On today's very special episode of Songmess we're joined by Alejandro Ortiz, a Guatemala City-based music journalist and frequent contributor to publications like Dance to The Radio, El Amarill0 and Be Hype. Today's episode falls into the new-ish music category while also serving as an opportunity to highlight lots of Central American artists and some of Alejandro's personal faves. Get ready for bubblegum pop from Costa Rica, Chilean perreo, Guatemalan punk and much more!

Featured Artists: Meneo + Okuda, Jesse Baez + Fuego, Mabe Fratti, Brüjas, Bengalas, Monte, Javier Arce, Chancha vía Circuito + Mateo Kingman, Palineta, Tomasa del Real and Alex y Daniel.

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