LATIN
AMERICAN
MUSIC




LATIN MUSIC

NORTENO MUSIC

RANCHERA MUSIC

THE HABANERA

MESO-AMERICAN MUSIC

TANGO MUSIC

MAMBO MUSIC

RUMBA MUSIC



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SALSA MUSIC

CUMBIA MUSIC

MERENGUE MUSIC

BACHATA MUSIC

MARIACHI MUSIC

KOMPO MUSIC

CALYPSO MUSIC

ZOUK MUSIC

CARIBBEAN MUSIC

LATIN MUSIC LINKS



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LATIN
AMERICAN
MUSIC




Latin American music, sometimes
called Latin music, includes music
of many countries and comes in many
varieties, from the simple, rural
conjunto music of northern Mexico to
the sophisticated habanera of Cuba,
from the symphonies to the simple
and moving Andean flute.

Music has played an important part
in Latin America's turbulent recent
history. Latin music is very diverse,
with the only truly unifying thread
being the use of the Spanish language,
or the Portuguese language, in Brazil.



Latin American Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_music



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NORTENO
MUSIC




Norteño literally meaning "northern"
in Spanish; also known as conjunto
is a genre of Mexican music. The
accordion and the bajo sexto are
norteño's most characteristic
instruments.

This genre of music is extremely
popular in both the United States
and Mexico among the Mexican
community. Though originating from
rural areas, norteño is highly
popular in urban as well as rural
areas.

Many norteño bands will have either
"Los...del Norte,"
"Los...de (Sinaloa, Michoacán, etc.),"
"Conjunto" as part of their name.



Music of Mexico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mexico



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RANCHERA
MUSIC




The ranchera is a genre of the traditional
music of Mexico. Although closely associated
with the mariachi groups which evolved in
Jalisco in the post-revolutionary period,
rancheras are also played today by norteño
(or Conjunto), banda (or Duranguense),
groups.

Drawing on rural traditional folklore, the
ranchera was conceived as a symbol of a new
national consciousness in reaction to the
aristocratic tastes of the era.



Ranchera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranchera



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THE
HABANERA




The habanera is a musical style or
genre from Cuba with a characteristic
"Habanera rhythm"; it is one of the
oldest mainstays of Cuban music and
the first of the dances from Cuba to
be exported all over the world.

In the mid-19th century, the habanera
developed out of the contradanza which
had arrived from France via Haiti with
refugees from the Haitian revolution
in 1791.

The main innovation from the contradanza
was rhythmic, as the habanera incorporated
Spanish and African influences into its
repertoire.




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ANCIENT
MESO-AMERICAN




Ancient Meso-American civilizations
of the Maya and Aztec peoples played
instruments including;
the tlapitzalli (a flute),
teponatzli, a log drum,
the conch-shell trumpet,
various rattles,
rasps,
the huehuetl,
a kettle drum.

The earliest written accounts by Spanish
colonizers indicate that Aztec music was
entirely religious in nature, and was
performed by professional musicians; some
instruments were considered holy, and thus
mistakes made by performers were punished
as being possibly offensive to the gods.




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TANGO
MUSIC




Tango music is traditionally
played by:
an orquesta típica,
a sextet,
which includes;
two violins,
piano,
doublebass,
two bandoneons.

Earlier forms sometimes included;
flute,
clarinet,
guitar.

Tango has long been a major part of
the music of Argentina and Uruguay,
and is well-known across much of the
world, along with the associated
tango dance.

It is often said Tango is the Music
of the Immigrants who came to
Argentina.



Tango Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_music



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MAMBO
MUSIC




Mambo is a Cuban musical form
and dance style. The word mambo
(conversation with the gods) is
the name of a priestess in Haitian
Voodoo, derived from the language
of the African slaves who were
imported into the Caribbean.



Mambo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo



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RUMBA
MUSIC




Rumba is both a family of music rhythms
and a dance style that originated in
Africa and traveled via the slave trade
to Cuba and the New World.

The so-called rumba rhythm, a variation
of the African standard pattern or clave
rhythm.



Rumba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumba



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SALSA
MUSIC




Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly
Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular
across Latin America and among Latinos
abroad.

Salsa incorporates multiple styles and
variations; the term can be used to
describe most any form of popular
Cuban-derived genre, such as chachachá
and mambo.

Most specifically, however, salsa refers
to a particular style developed in the
1960s and '70s by Cuban immigrants and
Puerto Rican migrants to the New York
City area, and stylistic descendants like
1980s salsa romántica.

The style is now practiced throughout Latin
America and abroad; in some countries it may
be referred to as música tropical.



Salsa Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_music



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CUMBIA
MUSIC




Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk
dance and dance music and is Colombia's
representative national dance and music
along with vallenato.

Cumbia is very popular, widely known in
the Latin music mainstream throughout
South America, Central America, Mexico,
with lots of regional variations and
tendencies.

The traditional instruments of
cumbia were mainly percussion;
different types of drums,
claves,
güiro,
woodwinds; flutes.



Cumbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbia



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MERENGUE
MUSIC




Merengue is a type of lively, joyful
music and dance that comes from the
Dominican Republic. Merengue means
whipped egg whites and sugar in
Spanish, similar to the English
word meringue.

It is unclear as to why this name became
the name of the music of the Dominican
Republic. But, perhaps, can trace its
meaning from the movement on the dance
floor that could remind one of an egg
beater in action.



Merengue Musi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_music



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BACHATA
MUSIC




Bachata is a form of music and dance
that originated in the countryside
and rural marginal neighborhoods of
Dominican Republic.

Its subjects are often romantic;
especially prevalent are tales
of heartbreak and sadness.

In fact, the original term used to
name the genre was "amargue"
("bitterness," or "bitter music"),
until the rather ambiguous,
(and mood-neutral) term bachata
became popular.



Bachata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachata



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MARIACHI




Mariachi is a type of musical group,
originally from Mexico. Usually a
mariachi consists of at least;
two violins,
two trumpets,
one Spanish guitar,
one vihuela (a high-pitched,
five-string guitar),
one guitarrón (a small-scaled
acoustic bass),
but sometimes featuring more than
twenty musicians.

They dress in silver studded charro
outfits with wide-brimmed hats. The
original Mariachi were Mexican street
musicians or buskers.



Mariachi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariachi



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KOMPA
MUSIC




Kompa (sometimes written Compas Direct,
konpa direk, konpa or compa) is a musical
genre as well as a dance that originates
from Haïti.

It was first explicitly named by Nemours
Jean-Baptiste on a recording released in
1955. It involves mostly medium-to-fast
tempo beats with an emphasis on electric
guitars, synthesizers, and either a solo
alto saxophone, a horn section or the
synthesizer equivalent.

Unlike zouk, the lyrics are mostly in
Haitian Creole, and it has a faster
rhythm than zouk.



Kompa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompa



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CALYPSO
MUSIC




Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean
music which originated in Trinidad at
about the start of the 20th century.

The roots of the genre lay in the arrival
of African slaves, who, not being allowed
to speak with each other, communicated
through song.

This forged a sense of community among the
Africans, who saw their colonial masters
change rapidly, bringing French, Spanish
and British music styles to the island of
Trinidad.

The French brought Carnival to Trinidad,
and calypso competitions at Carnival grew
in popularity, especially after the
abolition of slavery in 1834.



Calypso Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music



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ZOUK
MUSIC




Zouk is a style of rhythmic music
originating from the French Caribbean
islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.

It has its roots in Cadence music from
Dominica, as popularised by Grammacks
and Exile One.

Zouk means 'party' in the local creole
of French with English and the African
influences, all three of which contribute
the sound.

In Europe it is particularly popular in
France, while on the African islands of
Cape Verde they have developed their own
type of Zouk.



Zouk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouk



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MUSIC
OF
THE
CARIBBEAN




The music of the Caribbean is a diverse
grouping of musical genres. They are each
syntheses of African, European, Indian and
native influences.

Some of the styles to gain wide popularity
outside of the Caribbean include reggae,
zouk, salsa and calypso. Caribbean and
central America music.



Caribbean_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_music



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LATIN
AMERICAN
MUSIC
LINKS




Afro Cuba Web
http://www.caribmusic.com/

Afro Mix
http://www.afromix.org/

BACHATA RADIO
http://www.BachataRadio.com/

Barefoot Man
http://www.barefootman.com/

Bob Marley Foundation
http://www.bobmarley-foundation.com/

The Calypso Archives
http://www.calypsoarchives.co.uk/

Canto America
http://www.cantoamerica.com/

CARIBBEAN MUSIC CA
http://www.caribbeanmusic.ca/



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CARNAVAL
http://www.carnaval.com/

Chalino.com
http://www.chalino.com/

CLARIN
http://www.clarin.com/

2 DANCE
http://www.2dance.co.il/

El Mariachi.com
http://www.elmariachi.com/

IASO RECORDS
http://www.iasorecords.com/

Ibero America Ensemble
http://www.iberoamericamusic.com/

Inside World Music
http://www.insideworldmusic.com/



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JUST SALSA
http://www.justsalsa.com/

Lamba Zouk
http://www.lambazouk.com/

Latin Music
http://www.latinoise.com/

Latin Music News
http://www.latinmusicnews.com/

MOOZIKO
http://www.mooziko.com/

Neotango.info
http://www.neotango.info/

NU MUSIC ZONE
http://www.numusiczone.com/

Puro Mariachi
http://www.mariachi.org/



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Rajendra Saywack
http://www.saxakali.com/

Rodriguez
http://www.rodriguez-music.com/

Salsa Music Web
http://www.salsaweb.com/

SOUL ZOUK
http://www.soulzouk.com/

Sugar Man.org
http://www.sugarman.org/

TEJAS TANGO
http://www.tejastango.com/

Todo Tango
http://www.todotango.com/

VISTA WIDE
http://www.vistawide.com/

VOY MUSIC
http://www.voymusic.com/

WFMU Radio
http://www.wfmu.org/

Zouk Archive
http://www.zoukarchive.com/

Zouk in Belgium
http://www.zoukweb.be/

Zouk in Belgium
http://www.zouk.be/

Zouk lambada International
http://www.zouklambada.com/

Zouk Lover.com
http://www.zouklover.com/

Zouk Music, Radio and Video
http://www.zoukstation.com/



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