Sxsw 2026: 15 Latin Music Acts We're Excited To See

Here’s a basking take: South by Southwest is simply a Latin euphony festival.

When nan De Los squad headed to Austin, Texas, successful 2024 to screen nan arena for nan first time, astir 60 acts that fell nether nan expansive Latin euphony genre umbrella had been invited to perform. Two years later, that number has much than doubled, pinch much than 150 Latin euphony acts featured astatine nan iconic festival, now successful its 40th year.

“Latin euphony has seen unthinkable maturation astatine SXSW successful caller years, reflecting its emergence crossed nan world euphony industry,” said Evelyn Gómez Rivera, subordinate programmer for Latin music. “2026 is shaping up to beryllium our biggest twelvemonth for nan genre successful complete a decade, pinch respective awesome labels showcasing their newest and astir breathtaking Latin talent here.”

Ahead of nan festival, which kicks disconnected Thursday, nan De Los squad has assembled a database of acts that person caught our attention. And earlier you rustle up our inboxes asking why nan large acts (Fuerza Regida and Junior H are besides slated to perform) weren’t included, support successful mind that what makes SXSW unsocial is that it’s a chance for attendees to spot nan adjacent large point earlier they rustle up. In that tone of discovery, our database is made up of acts you mightiness not person heard of.

Big Soto

“Terminé siendo rapero cuando quería ser doctor,” Gustavo Rafael Guerrero Soto, amended known arsenic Big Soto, confesses successful his pandemic-era collaborative convention with Argentine mega-producer Bizarrap. It’s safe to opportunity that he made nan correct profession move. The 29-year-old from Venezuela (he now lives successful Mexico) is signed to Rimas Entertainment and has been astatine nan forefront of nan Latin trap movement. — Fidel Martinez

Mariangela

Mexican-born vocalist Mariangela started disconnected arsenic a tender popular darling erstwhile she first uploaded covers to her YouTube transmission successful 2019, drafting inspiration from indie-pop singers for illustration Carla Morrison and Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval earlier releasing her alt-pop debut medium “Sensible” nether Sony Music Latin successful 2024. Now nan Texas-based creator is taking her philharmonic stylings successful a caller direction, drafting from her Monterrey roots pinch nan merchandise of her latest “Cuando Una Mujer,” a cumbia norteña astir fierce female empowerment. — Andrea Flores

Esty

First-generation Dominican American vocalist Esty doesn’t for illustration to beryllium boxed in. From 1 way to nan next, she’ll displacement from a operation of dembow and replacement stone to bachata and pop, arsenic seen successful her caller azygous “V3n3n0,” from her upcoming album, “Domi Star.” — Cat Cardenas

Marilina Bertoldi

De Los contributor Ernesto Lechner is 100% responsible for this introduction — he included nan avant-garde alt rocker from Buenos Aires successful his 2025 database of indie artists who deserved to triumph a Latin Grammy, calling her “the resident hurricane of Argentine rock, blessed pinch a corrosive consciousness of nan absurd, a knack for pop-punk melodies, and cognition to spare.” How could you not want to spot that? — FM

Ruido Selecto

Hailing from Medellín, Colombia, Ruido Selecto drives guardant nan Caribbean rhythms of cumbia, salsa, physics dub and Afro-diasporic styles that person been traditionally transmitted done Picós, hand-painted sound systems celebrated passim nan country’s coast. His hybrid mixes besides see elements of sonideros, astir audible successful tracks for illustration “Lo Que Esconde.” I’m fascinated by his attraction to item successful his task “Los 14 Cañonazos Bailables,” wherever he created experimental and modern tropical mixes utilizing archives from Discos Fuentes, a Cartagena grounds explanation mostly responsible for disseminating 1960s Caribbean sound crossed nan seashore of Colombia. — AF

Delilah

The Mexican American vocalist sewage her commencement successful mariachi, yet learning piano, guitar, violin and vihuela. At conscionable 17 years old, her awesome vocals and expertise to operation accepted and modern Mexican euphony person already gotten nan attraction of artists for illustration Becky G and Iván Cornejo. — CC

Danny Felix

Among nan biggest feathers successful Danny Felix’s chapeau is being nan shaper down nan “Soy el Diablo (Remix),” a Natanael Cano way that besides doubled arsenic Bad Bunny’s first task into nan world of música mexicana. The Phoenix-based multihyphenate (in summation to producing, he is besides a multiinstrumentalist and singer) has played a awesome domiciled successful shaping nan existent sound of corridos tumbados and will beryllium repping nan subgenre successful Austin. — FM

60 Juno

Originating from Merced, Calif., this Central Valley post-punk set radiates a hazy, dreamlike sound, truthful overmuch that 1 of their astir celebrated tracks is titled “zzz.” While 60 Juno initially began arsenic a solo task led by Jericho Tejeda successful his chamber during nan pandemic, it has now expanded to see 3 further members from Whittier, Calif. There’s a spot of everything successful this band, mellowed surf-rock wading into punk territory that tin beryllium heard successful songs for illustration nan upbeat “Enjoy nan Sunset” and their astir popular, hypnotic way to date, “J Song.” — AF

RIA

Before she stepped into nan spotlight, Ria was penning songs for different artists. Now, she’s combining her knack for affectional lyricism pinch her soulful voice, precocious opening for Tito Double P successful Mexico, and breaking retired pinch her caller single, “Pagana.” — CC

Sebaxxss

Sebaxxss is nan on-tour DJ for Feid, nan popular reggaeton vocalist and chap Colombian. I’m willing to spot really his group translates into a smaller, much friendly venue. — FM

Diles que nary maine maten

Diles que nary maine maten is an experimental, psychedelic stone set from Mexico City named aft nan celebrated short communicative by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo astir a man who pleads for his life aft being captured for sidesplitting his neighbour decades earlier. If listeners didn’t cognize immoderate better, they would deliberation this set started successful nan precocious 1980s during nan emergence of homegrown rock, pinch its untouched vocals successful songs for illustration “Outro.” Tracks for illustration “El Circo” sound for illustration a gentle birth, while “(Radio Sonora Edit)” presents itself arsenic a ghostly acoustic jazz ballad. — AF

Eydrey

Since competing connected Netflix’s Latin euphony title show, “La Firma,” successful 2023, Eydrey has landed a grounds woody and released a dependable watercourse of R&B, Mexican and reggaeton-infused tracks. Her borderland upbringing successful El Paso has besides shaped her Spanglish lyrics. — CC

Lena Dardelet

Hailing from Cabarete, Dominican Republic — nan aforesaid formation edifice municipality is location to nan Bachata Academy, nan only bachata schoolhouse successful nan world — Lena Dardelet fuses popular pinch various Caribbean genres, including— yep, you guessed it — bachata. — FM

Mosmo

Signed pinch Rimas Entertainment, Hermosillo vocalist Mosmo is bringing his ain crooning constituent to nan corrido world. The rising vocalist first came into nan spotlight successful 2022 connected Netflix’s “La Firma,” a title looking to find nan adjacent Latin municipality euphony star. Mosmo’s raw, drawled vocals tin beryllium heard successful nan romanticist bélico “Modo B” and nan agonizing “Terapia” that implores a past person for their return. Mosmo besides incorporates elements of trap and reggaeton successful songs for illustration “Dimensiones,” arsenic good arsenic popular successful nan bilingual way “Siempre Tú.” — AF

Selines

Inspired by artists for illustration Natalia Lafourcade, singer-songwriter Selines’ guitar-based songs tie connected nan traditions of boleros, classical euphony and jazz, bringing a lukewarm nostalgia and romance to her sound. — CC