The singles and albums that came out this year seem to reflect the diversity of Latin music more than ever.

A singer and composer whose songs bridged Native and numerous mainstream styles, Shenandoah was driven to create, and to share her history, with audiences around the world.

The regular Alt.Latino chingonas talking about our 12 favorite acts from this year's virtual SXSW, including Vocal Vidas, Yasser Tejeda & Palotré, Ruido Rosa and more.

How do you inhabit the world's most well-known Latin singer? For singers and actresses Aymée Nuviola and Jeimy Osorio, playing Celia Cruz meant staying in touch with pain, joy and destiny.

We've got more songs than usual this week as we make up for being away for a brief summer break.

How does one carve out a path of her own with a famous parent? Haydée Milanés talks about Pablo Milanés and stamping out her own musical identity.

Alt.Latino hits the road to visit RuidoFest in Chicago, NuevoFest in Philadelphia and the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) in NYC.

The higher the Dominican singer-songwriter's star rises, the tighter he grips his artistic freedom. The new Candela caps a trio of albums connecting dots between bachata, merengue, trap, pop and more.

Flor de Toloache makes mariachi girl magic with reimagined pop covers (No Doubt, Bee Gees) and collaborations with Miguel, John Legend, Alex Cuba and Las Migas.

The iconic Mexican vocalist and composer Lila Downs uses music to celebrate the chile pepper.

Over breakfast tacos and barbecue, Team Alt.Latino sat down with musicians at SXSW for interviews about their music.

The five nights of discoveries at SXSW 2019 served as a reminder that music can heal, challenge and change the world we live in.

It's been another watershed year for Latin music. Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras, Stefanie Fernández, Catalina María Johnson and Marisa Arbona-Ruiz round up the year's best.

For Latinx musicians who have found themselves excluded from the stages of mainstream festivals, a growing range of festivals and tours catering to Latinx artists and fans is changing the game.

We laugh, we cry, we celebrate the best of the year so far with everything from bugalú to boleros to Latinx punk.

The Latin music legend also donated memorabilia to the Smithsonian.

The band leader weighs in on the complicated and historical relationship between Cuba and the United States.

A remix from 2016 is still picking up steam and has become the band's biggest hit yet.

Never before have so many Cuban artists performed or have been displayed in a single venue in the U.S.

The opening night of this historic gathering of Cuban art and culture was an emotional overview of the island's music as well as a celebration in which art trumped politics.