoming album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera". Today they listen to the song "Segundo Plano"

Rachel and Josue continue listening track by track to Alex Ferreira's upcoming album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera." This week, they listen to the song, "Ni Una Cosa Ni La Otra (feat. Silvana Estrada) 

Today we showcase an artist named El David Aguilar who recently released an incredible and beutifully minimalist album titled Agendas Vencidas that continues this rich tradition of latin american prose in song.

Rachel and Josué continue listening and talking track by track Alex Ferreira's upcoming album En Lo Que Llega La Primavera. This week they listen to "Como Una Flecha" 

Rachel and Josue continue listening track by track to Alex Ferreira's upcoming album En Lo Que Llega La Primavera. Today they listen to the song "Esa Canción"

C Tangana embarked on a two-year journey writing and creating a landmark album that is both critically acclaimed and a commercial success, achieving the biggest premiere of a Spanish album on Spotify, having generated more than five million streams in just one day after its release. Today on Radio Puente we look deeper into C. Tangana’s Magnum Opus album “El Madrileno” and the song “Tu me dejaste de querer.”

Rachel is back for Week 2 of our special series covering track by track Alex Ferreira's upcoming new album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera". This week we listen to "La Verbena y el Moriviví." 

What is it about the human experience that makes us want to over emphasize and add dramatic components to our stories? This exact human tendency was what inspired Brazilian singer songwriter Rodrigo Amarante to look deeper into and write songs about in latest album. Today we are looking into Rodrigo Amarante’s latest release titled Drama and the song Maré

Bonus episode! My wife Rachel is my first guest on the pod to join me on a mini series, where we listen to some of our favorite artists' latest releases. First up we are listening week by week to Alex Ferreira's new album "En Lo Que Llega La Primavera" out March 11, 2022. Today we listen to "Hubo Algo" ft Vanessa Zamora.

Today on Radio Puente, we look into the music of Mexican singer songwriter Arath Herce and take a closer look at his song Quiero Sentirlo Todo. Interview with El Sol: https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/gossip/arath-herce-cuenta-su-historia-a-traves-de-la-musica-5777264.html

A look at the title track from Silvana Estrada's debut album "Marchita"

Gracias Por Venir

Do you remember seeing all the headlines about Steve Harvey mistakingly announcing the wrong winner of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant? For sure at the very least, you have probably seen a meme or two poking fun at Steve Harvey’s expense. Here in the US, the spectacle was taken mostly as a humorous human error that was silly, but ultimately fell out of the headlines in the US after a few days. But in Colombia, the country who’s contestant was incorrectly announced as the winner, the error sparked national outrage. Today on Radio Puente we take a closer look at Lido Pimienta’s album Miss Colombia and her song Te Queria from her 2020 release “Miss Colombia”

This week we are looking into the music of Dominican singer songwriter Alex Ferreira.