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Alt.Latino Encore: Remixing Classics, Fania Opens Its Vaults

This week on Alt.Latino, we discuss how and whether to remix legendary recordings — and, along the way, feature a new album of remixed salsa classics.
Branko mixes classic sounds with new sensibilities in his remix of "Herencia African."

This is an Encore presentation of Alt.Latino.

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This week on , we venture into a long-running, in which the label sent a handful of DJs and producers a treasure trove of original masters from the Golden Age of the brash and innovative Afro-Caribbean music known as salsa.

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