Vayijel is a Mexican rock band that sings in Tzotzil. Alfio Tommasini/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Ibeyi. Sophie Wright/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rita Moreno. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Natalia Lafourcade's album, Hasta La Raiz, will be released in the U.S. on Sept. 25. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis of Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band. Corey Nichols/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Grammy-winning band La Santa Cecilia is a perfect match for Alt.Latino. Humberto Howard /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

German DJ Shantel collaborates with Greek musician Areti Ketime in "EastWest." Courtesy of the artists hide caption

As "The Lady In The Tutti-Frutti Hat" from The Gang's All Here, Carmen Miranda embodied the sexual, social and political complexities of fruit in Latin America. Twentieth Century Fox/Wikimedia hide caption

Arturo O'Farrill conducts during recording sessions in Havana last winter. David Garten/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rita Hayworth would've loved this mixtape. Monty Fresco/Getty Images hide caption

Mexican singer Ceci Bastida. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Fans attend New York's Brasil Summerfest, which highlights Brazilian music in a wide variety of styles and genres. Eliseu Cavalcante hide caption

Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman at Ruido Fest 2015 in Chicago. Catalina Maria Johnson hide caption

A boy stands next to a police car with a picture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's at a checkpoint on the highway connecting Mexico City and Acapulco, in Guerrero State, Mexico. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Chilean DJ Imaabs. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Novalima blends Afro-Peruvian folk music with electronic beats. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

DJ Tribilin Sound serves up bass, beeps and bloops from the Peruvian underground. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rapper Jay Boogie. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Alt.Latino has assembled a mixtape for any airplane ride. screenshot from Airplane!/Paramount Pictures hide caption

Ibeyi. Courtesy of the artist hide caption