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The earliest subgenres ofLatin music is thecorrido, a subgenre originating frompopular music orLatin pop; a subclass of Latin music.[1] Corrido music had its beginnings inIberianfolk inmedieval Europe.[1] The genre shared similarities to medievalcancioneros, through theEuropean colonization of the Americas in the 15th century and theslave trade that followed, the lyrics were romanticized with heroic figures as the song's protagonist.[1] Although the term "Latin music" varies between sources,[1] the general consensus is that of genres originating inLatin America, theUnited States, andIberian Peninsula, or music inSpanish.[1] Although subgenres changes classification over time and various genres are clustered in subclasses of larger scopes,[1] this timeline does not include regionalized identities of Latin music (e.g., "Dominican merengue", "Chilean folk", and "Puerto Rican salsa" for an example) are excluded in this list as they share or are under the same umbrella of their respective genres with slightly varying differences. Latin music is vastly large and it is impossible to include every subgenre on any list.[1] Latin music shares a mixture of Indengious and European cultures, and in the 1550s included African influence.[2] In the late 1700s, popular European dances and music, such ascontradanzas anddanzones, were introduced to Latin music.[2] Through the 1800s, former colonies of Spain achieved independence and began performingnarrative songs that were of national and local interest.[2] Thepolka andaccordion were introduced to Latin music in the 1860s, whileRosendo Mendizábal's "El Enterriano" (1897) became the firsttango recording.[2]
^According to various musicologists and historians, Dominicans often downplay, ignore, or deny that the genre originated from Haiti as well as downplaying, ignoring, and denying any Haitian involvement in the development of merengue music.[3][5] Dominican society claims the genre originated in the Dominican Republic, though Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Haiti, have claimed that the genre originated in their homelands.[5]
^BothPuerto Rico andCuba have claimed the genre originated in their territories.[8]