Carlos Vallarino, Fabian, Yele & More Emerging Latin Artists on Our Radar

Every month, Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors spotlight a group of rising artists whose music we love.

Think “diamantes en bruto,” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have yet to impact the mainstream — but whose music excites us, and who we believe our readers should make a point to discover.

Our latest edition of On the Radar Latin includes a wave of emerging artists, who we discovered by scrolling on social media, networking, or coming across their music at a showcase, for example.

See our August 2026 recommendations below.

Artist: Carlos Vallarino Country: Panamá Why They Should Be on Your Radar: I met Carlos Vallarino last year during the second edition of CAMM 2025 in Costa Rica; he closed the second night of showcases, leaving the audience completely in love with his way of living and feeling music.

That unique aura led him to sign a contract with Sony Music Publishing Colombia after they held a songwriting camp and discovered his great talent as an artist and songwriter.

Always accompanied by a guitar, Vallarino has a very natural way of connecting and conveying both his joy and his sadness in every song, adding powerful quotes in each of his lyrics.

His raspy but sweet voice connects with every verse and every person.

He recently released his second album, Rumba Para La Tristeza , which reflects his purest way of feeling life.

In the set, he mixes contemporary modern flamenco rhythms with fusions of boleros, reggae, and merengue with a very special swing and fully shows what a true artist can inspire. — INGRID FAJARDO Song for Your Playlist: “Se siente cabrón” Artist: Don Pablo Mures Country: Panamá Why They Should Be on Your Radar: I first clocked Panamanian artist Don Pablo Mures through “Deja La Envidia Pelao,” his new link-up with Los Rakas.

The track runs on a smooth, unhurried groove, letting the Oakland duo bring their seasoned, party-starting Panamanian swagger while Mures slides in with a nimble delivery rooted in the streetwise sound of his native Panama City.

Hailing from Santa Ana and trained as a trumpeter, he has built a catalog that folds urban music’s hard edges into musicianship and local texture — moving through songs like “99” with Aley La Nueve and Yemil, “Plata Llama Plata” with Akim and El Americano 4KT, and “Caldero Panameño” alongside Boza and Andiex.

That range is what makes the collaboration land: another sharp connection with Raka Rich and Raka Dun that keeps Mures’ Panama sound in motion.