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- Los Shakers, ‘La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto’s Bar’ Just like the Zombies, Uruguay’s Los Shakers released the most influential album of their career after they had disbanded.
- Diamante Eléctrico, ‘Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer’ The Colombian duo’s sixth album shows how far the genre has evolved since the hesitant first steps of rock en español.
- La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata, ‘Revolución de Emiliano Zapata’ Formed in Guadalajara, La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata reproduced the acid-rock haze of Cream, Creedence and Quicksilver Messenger Service with touching devotion.
- Los Jaivas, ‘Alturas De Macchu Picchu’ The most grandiloquent concept albums of the British prog era have nothing on this adaptation of a poem by Pablo Neruda celebrating the glories – and inevitable decline – of South America’s indigenous cultures.
- Santana, ‘Abraxas’ (1970) America was never the same after Carlos Santana discovered the smoldering Afro-Cuban magic of Tito Puente. A sinuous cha cha cha that sounds as if it had been waiting for Santana’s soulful guitar licks to reinvent it, the Puente-penned “Oye Como Va” became the pillar of U.S. Latin rock.
- Os Mutantes, ‘Os Mutantes’ (1968) Who knew psychedelia could sound so sexy in Portuguese? When “Panis et Circenses” kicks off, with those offbeat tambourines and “Penny Lane” trumpets, that’s the sound of Brazilian music coming of age.
- Manu Chao, ‘Clandestino’ (1998) Born in france to Spanish parents, Chao recorded these songs – written in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese – as a nomad.
- Karnak, ‘Karnak’ (1995) A lush tapestry of funky international idioms, this São Paulo group's first LP sums up Brazil's limitless hunger for all types of music – from Brazilian reggae to Middle Eastern chants.
Café Tacvba. Country: Mexico. Café Tacvba is an alternative rock/pop band formed by Emanuel Del Real (keyboards and production), Joselo Rangel (guitar), Enrique Rangel (bass) and Rubén Albarrán (voice), in 1989, and is known as one of the most important alternative rock bands in all Latin America.
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- Maná
- Hombres G
- Caifanes
- Aterciopelados
- Los Prisioneros
- Los Enanitos Verdes
- Molotov
- Café Tacuba
- Soda Stereo
- Héroes Del Silencio
Rock music was popular in Spanish-speaking countries, much like everywhere else in the world, but it was primarily Spanish covers of popular English rock songs. Manáchanged that. Starting out with three members in 1981 — Fher Olvera, Juan Calleros, and Ulises Calleros, also adding Alex Gonzalez as a member in 1985 — the group made music without any...
Next, we look to Hombres G, a pop-rock band stylistically reminiscent of The Beatles that came together in 1983 in Madrid, Spain. The group, named after the American movie G-Men, had four members: Javier Molina, David Summers, Daniel Mezquita, and Rafael Gutierrez. Hombres G had a much quicker rise to fame than most other artists on this list as th...
Up next is Caifanes, which is slang for “cool dude.” This progressive-rock group formed in Mexico City in the late 1980s. The group had lyrics and messages that were very polarizing at the time, making them opposites to their fellow Mexican rock group Maná. Caifanes has had quite a few line-up changes, but its founding members were Saúl Hernández, ...
It’s safe to say that Aterciopeladosis the best Columbian rock band ever, blending traditional Latin music with rock music elements. It consisted of Héctor Buitrago, Alejandro Duque, Andrea Echeverri, Andres Giraldo, Alejandro Gomez Caceres, and Carlos Marquez. The group is unique in its popularity because they are one of the most known music group...
Next, we have Los Prisioneros, who are considered one of the most influential bands/artists to ever come from Chile. They’re almost certainly the biggest Chilean rock band ever, peaking during the 9180s along with many other rock artists in their respective regions. The group originally consisted of three childhood friends: Jorge González, Claudio ...
At number six on our list, we have Los Enanitos Verdes, a Latin rock band that started in Argentina as three friends playing for fun. The original members at the founding of the band in 1979 were Marciano Cantero, Felipe Staiti, and Daniel Piccolo. They eventually added Sergio Embrioni and Tito Davila to their line-up in 1984, and that’s when they ...
Up next is Molotov, one of the most successful Latin rock bands of all time in America. This makes them stand out from many Latin artists who gained regional popularity but could never break the United States mainstream. Molotov has four members: Tito Fuentes, Micky Huidobro, Paco Ayala, and their only US-born member, Randy Ebright. The group has i...
Next, we have Café Tacuba, who are an indie rock band from Mexico City and are considered one of the best Spanish music groups of all time. The band consists of four members: Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel, Joselo Rangel, and Rubén Albarrán. The four friends started just playing music together for fun in the 1980s, but the group found their way ...
Next, Soda Stereois one of the most well-recognized music groups to ever come out of Argentina, pioneering the way for future Latin rock bands during the rock music explosion of the 1980s. The three members — Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio, and Charly Alberti — are considered some of the most influential Latin rock artists ever, as Latin rock seemed to...
Forming Héroes del Silencioin 1984, Juan Valdivia, Enrique Bunbury, Joaquin Cardiel, and Pedro Andreu are one of the most well-known Latin rock bands in many South American countries as well as Spain. Their first step into fame was the release of their second album in 1990, Senderos de Traición, which had multiple hit songs. The group’s most notabl...
- Bad Bunny. Bunny scored a threepeat thanks to chart-topping albums YHLQMDLG, Las Que No Iban a Salir and El Último Tour del Mundo — all peaked at No. 1 on the weekly Top Latin Albums chart.
- Rauw Alejandro. With “Todo De Ti,” the 28-year-old Puerto Rican artist scored his highest-charting title. The track reached a No. 2 peak on Sept. 11, 2020 and led the weekly Latin Airplay list for two weeks It also became his first entry on the Hot 100.
- Karol G. In March, the Colombian star released her genre-hopping third album, KG0516, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart — dethroning Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo and earning the biggest debut week by a female Latin act since Shakira’s El Dorado in 2017.
- Kali Uchis. With “Telepatía,” Kali Uchis became the first female soloist to reach No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs with a song unaccompanied by another act since 2012.
Mar 9, 2019 · 4. Soda Stereo (Argentina): Soda Stereo was one of the best-selling Argentinian bands of all time. With hit singles like Persiana Americana, their 1986 tour Signos was the first to transcend national boundaries in Latin America, gaining them fans throughout the region. Its frontman, Gustavo Cerati, was one of the most influential Ibero-American ...
Jan 6, 2006 · Criteria: In the recent history of American contemporary music, there were many artists who belonged to different movements of Latin music in the United States (Brown Eyed Soul, Chicano Rock, Latin Funk, Tex Mex, Latin Rap, Latin Alternative, etc). Here the Greatest artists in the Latin Contemporary Music Scene that developed their music in the ...
