South Florida's fabulous mosaic of cultures usually guarantees an exciting mix of Latin -- from cutting-edge alternative to the biggest pop stars -- and world music each season. Only a few concerts have been announced so far, but look for many more as the season progresses.

Reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel, the biggest name in this popular Latin-urban genre, hits AmericanAirlines Arena on Sept. 17, followed by salsa-pop singer Marc Anthony, whose powerful voice and dynamic performances will make for a terrific show at the arena on Oct. 24.

Ruben Blades, one of salsa's founding fathers, has gone through several incarnations -- actor, politician, world-music artist. He returns to the James L. Knight Center Nov. 21 in the guise we know best, as a masterful salsa musician and storyteller, backed by his classic band, Seis del Solar.

The Rhythm Foundation brings us a triple bill of genre-crossing instrumentalists: banjo player Bela Fleck, Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, and double bass master Edgar Meyer; look for a mix of classical, Indian, bluegrass, world music and more on Oct. 18 at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.

On Oct. 29, the foundation continues its stellar Brazilian music programming with a concert by silvery-voiced Brazilian diva Gal Costa, a seminal member of Brazil's Tropicalia movement and collaborator with numerous Brazilian greats, in a concert at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

Merengue-turned-pop diva Olga Tañon hits Hollywood's Hard Rock Live on Oct. 18; in either style, this vibrant singer puts on a fiery show. And Enanitos Verdes, beloved Argentina pioneers of Latin rock, play the Fillmore Miami Beach on Sept. 27.

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