ÌFÉ made one of Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2017. Joa Rodriguez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Latin NPR Music stories featuring Latin Alternative music.
Gaby Moreno and Gina Chavez perform live at KUT's Studio 1A. Dave Pedley hide caption
Festivo Alt.Latino: Gaby Moreno In Concert
Combo Chimbita Itzel Alejandra/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Latin Roots: Combo Chimbita
Ed Sheeran performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2017. Spotify reports Sheeran is the most-streamed artist of 2017. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption
Kendrick Lamar performing at Coachella on April 23, 2017. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Louie Perez of Los Lobos Estevan Oriol/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Members of the late guitarist's last touring band make up The Paco de Lucía Project. Luis Malibran/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Latin Roots: Los Colognes
Rene "Residente" Perez performs onstage at Univision and Fusion host RiseUp AS ONE on October 15, 2016. The artist is nominated nine times at the 2017 Latin Grammys. Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Univision hide caption
iLe's debut album, iLevitable, is available now. Worldjunkies / Alejandro Pedrosa/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
iLe Sings Her Grandmother's Songs And Speaks Out Through Her Music
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Latin Roots: La Tribu De Abrante
Downtown Boys' latest album Cost Of Living was released in August. Farrah Skeiky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
People gather in front of an altar in honor of the victims of Mexico's September 19 earthquake, in the site of a collapsed building at Tlalpan neighbourhood in Mexico City, on November 1, 2017. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Diana Gameros is one of the Tiny Desk Contest entrants featured on this week's Alt.Latino. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Latin Artists Represent In This Year's Tiny Desk Contest
Luis Fonsi taking a selfie with a fan wearing a shirt touting the YouTube success of "Despacito," his global hit with Daddy Yankee. Heidi Gutman/ABC via Getty Images hide caption
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Latin Roots: La Vida Boheme
Lin-Manuel Miranda holds up the flag of Puerto Rico during a celebration in Vega Alta in August. Gladys Vega/Getty Images hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Made His New Benefit Song For Puerto Rico
Ibeyi's second album, Ash, is available now. David Uzochukwu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mexican jazz band Troker challenges convention while also embracing it. Calavera Studio/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Gloria Estefan (shown here performing in 2016) has had one of the longest and most successful careers of any contemporary pop star, and she has done it in two languages. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for TOSHIBA CORPORA hide caption
Wily Williams, Beyoncé and J. Balvin teamed up for a remix of "Mi Gente." Vevo hide caption