The Unapologetic Music of Puerto Rico
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This week, we\\u2019re talking about the second season of \\u201cLa Brega,\\u201d a co-production from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios. Julio is joined by Alana Casanova-Burgess, co-creator, host and producer of \\u201cLa Brega,\\u201d and Jeanne Montalvo, grammy-nominated audio engineer and radio producer with Futuro Studios, to talk about the series, which takes us through the Puerto Rican experience in eight songs. They discuss how Puerto Rican artists, like Bad Bunny, have raised awareness for political and social issues on the island, and also get into the cultural and musical exchange between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.\\xa0
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Photo credit: Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
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