Vocalist Jarina de Marco performs at RudioFest in Chicago. Catalina Maria johnson/Beat Latino hide caption
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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
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
Brazilian musician João Gilberto engulfed in adoration in Rio de Janeiro in 2008. ARI VERSIANI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Alt.Latino's Tribute To João Gilberto
Vocalist and composer iLe is one of the artists featured on this week's Podcast Extra. Juanky Alvarez/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
iLe And Making Movies Discuss Music, Activism And Mixing The Two
Vocalist Nella is featured on this week's exploration of Latin jazz. Sanne Gault/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Members of the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe. A song about about this tradition is part of NPR's American Anthem series. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption
A Deeper Listen To Anthems Of All Kinds
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)
Mateo Kingman (left) and Gustavo Santaolalla in the video for "Último Aliento." Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Cuco offers a preview of his upcoming album on this week's playlist. Cameron Postforoosh/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Carlos Santana's new album, Africa Speaks, features Spanish vocalist Buika (right). Maryanne Bilham/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
'Africa Speaks' To Carlos Santana's Past
Mexico City singer Noa Sainz is all about self-love in her video for "qué bueno!" YouTube hide caption
Cuban musician DJ Jigüe works in his studio in Centro Havana. Felix Contreras/NPR hide caption
Camila Meza mixes jazz, Mexican folklore and much more on her new album. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
García's new album Candela is the sparkling finale in a trilogy of albums with Dominican-influenced sounds. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Actor Ser Anzoategui portrays "Eddy" in Vida Kat Marcinowski/Starz Entertainment, LLC hide caption
The Cast Of 'Vida' Shares The Music Of Its Powerful Latinx Drama
Panteón Rococó (top), Alih Jey (lower right) and Haydee Milaness with Ibeyí (lower left) Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Gabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Rodrigo y Gabriela Spin The Songs Behind Their Wild Sound
Three generations of urbano hitmakers — Lanay, Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny — join together for the "Soltera (Remix)." YouTube hide caption
Stream The 'Revelación': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week
Lila Downs celebrates the chile on her new album. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lila Downs Celebrates Mexico's Culinary And Cultural Sides With 'Al Chile'
Legendary Cuban vocalist Omara Portuondo is on our playlist this week. Jati Lindsay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption