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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Hobart, Indiana’s Omar Apollo

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Hobart, Indiana’s Omar Apollo

Update: 2025-09-24
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by listening to Kyle Long’s 2024 interview with Omar Apollo. Born in Hobart, Indiana in 1997, Apollo is a Grammy-nominated Mexican-American singer-songwriter whose music blends R&B, pop, funk, and Latin influences. His 2022 debut album “Ivory” earned widespread critical praise, landing him on the Billboard 200, and securing a nomination for Best New Artist at the 65th Grammy Awards. In his wide-ranging interview for Cultural Manifesto, Apollo reflected on his roots in Indiana and the pressures he faced growing up gay and Latino in the Midwest.
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Hobart, Indiana’s Omar Apollo

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Hobart, Indiana’s Omar Apollo

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