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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
- 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 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...
- Bongo Drums. The bongo drums shortly called bongos are a percussion instrument with a pair of unequal drums. The larger drum and the smaller drum were named hembra and macho in order.
- Marímbula. The marímbula is a lamellophone and is also known as the marimba in regions such as the Dominican Republic but it should not be confused with the percussion instrument marimba (about which, you’ll know soon in this article).
- Berimbau. The berimbau is a percussion instrument with its origin in Africa and has become popular with the Brazilians. Capoeira is a martial art from Brazil with a blend of acrobatics, dance, and music.
- Agogo. The agogo is an idiophone and the instrument is a bell or a pair of bells. It was first used in West Africa and later brought to Brazil in Latin America.
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.
Though you may typically think of music from South and Central America like salsa, merengue, samba, and bossa nova, traditional Latin roots styles have sprung up in many areas of the United States, and today Latin music can be heard on every continent. Each region has its own popular traditional musical style.
Aug 31, 2015 · An overview of the history and diversity of music in Latin America, from indigenous to colonial to modern genres and contexts. Learn about the cultural exchange, syncretism, and meaning of music in the region.
