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Rubén Blades accepts the Best Salsa Album award on stage during the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena Thursday in Las Vegas. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy hide caption
The Día de los Muertos altar in the Alt.Latino headquarters in Washington, D.C. Felix Contreras/NPR hide caption
Gente de Zona's "Patria y Vida" (pictured, right: Randy Malcom in Miami) reclaims a slogan made popular at the birth of the Cuban revolution, "Patria o Muerte" (Homeland or Death), 62 years ago. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images 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
A variety of artists remember acclaimed composer Armando Manzanero. Renee Klahr/NPR Illustration hide caption
Liliana Samuet, the voice behind much of Bomba Estéreo's new release. Jhoy Suarez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Las Cafeteras released a Spanglish cover of "Georgia On My Mind" in December as the Senate race in Georgia headed to a runoff. Ella Hovsepian/Getty Images hide caption
Gaby Moreno teamed up with Flor de Toloache singer Mireya Ramos for a cover of David Bowie's "Lady Grinning Soul," which is featured in this new music roundup. Gonzalo Marroquín/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jorge Santana. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
KORDELYA's futuristic electro-pop globalism can capture imaginations. Jonathan Gonzaga/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Bad Bunny's new album YHLQMDLG, which stands for "I do whatever I want" in Spanish, is the highest charting all-Spanish-language record in the history of the Billboard 200. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Reviving Classic Reggaeton, Bad Bunny's New Album 'YHLQMDLG' Breaks Records
Chilean vocalist Francisca Valenzuela takes on violence against women in Latin America in new video featured on this week's playlist. Javi Eyzaguirre/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Cimafunk, Tank and The Bangas and The Soul Rebels performing in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption