A Jew And A Latino Walk Into A Recording Studio…

By Emily Siner, NPR Code Switch

There’s no race, ethnicity or culture that develops in a vacuum, and Jewish-Americans are no exception. Over the next few weeks, Code Switch will be writing about some overlooked cultural interactions that have helped shape what Jewish identity is today.

We begin the series by featuring a conversation that aired on Weekend Edition Saturday looking at an era of music that has largely faded from memory but remains incredibly compelling: Latin-Jewish fusion music in the mid-20th century.

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[Photo courtesy of Cary Baker/NPR]

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