The rapper Residente is just one Latin hip-hop artist Alt.Latino has featured on the show. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images hide caption
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Puerto Rican rapper Residente is known as a leader in Latin American political thought. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Bad Bunny performs on The Late Late Show with James Corden in, yes, a Charizard onesie. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Angelica Garcia's Cha Cha Palace preserves memories of a Latinx upbringing in an amber of agua de rosa. Caitlyn Krone/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Wye Oak's "Fortune" is one of NPR Music's top 16 songs of the month. Kendall Bailey Photography/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bad Bunny (left), Ricky Martin and Residente collaborate on a new track, just in time for the Latin Grammys. Alejandro Pedrosa/Courtesy of Sony Music Latin hide caption
The venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band makes a trip to Cuba and the results are funky sabroso Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" is one of NPR Music's best songs of July. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Residente and Bad Bunny lead demonstrations in San Juan against the Puerto Rican governor Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Bad Bunny (holding flag), singer Ricky Martin (in black hat) and Residente (in blue hat) join demonstrators in protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in Old San Juan. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Residente performs during Austin City Limits Festival in October 2018. The Puerto Rican rapper's latest song is a response to the island's protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic hide caption
Cuban vocalist Danay Suárez's "Tú Serás" was among our picks of favorite songs from 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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
Juanes is one of the Latin Grammy nominees covered by AltLatino this past year. OMAR CRUZ/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Residente performs at SXSW 2017. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
René Pérez Joglar, also known as Residente, performs onstage at the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake. Nicola Gell/Getty Images for SXSW hide caption