Felix Contreras

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. African-Americans created the art form, but Latinos played a historic role in the birth and evolution of hip-hop.

Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras reflects on Latin hip-hop's legacy and presents the best episodes across the show's archive that speak to the diversity of rap across Latin America.

In the hands of Colombian musician, the accordion is both a melodic and rhythmic wonder.

The Puerto Rican vocalist brings her distinctive songs of desire and longing to the Tiny Desk.

The eccentric, fictional salsa band pulls the Tiny Desk audience into the realm of the imaginary.

With members hailing from Cuba, Senegal and Venezuela, this Tiny Desk is a truly international musical experience.

Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Yasser Tejeda, from the Dominican Republic, has a new album out.

Bolero Apocaliptico from Colombian duo Monsieur Perine, their first album in five years, shows signs of artists who are comfortable with their musical path and are expanding on it.

Two songs with regional Mexican ties are currently in the Top 10 on the American pop charts.

We share some music picks for spring, including new releases from the band The Mars Volta and the flamenco duo Rodrigo y Gabriela.

This week a collaboration between Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera, in addition to a historic chart placement for Mexican artist Peso Pluma, pushed regional Mexican music to international attention

The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

Two musical cultures come together to create something that didn't exist before in this Tiny Desk performance.

The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.

Sánchez observes the world with a drummer's sensibilities. Here, he and his pals in Bad Hombre explore the rhythm of language in a set of tracks from Sánchez's latest album.

The brothers' Tiny Desk performance is the perfect, slow-burning introduction to their music.

Alt.Latino cues up some new music for the new year, including a piece from a Colombian musician with a flair for the accordion and another from a Brazilian artist mixing folk with electronic music.

Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family.

Jeff Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family. He was 78 years old.

The Alt.Latino host shares his favorite albums of 2022.