SXSW 2026: Wind gusts couldn't shake the acts at the De Los showcase

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No amount of extreme wind gusts could shake the tremendous talent performing Sunday night at the De Los showcase at the South by Southwest music festival.Five acts took over the rooftop of Mala Fama in downtown Austin and braved the 30 mph winds.Nezza, Eddy, Tropa Magica, Vanita Leo and Hermanos Espinoza each brought their own distinct essence to the Texas stage, reminding audiences that Latin music is dynamic and never static.

For Colombian Dominican singer Nezza, performing at SXSW was a bucket list experience and one that allowed her to share two exclusives: first, an unreleased, acoustic track “Stop the Show”; then a show-stopping live choreo to the upbeat “Sweat.”Nezza made waves last summer when she sang the national anthem in Spanish at a Dodgers game.She and director Cristina Costantini chronicled that fateful day in the short film ‘La Tierra del Valor,’ or ‘The Home of the Brave.’“The stage is my favorite place to be.

If I could do that every night I would,” Nezza said backstage.The R&B pop singer had a tremendous year following her act of defiance: She sang the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium, resulting in the making of a short-documentary, “La Tierra del Valor.”On Sunday, she emphasized that Latinos have always been an essential part of the fabric of this country.

“We’ve always been here,” she said, adding that she thinks “the future’s really bright for us.” Música mexicana has always played a huge role in the life of Eddy, who grew up listening to Vicente Fernandez and Juan Gabriel.It was his second public performance ever, but this rising crooner was already reading the audience by encouraging them to take a shot.

Though he has yet to release an album, Eddyknew the audience would sing along to melodic corrido covers of Banda MS’ “A Lo Mejor” and Alejandro Sanz’s “Corazón Partío.”“Musica mexica...