The term latin music is a very broad term which includes music of Latin origins. The languages which are predominate in Latin music, or as it is now known as Latin American Music, is Spanish, Portuguese, and creole languages.
Rhythm is very important in Latin American Music. Alot of this music is very heavy in percussion instruments. The vocals tend to be very "throaty" or with a harsh, coarse sound. The lyrics are often improvised. The beats and vocals of Latin American Music tends to make one tap their feet and feel like dancing!
Some examples of very popular Latin American Music styles are:
You will see that alot of the music styles are also Dance forms, and notably so, because the origins of alot of these styles came from the dance that the music inspired and visa versa.
If you are interested in finding Latin American Music, you can search any of these styles and find lots of really neat stuff to listen to. It would really be neat if some of the readers would give us some reviews on some of these styles and some video links as well.. I will begin throwing out some as I get time
Note:This list is in no way a complete list of all the Latin American Music styles. The list is intended to give you an idea of how much music is actually encompassed in this genre of music.
Hello to all,
well I feel latin music is great aside from being and r&b singer, i have a huge passion for salsa, especially music from Marc Anthony, victor manuel, gilberto santa rosa to name a few
Do you like latin music?
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