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Catalina Maria Johnson

Catalina Maria Johnson, is a Chicago-based music journalist. She hosts and produces her own radio show, Beat Latino, which airs in Chicago (Vocalo/Chicago Public Media) and other USA cities. Catalina is also a regular contributor to Songlines, Downbeat, NPR and other platforms and publications. Catalina’s music journalism explores the extraordinary diversity of the global music scene with an emphasis on Latine music – from traditional roots music to cutting-edge electronic grooves. She is most interested in sharing artful music that “connects the dots” between generations, genres, nations and peoples and illuminates forgotten or neglected histories.