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Latin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese.
The music of Latin America refers to music originating from Latin America, namely the Romance-speaking regions of the Americas south of the United States. Latin American music also incorporate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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A conjunto from the west of Cuba in 1926. The instruments are of Spanish, African and Indian origin. Latin music is a form of popular music played by from Latin America. For practical purposes that includes the Spanish -speaking Caribbean. Much Latin music is accompanied by song (singing) in Spanish.
- SALSA. WHERE IT’S FROM: Cuba, Puerto Rico, New York. WHAT DEFINES THE SOUND: A distinct beat called the clave. A three-drum section (bongos, congas and timbales) executes the complex, syncopated rhythms.
- MERENGUE. WHERE IT’S FROM: Dominican Republic. WHAT DEFINES THE SOUND: A repeating five-beat rhythmic pattern called a quintillo played by three key instruments: a diatonic accordion, a two-headed hand drum called tambora and a metal scraper called charrasca or güira.
- RANCHERAS. The undisputed king of Mexico's traditional ranchera music, Vicente Fernandez, a.k.a. ' El Idolo de Mexico,' performs live at the Portland Rose Garden, 2007.
- CUMBIA. WHERE IT’S FROM: Colombia. WHAT DEFINES THE SOUND: A signature double beat is played on maracas or drum, while flutes known as gaitas carry the melody.
Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome. [1] Through the expansion of the Roman ...
The Dimensión Latina is one of the most famous and representative salsa music and Latin bands from Venezuela, and one of the notable names in the early history of salsa in the American continent.
Jul 10, 2022 · 17 Types of Latin Music Genres. By Brian Clark Last Updated: July 10, 2022. Music from parts of Spain, Latin America, and Portugal is collectively known as ‘Latin’ music. While there are many genres of Latin music, the languages used are predominantly Spanish and Portuguese. The world of Latin music is vast and has a deep-rooted cultural ...
