Tiny Desk Contest entrant Cathia is featured in this week's episode of Alt.Latino. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Tiny Desk Contest entrant Cathia is featured in this week's episode of Alt.Latino. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Angelica Garcia is featured on this week's Alt.Latino. Shervin Lainez hide caption
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Angélica Garcia, Young Miko and The Mavericks
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In a matter of three short years, Young Miko's become one of reggaeton and Latin pop's most promising stars. On her debut album 'Att.,' she keeps pushing the genre forward. Joshua Rivera/@shotsjpg hide caption
Young Miko upended norms in Latin pop. On her debut 'Att.' she raises her own bar
El Laberinto del Coco performs a Tiny Desk concert. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption
On this week's Alt.Latino, a discussion of Latin artists in country music. Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images hide caption
Tarta Relena performs a Tiny Desk concert. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
On this week's Alt.Latino, an assessment of Shakira's current career after Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
Elsa y Elmar is a featured artist on this week's Alt.Latino. Pablo Resoalbe hide caption
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Elsa y Elmar, Julieta Eugenio, Esteman and more
Kamasi Washington's "Prologue" will give you chills of the body and thrills of the mind. B+/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Today's episode of Alt.Latino is an exploration of Cuba's musical and cultural history. YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A deep dive into Cuba's rich musical history, reported from Havana
Pianist and composer Kelly Moran translates her love of figure skating into the luxuriant "Butterfly Phase." YouTube hide caption
"I remember any time I traveled to Mexico and other countries in the continent, I felt like, 'I'm Latina, but I'm not exactly like the people here,' Arocena tells NPR. "When I came to Puerto Rico, it was like, 'okay, now I understand.' " Alex Alaya/Brownswood Recordings hide caption
How Daymé Arocena left Cuba and found a freeing new sound in Afro-Caribbean pop
El Cuarteto de Nos is featured on this week's Alt.Latino. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alt.Latino's best new music round-up: Residente, La Yegros and El Cuarteto de Nos
La Lupe is one of the artists featured in this week's Alt.Latino. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) hide caption
We round up the greatest boleros ever, with help from artists and listeners
Thee Sacred Souls perform a Tiny Desk concert. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption
In her 2015 memoir, Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon credits The Shangri-Las' speak-sing style as an influence on her own. The '60s girl-group's lead singer, Mary Weiss, died last week. Danielle Neu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ana Tijoux is this week's guest on Alt.Latino. Javiera Gajardo hide caption
Ana Tijoux: On why it took 10 years to release her new album 'Vida'
Helado Negro's "Just Want To Wake Up With You" is one of Alt.Latino's favorite new tracks. Sadie Culberson hide caption
Alt.Latino's best new music roundup: Helado Negro, Gaby Moreno and Ana Tijoux
Kevin Kaarl performs a Tiny Desk concert. NPR hide caption
Maria Jose Llergo. Courtesy of the artist hide caption