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LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Next, we hear a story about the spirit of Los Angeles. It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

ANAMARIA SAYRE, BYLINE: As Los Angeles grapples with the recent wildfires, I've been finding solace in the sound that, to me, is quintessential LA - mariachi.

(SOUNDBITE OF MARIACHI LOCO SONG, "MARIACHI LOCO (EN VIVO)")

SAYRE: Growing up in Southern California, it was the soundtrack to life at home or family parties until a few months ago when it made its way onto the record of one of the most famous rappers in the world. OK, Felix, get this. It's Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, Yankees versus Dodgers. Mexican baseball legend Fernando Valenzuela had just died. And so to open the game, he's being honored by a sound that many Angelinos mourn to - crying mariachi voices.

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