Headline : The 50 Best Latin Albums of 2024

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The commercial success of Latin music has become a double-edged sword. On one side are industry boosters chattering about constant growth and revenue exceeding $1 billion; on the other, critics predicting that the bottom has to fall out sooner or later. Even if it does, the one thing we can count on is just how imaginative artists from scenes all over the world will keep getting, business talk be damned. And this year in particular, Latin music pushed through expected forms and showed that it’s at its best and most exciting when acts keep reinventing themselves and moving away from predictable patterns.

This happened both on mainstream records, as well as in alt-circles across Latin America and the diaspora. There was Álvaro Diaz’s Sayonara, offering us a post-genre take on reggaeton and rap that felt like a longtime vision finally realized. The Mexican indie trio Latin Mafia mixed their gloomy kid ruminations with genuine left-field production to deliver the air-tight and utterly impressive debut Todos Los Días Todo El Día, while Argentine rapper Dillom went from troublemaker to trailblazer with the unflinching and unafraid effort Por Cesárea. Other artists, from Angélica Garcia to Daymé Arocena, gobsmacked listeners with surprising sonic pivots and forays into new genres.

Elsewhere, newcomers like Judeline, Saramalacara, Akriila, and NSQK got us excited for whatever future is ahead. Across Latin and Spanish-language genres, here’s the absolute best of what we heard in 2024.

Puerto Rican indie band, Los Rarxs, allow their individuality to take the lead as they masterfully wade through reggaeton, alt-rock, reggae, electro-jazz, hip-hop, pop, and everything in between. In Fruta Prohibida, the band playfully traverses themes of forbidden love, hookups, situationships, and heartbreak. All the while, the group also incorporates folkloric sounds of the Caribbean, teleporting listeners to serene balmy nights in the streets of San Juan. Fruta Prohibida reflects their extensive sonic repertoire while pushing them somewhere new. —R.A.

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