

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
Joanne Shenandoah in 2020 at Hart's Falls Preserve, near the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Studies, an organization run by Shenandoah and her husband, Doug George-Kanentiio, in Hermon, N.Y. Jane Feldman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pop-rock star Juanes (left) and Swedish singer-songwriter José González (right.) NPR Illustration hide caption
Uruguayan artists Juan Wauters talks new music and his ever-evolving sound on this week's magazine show. Lucia Garibaldi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Vocal Vidas perform at the SXSW Music Festival showcase presented by Soy Cubana: Music from the Movie during SXSW Online on March 19, 2021. Courtesy of SXSW 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
Lido Pimienta's Miss Colombia is an album that all four Alt.Latino critics agree on. Daniela Muriilo/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Musician Nancy Sanchez is featured this week for the messages in her new music. Ben Chua/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
The response to American Dirt hasn't kept the novel off bookshelves, but has sparked a conversation. Laura Bonilla Cal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In Tijuana, raised fists show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Angelica Garcia is just one of the many artists we'll miss seeing at SXSW this year. Caitlyn Krone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The response to American Dirt hasn't kept the novel off bookshelves, but has sparked a conversation. Laura Bonilla Cal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque were a musical highlight of 2019. Courtesy of the artist hide caption