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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, [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 ...
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- Music of Latin America
The music of Latin America refers to music originating from...
- List of Latin music subgenres
List of Latin music subgenres. The earliest subgenres of...
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The music of Latin America refers to music originating from Latin America, namely the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas south of the United States. [1] Latin American music also incorporate the indigenous music of Latin America. [2]
List of Latin music subgenres. The earliest subgenres of Latin music is the corrido, a subgenre originating from popular music or Latin pop; a subclass of Latin music. [1] Corrido music had its beginnings in Iberian folk in medieval Europe. [1]
GenreSubclassGenre OriginatedDate Of OriginUncertain. It has been theorized to have ...The genre possibly originated in the ...Tropical musicCuban son, New York jazz. [6]1950s [7]Tropical musicSpanish folk music and nueva canción.1953 (see Cuban Revolution) [10]Tropical musicSpanish folk [11]18th century [11]- 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 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.
- Gerard Béhague
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.
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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.
