"I say this every year, but it does become more true: The width and breadth of what we loosely call Latin music is astounding. In fact, this may be the year that I finally stop using that term altogether. Consider the stylistic gaps in these top 10 lists: Mexican American country/Americana, jazz, Puerto Rican folk music, Barcelona-based experimental acoustic music, an ethereal film soundtrack from a Brazilian classical cellist and a couple of Afro Caribbean-based burners it truly defies any categorization."
"And because my listening diet crosses genres, I also included a couple of genre-defying artists who do not have Latin American roots. But what ties them all together, when I line them up and select shuffle, is a deeply sincere drive to exist both inside and outside of genres, to test the outer and inner limits of creativity that always feeds my search for the sound I didn't know I needed in my life."
The selection showcases a remarkably wide range of musical styles and origins, from Mexican American country/Americana and jazz to Puerto Rican folk, Barcelona-based experimental acoustic, a Brazilian classical cellist's film soundtrack, and Afro–Caribbean influenced burners. The list includes both artists with Latin American roots and genre-defying artists without those roots. A unifying quality is a sincere drive to exist inside and outside genres and to test the outer and inner limits of creativity. The compilation names ten albums and ten songs from 2024, emphasizing cross-genre collaboration, inventive arrangements, and unexpected sonic discoveries.
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