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Ava, from Brazil, has a timeless, soulful voice which sends shivers down the spine and is evocative of old time jazz divas. Dona Onete, who is in her 70s, and also from Brazil, has a much more rural, earthy sound and is passionate about bringing the very danceable rhythms of her Para region to a wider audience.

Then there is Ana Tijoux, a Chilean rapper whose acute, often political, lyrics, and combining of hiphop and latin beats, is winning her fans all over the world.

There is also energizing and inventive rock from Colombian band Sicotropico, and a very new Bluegrass trio from Mexico – Ocean’s Acoustic.

Lucas Santtana and Curumin (both from Brazil) and Cienfue, from Panama, all demonstrate in different ways how the new generation of Latin American artists are drawing on both the rich musical heritage of their region and contemporary urban and electronic sounds to create compelling new music.

(Photo: From left to right, Ana Tijoux, Omar Sanchez, Cienfue)