Natalia LaFourcade performs a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption
Alt.Latino: Show A weekly program dedicated to new Latin Alternative music and issues.
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A week of celebrating the musical corazón of Mexico. Anamaria Sayre/NPR Illustration hide caption
Beyond Santana: Malo And The Forgotten Wave Of '70s Latin Rock Bands
Café Tacvba, performing a Tiny Desk Concert in September 2018. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
The Cuban band Cimafunk performs onstage for NPR's Alt.Latino showcase during SXSW 2019. Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW hide caption
Brazilian singer-songwriter Luedji Luna hopes her music motivates the people of her country to recognize their power and stand up to government officials. Helen Salomão/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rapper Mare Advertencia Lirika is part of a group of women in Oaxaca challenging Mexican society through music Walter Thompson-Hernandez/New York Times hide caption
Vocalist Rosalia earned the Alt.Latino critics' top spot in 2018. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Jose Feliciano performs in Washington DC in June 2018 Marisa Arbona-Ruiz/NPR hide caption
Cachao Y Su Orquesta pictured during a historic recording session included in the new box set The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions. Courtesy of the Tommy Meini/Gladys Palmera Collection hide caption
Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler performing at the Tiny Desk in April 2018. NPR hide caption
A resident of Puerto Rico cleans up just after Hurricane Maria struck the island on Set. 20, 2017 Angel Valentin for NPR hide caption
Alejandro Escovedo's new album is The Crossing. Nancy Escovedo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alice Bag is one of the artists featured in this week's collection of new music. Greg Velasquez/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Nicky Jam and J Balvin show off their dance moves in "X." YouTube hide caption
Cuban pianist Omar Sosa is one of the artists featured in this week's show, in celebration of Black History Month. Massimo Montavani/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Kali Uchis' "After The Storm" pulls from funk influences and finds the singer right in her groove. Felipe Q Nogueira/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The band Bang Data. Kala Moreno Parra/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Juanes is one of the Latin Grammy nominees covered by AltLatino this past year. OMAR CRUZ/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
President Barack Obama speaks during a taping of "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina," a concert celebrating Hispanic musical heritage, at the White House in October 2009. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
La Lupe. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Las Mostras: Fierce Women Of Latin Music
Daniela Andrade. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Junot Diaz's new book is titled This Is How You Lose Her. Courtesy of the artist hide caption