Felix Contreras

Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.

Tons of great music came in during the winter months and time to share the wealth.

Dubinsky's songs arrive in either English, Spanish or Portuguese — she lets them determine which language is best suited to express the emotion within.

Alt.Latino has discovered some new musical gems and gives us a sampling.

Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball's impassioned singing and engaging stage presence.

The music featured on this week's show expands the notion of just what is Latin music.

A new album, recorded in a legendary Cuban recording studio, pays meticulous homage to the country's musical history and identity.

NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael and Felix Contreras dish about their favorite new discoveries at South by Southwest 2018 over a plate of barbecue.

Over a plate of Texas barbecue, Alt.Latino spoke with this fast-rising Afro-Latinx artist from Miami in the midst of her unforgiving South By Southwest schedule.

Alt.Latino hosts our first SXSW Showcase with two bands that show off distinct styles and approaches to Latin music.

Raul Midón brought nothing but a guitar and his voice to an extended Tiny Desk set of dense, breathtaking jazz and soul textures.

A look ahead at the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Rapper Cardi B's song "Bodak Yellow" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This marks only the second time in history that a female rapper has topped the charts unaccompanied.

This week, we share our favorite discoveries from the annual Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York.

"Dark Star" launched hundreds of jams and pushed Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead beyond their creative and exploratory limits. Celebrate Garcia's 75th birthday with a "Dark Star" playlist.

For decades Cali Rivera and JCR Percussion produced Latin percussion instruments that are still are coveted.

AltLatino's annual cruise of summer music festivals dedicated to Latin Alternative music, arts and culture. Three cities, four festivals!

As Santana turns 70, he's still spreading the message that music has the power to heal. With The Isley Brothers, he taps into the peaceful spirit of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)."

Beat the heat with this sampler of new tunes, including everything from rock to Latin jazz to electronic to cumbia and flamenco.

On IIII + IIII, Otura Mun and his bandmates weave hip-hop, jazz and dancehall influences into Afro-Cuban music. It's an electronic take on tradition that embraces the human touch.