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Tomar Vuelo 'Con Altura': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

Rosalía and J Balvin's reggaeton beat rings in the early days of summer, Jessica Medina covers Amy Winehouse and Cuco carves his own path as a young artist with a simple string loop ballad.
Jessica Medina's Amy Winehouse cover is a part of this week's <em>Alt.Latino</em> music roundup.

Latin musicians have a way of honoring their own pasts and celebrating their own presents with a sense of humility. At Alt.Latino, we recognize Latin artists who lead their music careers with joy, growth and self-expression.

This week on Alt.Latino's music roundup, Rosalía and J Balvin's reggaeton beat rings in the early days of summer, Jessica Medina covers Amy Winehouse and Cuco carves his own path as a young artist with a simple, string loop ballad.

As always, as part of a series of NPR Music's favorite Latin, we created a Spotify playlist to accompany the songs we write about. Listen and read along below.

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