Felix Contreras

The pianist's new album is a lesson on contemporary Cuban piano, performed with a trio with strong familial ties.

On this week's playlist, Luis Fonsi takes a calypso excursion with Stefflon Don, Daddy Yankee gets the band back together in the name of reggaeton viejo and some newcomers fuse every genre in between.

NPR Music's Felix Contreras creates a round up of the sounds of modern Mexico.

Come for one of Havana's most talented acts. Stay for García's incredible mohawk.

Start your summer with the first installment in a weekly Spotify playlist of Latin music, featuring new songs from reggaeton reina Ivy Queen, Cuban hip-hop gods Orishas and more.

This week, Alt.Latino talks to Vida show runner Tanya Saracho about portraying Latinx stories of queerness, family and gentefication with an eye toward nuance onscreen and representation offscreen.

Argentine producer Pedro Canales conjures dance-worthy musical spells on his new album as Chancha Via Circuito.

The pop star and soul outfit reimagine their songs through collaboration.

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

After cracking the American pop charts last year, the Colombian reggaeton star is following the success of "Mi Gente" with his fifth album, Vibras. And he knows you're still listening.

The Colombian pop star and Chilean rising star brought their duet tour to the Tiny Desk.

The Colombian band stretches their boundaries across the decades, expanding on its swing and jazz-indebted sound with a pop sensibility.

This week on Alt.Latino, we discuss how and whether to remix legendary recordings — and, along the way, feature a new album of remixed salsa classics.

Inspired by Public Enemy's discography, Brownout's latest batch of Latin funk covers is an instrumental soundtrack that recalls the grooves of late 1970s.

The San Antonio-based band can trace its musical roots back to conjunto's beginnings in the early 1930s. The group plays guest DJ with tracks from its Spanglish-titled new album.

The bandleader skillfully mixes classical, jazz and hip-hop in a powerfully creative statement about Cuban music.

A panel of women take on the topic of what it takes to make in in the Latin music business while staying true to your gender identity.

The former James Brown drummer was central to some of the singer's most influential recordings. Decades later, the musician's drums have been sampled all throughout hip-hop history.

The Peruvian rapper has a new album out while running a restaurant in Miami.

The second oldest brother of a musical dynasty, Charles Neville's saxophone carried New Orleans history in every note.