This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, José Maynor Lopez, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Carlos LNU — Immigrant workers fixing potholes in the middle of the night on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the author of the Star-Spangled Banner. They were killed when the bridge collapsed. Songs from musicians with roots in their homelands – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador are the selection of this week’s Beat Latino. ¡Vivan all immigrant workers!
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) | K’NAAN, Residente, Riz Ahmed, Snow Tha Product | The Hamilton Mixtape. | Hamilton Uptown Limited Liability Company under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. | 206 | 04:42 |
| La Frontera | Lhasa De Sela | The Living Road. | Les Disques Audiogramme inc. | 2003 | 03:03 |
| Era Primavera | Chicano Batman | Notebook Fantasy. | ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | 2024 | 04:11 |
| El Zope | Cartas a Felice | La Lotería. | Cartas a Felice | 2021 | 04:04 |
| Alma Mestiza | Rebeca Lane | Alma Mestiza. | MiCuarto Studios | 2017 | 03:41 |
| Laru Beya | Aurelio | Darandi. | Real World Productions Ltd | 2016 | 03:54 |
| Color De Dolor | Angélica Garcia | Single. | Partisan Records | 2024 | 03:17 |
| Luna de Xelajú (feat. Oscar Isaac) | Gaby Moreno, Oscar Isaac | X Mí (Vol. 1). | aby Moreno under exclusive license to Cosmica Artists | 2023 | 03:18 |
| Tierra de la Dulce Espera | Manuel Obregón y la Orquesta de la Papaya | Navegando: Un Tributo a Guillermo Anderson. | Costa Norte Records | 2018 | 04:31 |
| Cancion Mixteca – Live | Texas Tornados | Live From Austin, TX. | New West Records, LLC | 2005 | 03:09 |
| Somos | Sara Curruchich | Somos. | SARA CURRUCHICH | 2019 | 03:17 |
| Costa y Calor | Guillermo Anderson | Pobre Marinero. | Costa Norte Records | 2000 | 03:00 |
| México Lindo y Querido / Cielito Lindo (En Vivo) | Ana Gabriel | Ana Gabriel en la Plaza de Toros México. | Sony Music Entertainment (México) S.A. de C.V. | 1998 | 05:52 |