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AQ's Winter Playlist

By Sebastián Zubieta

Award-winning sounds from two generations found acclaim at the Latin Grammys.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's armed forces.

It's been nearly 20 years since the Recording Academy in the U.S. debuted its Latin Grammy awards, and in that time Latin music has grown from a pocket interest to a pervasive, essential part of the American musical landscape. There are now over 50 award categories celebrating the best in Spanish and Portuguese-language music created all over the world — many, such as Best...

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