Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Host, Alt.Latino
Anamaria Artemisa Sayre is co-host ofAlt.Latino and a curator and producer forTiny Desk.
As a podcast, radio, and video host, reporter, and producer for NPR, she is focused on elevating the diversity of sounds and stories that define Latinx culture. This means curating the newest and best in Latin music weekly on the mic with her co-host Felix Contreras and doing deep-dive reported series that highlight music as an answer to some of society's biggest cultural questions.
In 2023, she traveled around the US and across the southern border to report an award-winningseries that revealed how Mexican-American immigrants coming of age led to the explosion of Regional Mexican music. She's interviewed artists, fromSantana toRosalia, that span generations and the globe and is a trusted voice on one of the most genre-diverse subsets of music in the world.
Additionally, she curates Latin music at theTiny Desk. This includes leading the annual Latin Music Month Tiny Desk takeover which she conceived of and realized within her first year at NPR. Sayre's producing credits include concerts from artists like Nicki Nicole, Ivy Queen, Karol G and Juanes.
Her hosting and reporting credits are spread across NPR stations and beyond, and include frequent hosting on NPR Music'sAll Songs Considered, reporting a weekly segment on NPR'sMorning Edition and a regular segment onHere and Now. She's a frequently featured speaker, host, and panelist at conferences and events across the country and internationally.
She is NPR's youngest host and has been named a 30 under 30 professional by Forbes and a Major Mujer by Remezcla.
Originally from southern California, she's an avid lover of mountains, beaches and stories that pair best with a cafecito in her abuela's backyard.
Story Archive
Wednesday
Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl LX halftime show Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Imageshide caption
Alt.Latino: Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl
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Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl
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Tuesday
Breaking down the symbols and messages in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
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Monday
Bad Bunny's set at the halftime show of Super Bowl LX was filled with references to Puerto Rican culture. He performed at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Imageshide caption
Sunday
Bad Bunny performs during his "Debi tirar mas fotos" world tour in San Jose, Costa Rica on December 5, 2025. On Sunday, Feb. 8, he will play at the halftime of Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif. Ezequiel Becerra/Getty Imageshide caption
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl. Here's how he got there
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Wednesday
Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny'sDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSwon album of the year at the 68th Grammy Awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Imageshide caption
Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny'sDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSwon album of the year at the 68th Grammy Awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Imageshide caption
Bad Bunny on top of the world
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Monday
Bad Bunny made history taking home the Grammy for album of the year
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Wednesday
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Alt.Latino: Producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'
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Venezuela speaks: Producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'
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Wednesday
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Alt.Latino: Rawayana on their new album and a changing Venezuela
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Rawayana on their new album and a changing Venezuela
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Tuesday
Guitarricadelafuente performs a Tiny Desk concert. Alanté Serenehide caption
Thursday
Danny Ocean has become one of the most outspoken Venezuelan musicians against President Nicolás Maduro in recent years. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Imageshide caption
Danny Ocean has become one of the most outspoken Venezuelan musicians against President Nicolás Maduro in recent years. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Imageshide caption
Music as protest in Venezuela
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Tuesday
NPR music critics share the best song lyrics of 2025
Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?
NPR music critics share the best song lyrics of 2025
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Wednesday
Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas' albumLa Huella de las Cuerdas reinterpreted centuries of string music from across the western hemisphere. Matteo Staffini/Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas' albumLa Huella de las Cuerdas reinterpreted centuries of string music from across the western hemisphere. Matteo Staffini/Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Alt.Latino: What We Missed In 2025
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Thursday
Wednesday
Mon Laferte's albumFEMME FATALEwas released in October. Mayra Ortiz/Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Mon Laferte's albumFEMME FATALEwas released in October. Mayra Ortiz/Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Felix and Ana's Favorites
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Wednesday
Tejano master Ruben Ramos released a new track called 'El Año Viejo,' featuring Gaby Moreno Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Tejano master Ruben Ramos released a new track called 'El Año Viejo,' featuring Gaby Moreno Courtesy of the artisthide caption