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Due to its highly syncretic nature, Latin American music encompasses a wide variety of styles, including influential genres such as cumbia, bachata, bossa nova, merengue, rumba, salsa, samba, son, and tango.
Latin American music, musical traditions of Mexico, Central America, and the portions of South America and the Caribbean colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese. These traditions reflect the distinctive mixtures of Native American, African, and European influences that have shifted throughout.
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- 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.
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Latin American folk and popular music comprises numerous musical styles and genres that have emerged over time in specific countries or regions. These styles originate in the indigenous, European, and African heritage of Latin America; the particular combination of influences varies by country, region, and social group.
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, [1] which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, [2] [3] [4] [5] as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or P...
Due to its highly syncretic nature, Latin American music encompasses a wide variety of styles, including influential genres such as cumbia, bachata, bossa nova, merengue, rumba, salsa, samba, son, and tango.
