There’s a musical revolution sweeping Latin America, and new generations of queer Latin music artists are jumping off the shoulders of the musicians who came out before them to create their own legacies.
You can bet so much unabashed star power has reached music labels in the USA. Still, it’s shocking how many of your Spotify playlists seriously need a talent update. Newsflash: music transcends culture and language; therefore, you’re missing out if you limit yourself to geography.
C’mon, dear readers, it’s as if you’ve been listening to music in the missionary position your whole life.
Like the sweetest of love affairs abroad, we’ve compiled 22 LGBTQ+ Latin music artists – icons and groundbreakers – currently bringing glorious tunes to previously unimaginable mainstream heights.
(And don’t miss our Ultimate Latin Playlist at the end.)
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Baby 95 is already an hymn
Kangol2
Anitta is becoming a global superstar, something that should have happened years ago. Tokischa is something else.
And don’t forget La Cruz, with his song “Quítate La Ropa.” That’s overtly gay and queer.
Also, Queerty, people from Spain are “Latin” (their language and culture derives from the Romans and the Latin language), as are people from France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, etc.
They are not “Latin American” or “Latino/Latine/Latinx,” which refers to being from the Americas. So Pablo Alborán is Latin, but not Latino. There you go!
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Thalia bisexual?When, where with whom?Check your sources please.
Fahd
Sometimes the relatively new slideshow feature, which seems to max out at 25, is well-suited to a compilation, sometimes it is not.
If this listomania continues, there should be a list of the lists prepared by Queerty.