| Melissa Aldana
11 Mar Ron E. Beck 29 Apr Pascal Bokar 07 Oct Shanna Carlson 18 Mar Sara Caswell 25 Mar Carlos D'l Puerto 22 Jul Kellye Gray 15 Jul David Hart 04 Nov Bruce Jenkins 09 Dec Ellen Johnson 17 Jun Steffen Kuehn 02 Dec | Paul McCandless
08 Jul Allison Miller 15 Apr Melissa Morgan 29 Jul Linda Oh 05 Aug Dafnis Prieto 24 Jun Jim Pugh 30 Sep Fred Randolph 05 Feb Harvie S 03 Jun Jake Shapiro 10 Jun Marcus Shelby 15 Jan Bria Skonberg 04 Mar | Paul Smith
16 Dec Mark Soskin 20 May Leslie Stoval 19 Aug John Stowell 08 Apr Toots Thielemans 02 Sep Roseanna Vitro 26 Feb Paul VornHagen 14 Oct Don Was 12 Aug Danielle Wertz 27 May Howard Wiley 28 Oct |
| Betto Arcos (2018) | |
|---|---|
| Betto Arcos is a radio journalist, DJ, professor and music promoter, all at the same time.
Born in Xalapa, Mexico, and now based in Los Angeles, Betto got his BS degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. For a decade, Betto has been a regular contributor to PRI’s "The World". He is the host and producer of the podcast “The Cosmic Barrio”, and produced and hosted the daily music program “Global Village” on KPFK in Los Angeles. He humorously and seamlessly weaves in history, diaspora, and the blending of cultures in music—he's a full-service reporter. Betto has also taught arts and culture and broadcast journalism at Loyola Marymount University, and has developed a unique musical companion for Harvard University’s Divinity School. For the past few years, Betto has been a guest speaker at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, lecturing on “New Trends on Latin American Music” to mid-level career diplomats. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | El Changüí Majadero | Changüí Majadero | Mayumbero | self-released |
| # 2 | Son Major | Y Qué | Aguabela | Changüí |
| # 3 | Boogaloo Assassins | Love Dies Hard | Mi Jeva | self-released |
| # 4 | Rumbankete | Arcoiris | Corazón de Cuba | Belá Music |
| # 5 | Telmary | Fuerza Arará | Ibeyis | Tunecore |
| # 6 | Quantic and Nidia Góngoa | Curao | María No Me Llevo | Tru Thoughts |
| # 7 | Victoria Sur | Tu Continente | Bésame Mucho | self-released |
| # 8 | La Mambanegra | El Galegüeso y Su Malamaña | El Sabor de la Guyaba | Afropicks |
| Book | Gabriel García Márquez, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" | |||
| Luxury Item | Blue Agave Mescal | |||