Rawayana's Beto Montenegro (courtesy of Brocoli Records)

Venezuelan alternative band Rawayana rang in the new year with the release of its sixth LP, ¿Dónde es el After? (Brocoli Records). The Grammy-winning group partnered with Rimas for the first time to handle distribution of the star-studded 23-track set. The album opened as the top U.S. debut on Spotify last weekend.

Latin stars Manuel Turizo, DannyLux, Randy y Jowell, Grupo Frontera, Carín León and fellow Venezuelans Elena Rose and Joaquina join Beto Montenegro and company on ¿Dónde es el After?, Rawa's first release since 2023's ¿Quién Trae Las Cornetas?, which took home Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at last year's Grammys.

The band has remained busy, collaborating with Bomba Estéreo last year for ASTROPICAL, which led to another nod at the 2026 Grammys.

Rawayana has also remained vocal about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, where its track "Veneka" was embraced by activists as a political anthem. This, along with the band's support of opposition leader María Corina Machado, led to tension with recently ousted President Nicolas Maduro, who publicly criticized the band and song multiple times. The band was forced to cancel its tour of Venezuela in December 2024 and have resided and recorded in Puerto Rico since.

Listen to the album below.