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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
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.
- 16th century, Latin America
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Nov 29, 2022 · In May 2022, the week after Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" released, Latin music surpassed country for the first time to become the 4th most popular genre in the United States.
- Suzy Exposito
- Benny Moré, “Bonito y Sabroso” (1951) “Bonito y Sabroso,” the most dynamic of the songs recorded by Cuban mambo masters Pérez Prado and Benny Moré, serves as a guidepost to the genre’s Golden Age.
- Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” (1958) There’s a lot of history packed in this two-minute song: “La Bamba” is a traditional Mexican wedding song, performed in the regional son jarocho musical style of Veracruz.
- Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, “Mas Que Nada” (1966) Bandleader Sérgio Mendes, the godfather of bossa nova, was Brazil’s most celebrated artist in the Sixties.
- Santana, “Oye Como Va” (1970) Originally written as a breezy Latin jazz cut by mambo legend Tito Puente in 1963, “Oye Como Va” saw then-rising rock act Santana create a new dimension in the burgeoning Latin rock sound.
Apr 10, 2020 · To find out what all the hype is about, let’s look at the five most popular Latin American music genres: Salsa. Salsa originated during the 1960s when Puerto Ricans living in New York combined elements of 1950’s Cuban and Puerto Rican dance hall music with the music they heard at American Jazz dances. They developed a new genre which is now ...
Sep 22, 2021 · And Christian Nodal — who last year landed his first entry in the Billion Views Club — scored the first Global Top Songs chart No. 1 by a regional Mexican artist with his Gera MX collab,...
Dec 6, 2021 · See latest videos, charts and news. On the Top Latin Artists Chart, Bunny is followed by Rauw Alejandro, who takes second place, and Karol G lands third place. The top 10 spots are rounded...
