We discuss, and listen through, the history of Latin music in the U.S with Leila Cobo, vice president and Latin industry lead at Billboard. Her new book is called Decoding “Despacito” An Oral History of Latin Music. In it, she relays that history through her own experience as the world’s authority on popular Latin music and through stories from the artists and producers who made the songs (two parts).

Guest: 
Leila Cobo, vice president and Latin industry lead at Billboard

We discuss, and listen through, the history of Latin music in the U.S with Leila Cobo, vice president and Latin industry lead at Billboard.&nbsp;Her new book is called Decoding &ldquo;Despacito&rdquo; An Oral History of Latin Music. In it, she relays that history through her own experience as the world&rsquo;s authority on popular Latin music and through stories from the artists and producers who made the songs (two parts).
Guest:&nbsp;
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<li>Leila Cobo, vice president and Latin industry lead at Billboard</li>
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Join Take Two hosted by A Martinez each weekday when we’ll translate the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that people are talking about.

Join Take Two hosted by A Martinez each weekday when we’ll translate the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that people are talking about.

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