·˚✦ girls in this genre ✦˚·
salsa
20 women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making salsa. start at whatever level you're standing on.
the whole salsa guide: what it is, where to start, everyone making it →
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
Brenda K. Starr
29k listeners · pop, latin
Mimi Ibarra
8k listeners · latin, mimi Ibarra
Choco Orta
8k listeners · latin, latino
Albita
22k listeners · latin, calypso
Haila
10k listeners · cuba, salsa cubana
Yolanda Rayo
7k listeners · Colombia, world
Maite Hontelé
11k listeners · latin, trumpet
Raquel Zozaya
1k listeners · latin
Maía
11k listeners · Colombia, latin
Daniela Darcourt
18k listeners · latin pop, latin
Yahaira Plasencia
8k listeners · latin pop, latin
Carolina La O
892 listeners · Colombia, latin pop
Aymée Nuviola
4k listeners · latin, son montuno
Nancy Murillo
484 listeners · Colombia, latin
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
Who are some women making salsa?
Celia Cruz, La Lupe, India, Brenda K. Starr, Mimi Ibarra, and Choco Orta are a few. musicisforgirls.com/genres/salsa/girls lists 20, sorted from mainstream to underground.
Who are some underground women making salsa?
Further out, try La Lupe and India.
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artists from musicbrainz and last.fm, updated 2026-10-20
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