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Jenny and the Mexicats are featured in a feast of new music this week. TONYMADRID/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Celia Cruz. Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Cuban vocalist Daymé Arocena is featured on a new solo album with the all-female Cuban jazz band Maqueque. Pablo Devin Reyes Maulin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Music For Fall: Daymé Arocena, Devandra Banhart And Alex Cuba
Francisca Valenzuela's new album is a powerful statement of feminine independence and survival. Criteria Entertainment hide caption
Rosalia (right) continues her march toward world musical dominance this week with Ozuna. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Los Tigres del Norte retrace Johnny Cash's steps at Folsom Prison 50 years later. Courtesy of the Artist 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
Cuco is the solo project of 21-year-old Omar Banos. His album Para Mí is on our shortlist for this week's best new albums. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Vocalist andcomposer Ani Cordero continues to use her music to confront injustice. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Cimafunk's Erik Iglesias Rodriguez continues his goal of world domination by way of funk and clave on this week's playlist. Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW hide caption
J Balvin (left) onstage with Bad Bunny at Coachella 2019. Their collaborative album, Oasis, is out now. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella 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
Alt.Latino's Best Music Of 2019 (So Far)
J. Balvin, left, and Bad Bunny. STILLZ/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mateo Kingman (left) and Gustavo Santaolalla in the video for "Último Aliento." Courtesy of the Artist hide caption