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MARINOS

Francisco Victoria (Chile, 2017)

Overtly dramatic synth-pop that is a queer lament of vulnerability. Hinting at the prose of Chilean author Pedro Lemebel, Victoria owns the historical gay identities and iconography, transforming them in pop bliss.

Also listen: Playa Gótica - Reptil no Gentil /// Dënver - Los Vampiros

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NO PUEDO PARAR

Meme (Mexico, 2015)

The romantic voice of legendary band Café Tacvba drifts away from the sound of his band to experiment with the ethereal atmospheres of dream pop and suggestive lyrics full of sexual tension.
Also listen: Chetes - Arena /// Enjambre - Visita

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TÚ QUE VIENES A RONDARME

Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés (Spain, 2017)

A song that is pure poetry in its lyricism, Arnal and Bagés craft a love song with images of an immense beauty and deep meanings, and orchestrate it in a way that keeps growing in its emotional impact.

Also listen: Papaya - Cosas Fascinantes y Sencillas /// Reina Republicana - Ahora que Hace Bueno

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RENDER ME NUMB

Belako (Spain, 2017)

Raw shoegaze riffs that get slowed down and twist the tempos set the preambles for this explosive track about the trivialization of violence, the Basque band hits all the right notes in creativity, energy and angst.
Also listen: Los Blenders - Meta y Dinero /// Los Punsetes - Una Persona Sospechosa

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PROPUESTA INDECENTE

Romeo Santos (United States, 2013)

In spite of its problematic lyrics that normalize inebriated sexual harassment, it is the track that made viral the erotic powers of bachata and made us crave for a sensual dance where two bodies are almost fused.
Also listen: Mon Laferte - Tu Falta de Querer /// Vicente García - Ahí Ahí

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NUNCA PARAN

Mula (Dominican Republic, 2016)

Mixing merengue, reggeaton and synthpop, Mula makes one of the most energetic tracks of the decade by combining soft tropical verses with an explosive bouncy chorus that will have you dancing in seconds.

Also listen: Mula - Diamantes /// Rita Indiana y los Misterios - Do Pa Lo Do

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ORLANDO

Exploded View (Mexico, 2016)

Orlando is ghostly and eerie with its espectral ascending and descending scales and its synths that are like tingling crystals and nails in a chalkboard. A quite imaginative reinvention of gothic new wave.
Also listen: Exploded View - Summer Came Early /// Helado Negro - Segundo Día

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ELLAS SE BURLARON DE MI MAGIA

Triángulo de Amor Bizarro (Spain, 2012)

A track that it's all about rage, both in how it's build and how it is released, it is a raw moment of the finest punk and shoegaze in the Spanish language. It is urgent and abrasive, 4 and a half minutes of pure angst.
Also listen: Triángulo de Amor Bizarro - Estrellas Místicas /// Los Rusos Hijos de Puta - Los Pibe

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MI GENTE

J Balvin feat. Willy William (Colombia / France, 2017)

Reggaeton is much better when is no reggaeton at all. J. Balvin trades his usual style for William's dancehall, for an infective result that is a depiction on how multiculturalism is taking the world's stage.

Also listen: J. Balvin feat. Rosalía - Brillo /// Mitú - Melgar

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TOCA MADERA

Los Wálters (Puerto Rico, 2013)

Who would have guessed that bachata mixed with dream pop made for such an enjoyable combination? An out of the box track that retains all the sabor tropical while reaching for new sounds and audiences.

Also listen: Gepe - Bacán tu Casa /// Cineplexx - Te Quiero

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UNA NARANJA

Diosque (Argentina, 2014)

Juan Román Diosque develops a short but concise lyricsm in Una Naranja, almost haikus, full of wisdom and introspection, and pairs them with a pulsating synth beat that keeps pushing the track forward.
Also listen: Napoleón Solo - Lolaila Caramona /// La Plata - Un Atasco

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ESA NENA NUNCA REGRESÓ

Dávila 666 (Puerto Rico, 2011)

A dirty revival of 60's garage rock music, Dávila 666 benefits from the DIY-vibes to get an unpolished track that feels genuine and vibrant, with its hazy lyrics, catchy chorus and confident guitar riffs.

Also listen: Los Espíritus - Jugo /// Diamante Eléctrico - Todo va a Arder

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EL TESORO

Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado (Argentina, 2017)

The band's third album confirmed them as on of the best rock bands in Latin America, and El Tesoro is the best sample of their melancholic and atmospheric rock sound with subtle tints of psychedelia.
Also listen: Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado - Fuego /// Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado - Más o Menos Bien

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HENRY DON'T GOT LOVE

Le Butcherettes (Mexico, 2010)

A raw confrontational punk sound paired with lyrics that talk about the flesh and the violence to the point of discomfort, Henry Don't Got Love carries the riot grrrl! spirit with a feminist literary critical lyricism.
Also listen: Le Butcherettes - Demon Stuck in your Eye /// Downtown Boys - Somos Chulas, no Somos Pendejas

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PARAGUAYA

Juana Molina (Argentina, 2017)

By taking the role of a dark witch, Molina casts a spell for a former lover. Full with dense atmospheres and accentuated creepy percussions we feel trapped in a dark mansion that holds a macabre dance.
Also listen: Empress Of - Tristeza /// Helado Negro - País Nublado

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UNIVERSOS PARALELOS

Jorge Drexler feat. Ana Tijoux (Uruguay / Chile, 2014)

A charming love song that takes influence of bossa-nova with an interesting emphasis on the brass instruments, and that gives a twist by featuring rapper Ana Tijoux in her most tender side to date.
Also listen: Torreblanca - Defensa /// Caloncho - Palmar

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ROCK'N ROLL

Espanto (Spain, 2012)

With a slow and steady synth baseline, precise psychedelic guitar riff accents and a witty lyricsm about being afraid to spiders, rats and storefronts, Rock'n Rolls is the grooviest thing we heard in the decade.
Also listen: Espanto - Atravesado por el Rayo /// Apolo - Dama del Viento

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CANGURO

Wos (Argentina, 2019)

Canguro is the best piece from the new wave of South American rappers, but unlike his trap oriented peers, Wos offers harsh social statements mixed with background psych guitars and structural breaks.
Also listen: Louta - Sigo sin Entenderte /// Usted Señálemelo - Pastizal

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POLISH GIRL

Neon Indian (Mexico, 2011)

Alan Palomo leaves the DIY chillwave behind and moves to a sharper production with psychedelic synths and a disco vibe that finds him longing for a lost love, positioning him as a heavy weight in world synthpop.
Also listen: Ximena Sariñana - Shine Down /// Little Jesus feat. Girl Ultra - Fuera de Lugar

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THIEVERY

Arca (Venezuela, 2014)

Thievery is other-worldy, but it is hard to decipher if it comes from outer space or from a spectral dimension. It's as if Ghersi was crafting a dissonant reggaeton or a latinized industrial techno.
Also listen: Titán - El Rey del Swing /// Rubio - Hacia el Fondo

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BRILLAR

Pegasvs (Spain, 2012)

With supersonic retro-futurism as the main concept, Pegasvs (now Svper) use their synths as the turbo rockets that take us into a blissful interstellar trip, in a superb use of progressive pop.
Also listen: Pegasvs - El Final de la Noche /// BFlecha - B33

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LUZ DE PIEDRA DE LUNA

Javiera Mena (Chile, 2010)

We called Robyn's Dancing On My Own our song of the decade, and this one might be its Latin equivalent, an alternative pop banger that is highly sophisticated but also incredibly infective and bubbly.
Also listen: Tunacola - Danky /// Mamacita - No Eres Tú

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BAILAR CONTIGO

Monsieur Periné (Colombia, 2018)

Cutesy tropical pop that gave us one of the sweetest love songs in Spanish of the decade. It's tender without being corny, and leads you to sexy, yet romantic, slow body-to-body dance that no one can't resist.

Also listen: Monsieur Periné - Suin Romanticón /// Kanaku y el Tigre - Si te Mueres Mañana

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CIERVOS

Astro (Chile, 2011)

Ciervo's psychedelia calls for turning off your brain and become one with nature, jumping and running as if we were animals. It is pure lunacy and over the top craziness for the sake of being kids once again.

Also listen: Astro - Panda /// Niños del Cerro - Flores, Labios, Dedos

26

ME VOY

Ibeyi feat. Mala Rodríguez (France / Spain, 2017)

It was the French-Cuban duo first go at singing in Spanish, and it was quite the statement of their mixed heritage, it shows the richness of Latin music while showcasing their strong empowered personalities.

Also listen: Algodón Egipcio - El Día Previo /// Valgúr - Rogelia

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STAY CLOSE

Delorean (Spain, 2010)

Stay Close is pure contradiction, the lyrics are about a fading relationship on the verge of breaking up, but the cheerful melody resembles the bliss that we feel when we are starting to fall in love with someone.
Also listen: Tei Shi feat. Blood Orange - Even if it Hurts /// BFlecha - A Marte

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SHOCK

Ana Tijoux (Chile, 2011)

One of the sharpest voices in Latin rap, Tijoux addresses the combative feeling of the Chilean working class that needs to resist in the street a tiny oligarchy that controls the country's politics and economy.
Also listen: Ases Falsos - Salto Alto /// Francisca Valenzuela - Quiero Verte Más

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DETRÁS DE UNA FLOR

Mueran Humanos (Argentina, 2019)

On the avant-garde front of Latin music, Detrás de una Flor reaches for gothic new wave as its main influence, with a mix of tenderness and spookiness, looking at the past to push music to the future.

Also listen: Camila Moreno - Libres y Estúpidos /// Bam Bam - Ragatrón

22

POPSCURO

Clubz (Mexico, 2017)

ObscurePop, that's the way Clubz approach the dancefloor: a dense atmosphere that has shiny accents in all the right places, with funky-disco vibes and nods towards an 80's aesthetic. Suave and sleek synthpop.
Also listen: Clubz - Celebrando /// Little Jesus - Azul

21

DE LA MONARQUÍA A LA CRIPTOCRACIA

Triángulo de Amor Bizarro (Spain, 2010)

With one of the weirdest and coolest song titles, this might be the closest we'll get Triángulo de Amor Bizarro to craft a pop song. But don't get us wrong, the raw garage rock is still the main attraction here.
Also listen: Klaus & Kinski - Eres un Sinvergüenza /// Candy - El Entierro

20

I COUNT THE WAYS

Nortec Collective feat. Kylee Swenson (Mexico / United States, 2010)

By mixing the accentuated brass instruments of norteño music with dancehall synths and a female pop voice, Nortec Collective points at the struggling broken identities of people living in the US-Mexico border.
Also listen: 3Ball Monterrey feat. El Bebeto & América Sierra - Inténtalo /// A Band of Bitches - Uh La Lá

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TÁRTARO

Buscabulla (Puerto Rico, 2016)

There's the Despacito way to exploit cliché Latin sexualization, and there's the Tártaro way to approach Latin eroticism by honoring slow cumbia and bachata, and mixing them with avant-garde chillwave.
Also listen: Buscabulla - Caer /// La Bien Querida - A Veces ni Eso

18

SINGULAR

Discodeine feat. Matías Aguayo (France / Chile, 2010)

French House collides with the minimal latin techno of Matías Aguayo to give us a perfect dance tune that is constrained in its beats and suggestive in the whispered lyrics. That's our kind of summer banger.

Also listen: Pau y Amigos - Fiesta Permanente /// Adrianigual - Me Gusta la Noche

17

NO

Nicolas Jaar (Chile, 2016)

Jaar looks towards his home country of Chile to invoke how Pinochet's dictatorship is still very present even in a democracy that only favors the elite, with a complex mix of cumbia andina with minimal electronics.
Also listen: Nicolas Jaar - Mi Mujer /// Against All Logic - Cityfade

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HASTA LA VERDAD

Javiera Mena (Chile, 2010)

Queen of Latin indie pop, Javiera Mena give us a sleek piece of elegant new wave with a packed beat and ornamental strings that showcase her confident vocal performance that is assertive and seductive.

Also listen: Javiera Mena - Otra Era /// Francisca Valenzuela - Tómame

15

LATINOAMÉRICA

Calle 13 feat. Toto la Momposina, Susana Baca & Maria Rita (Puerto Rico / Colombia / Peru / Brazil, 2010)

René "Residente" Pérez throws lines that define the different Latinamerican identities to trace a regional hymn of pride and unity, and is joined by three of the most powerful female voices of Latin folk.

Also listen: Lila Downs feat. Celso Piña & Toto la Momposina - Zapata se Queda /// Julieta Venegas - Explosión

14

AFTER THE STORM

Kali Uchis feat. Tyler, the Creator & Bootsy Collins (Colombia / United States, 2018)

Uchis creates a moody universe full of tropical vibes, where the emotions awoken by the beach, the sun, or a lover, are just an escape for a life that never fully delivers what we expected, and yet, she still smiles.
Also listen: Kali Uchis - Body Language /// Kali Uchis - Know What I Want

13

LA BICICLETA

Carlos Vives feat. Shakira (Colombia, 2016)

Vives enlists the most famous Colombian in the world to team up in a sun-kissed mix of vallenato and pure pop that has a sloppy opening, but once it hits the first bridge, becomes an explosive show of Latinidad.
Also listen: Enrique Iglesias feat. Gente de Zona & Descemer Bueno - Bailando /// Gloria Estefan - Wepa

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SOY YO

Bomba Estéreo (Colombia, 2015)

Soy Yo is a call for being comfortable in your own skin and show your true colors with pride, and to celebrate oneself they bring a whole carnival that mixes the many global influences of the band.

Also listen: Bomba Estéreo - Somos Dos /// Sotomayor - Cielo

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ANNIE

Neon Indian (Mexico, 2015)

Palomo created the meta-80's track that fusions the fake-tropical beat of La Isla Bonita, Scritti Politti's sleek synths, and the seductive attitude of Prince, while he gets tormented by a bipping answering machine.

Also listen: Neon Indian - Slumlord /// Patterns - Sunny Days

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