Political Rap, Santana Among Latin Grammy Nominees

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September 24, 2014

Carlos Santana performs at the Seminole Hotel and Casinos Hard Rock Live on May 2, 2014 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Daly/Invision/AP)

This morning, nominations for the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced.

Among the nominees are Calle 13, a political rap duo who received 9 nominations, and Carols Santana, who released his first-ever all-Spanish album this year.

Felix Contreras, co-host of NPR's AltLatino, discusses the nominees with Here & Now’s Robin Young.

Full list of nominees

Guest

Felix Contreras, arts correspondent for NPR and co-host of Alt.Latino, NPR’s web-based program about Latin Alternative music. He tweets @felixatjazz.

This segment aired on September 24, 2014.