Javier F. Leon and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by Leon and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America. Contributors include Marina Alonso Bolanos, Gonzalo Camacho Diaz, Jose Jorge de Carvalho, Claudio F. Diaz, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo Gonzalez, Ruben Lopez-Cano, Angela Luhning, Jorge Martinez Ulloa, Maria Ignez Cruz Mello, Julio Mendivil, Carlos Minana Blasco, Raul R. Romero, Inigo Sanchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamaria-Delgado, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.