Could this be the most creative decade in the history of Latin music ? 2025 certainly helped it feel as though we’re heading in that direction. Far from being hyperbolic, the notion makes sense considering not only the overwhelming dominance of Latin sounds on a global scale, but also the latitude that artists have enjoyed this year when it came to freedom of expression.

It is not fortuitous, either, that Natalia Lafourcade spent much of 2025 introducing her new persona of the cancionera , or songstress. In effect, this was the year of the cancionera across the board, with brilliant singer/songwriters such as Mon Laferte, iLe, Nathy Peluso, and Silvana Estrada exploring traditional song formats. Many musicians found inspiration in the golden genres of decades past – including

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