Tank & The Bangas (Paige Walter/WXPN), Wet Leg (Hollie Fernando), Helado Negro (Nathan Bajar) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Helado Negro
Helado Negro Nathan Bajar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Helado Negro on World Cafe
Doja Cat. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for iHeartRadio hide caption
From left, St. Vincent, Nathaniel Rateliff and Japanese Breakfast. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption
Projects released by Rauw Alejandro, Camila Cabello, and Nathy Peluso are included in NPR Music's Best Latin music of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption
Spanish vocalist C. Tangana was a top pick for Alt.latino's Best Of 2021 panel. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption
From top left, clockwise: Buffalo Nichols, Jordan Peters, illuminati hotties, Emily D'Angelo, Helado Negro, Cerce. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Helado Negro, performing at Coachella on April 20, 2018, in Indio, Calif. Matt Cowan/Getty Images hide caption
Helado Negro's meditative new album, 'Far In,' is one he's always wanted to hear
"The way I talk about and think about sound and music is to think about things being shapes and colors and textures," Helado Negro tells NPR. "That's, as much as it is musical, kind of like a language." Nathan Bajar hide caption
K-pop singer CL's debut solo album, ALPHA, is one of our picks for the best releases out on Oct. 22. Courtesy of Very Cherry hide caption
Eblis Alvaraez (Meridian Brothers) and Iván Medellin (Conjunto Media Luna) have one of the albums featured this week. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Nancy Sanchez is one of the featured artists on this week's musical look back at 2020. Farah Sosa/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guatemala's Kathy Palma is one of the artists featured n this week's show. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque were a musical highlight of 2019. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Angélique Kidjo's Celia is one of the best albums of the year so far. Laurent Seroussi/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
NPR Music picks the best albums of 2019 (so far). Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption