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Themusic of Latin America refers to music originating fromLatin America, namely theSpanish andPortuguese-speaking regions of theAmericas south of the United States.[1] Latin American music also incorporates itsAfrican influences into the music of Latin America, while maintaining the identity ofindigenous music of Latin America.[2] Due to its highlysyncretic nature, Latin American music encompasses a wide variety of styles, including influential genres such ascumbia,bachata,bossa nova,merengue,rumba,salsa,samba,son,candombe andtango. During the 20th century, many styles were influenced by themusic of the United States giving rise to genres such asLatin pop,rock,jazz,hip hop, andreggaeton.
Geographically, it usually refers to the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America,[3] but sometimes includes Francophone countries and territories of the Caribbean and South America as well. It also encompasses Latin American styles that have originated in the United States such as,New Mexico music,Tejano, various forms ofcountry-Western, as well asChicano rock,Nuyorican rap, andChicano rap.[1] The origins of Latin American music can be traced back toWest Africa,Central Africa, Indigenous, and the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas in the 16th century, when the European settlers brought their music from overseas.[4] Latin American music is performed in Spanish and Portuguese.[5]
While the exact origins oftango remain uncertain, Argentine writerJorge Luis Borges believed the genre to have originated in thebrothels of 19th centuryBuenos Aires orMontevideo. Editors ofWorld Music: The Rough Guide (2000) called Borges' statement "a little presumptive" and pinpoint the early developments of tango to the bars frequented byporteños. Emerging from amelting pot of European immigrants,criollos, blacks, and indigenous peoples, the genre is believed to have been influenced byAndalusian flamenco, Spanishcontradanse,Italian folk music, Cubanhabanera, Africancandombe andpercussion, Germanpolkas, Polishmazurkas, and Argentinemilonga. In its early history, tango music was associated with brawls at brothels and knife-wielding womanizing men,[6] known locally asmalevos orcompadritos. By 1914, men outnumbered women inArgentina by 100,000, leading to an increased rate of prostitution and the brothel lifestyle that came with it. Men would often dance at cafes and bars and try to outdo one another with improvised dance steps in an attempt to attract a woman.
Their dances were characterized by "showy yet threatening, predatory quality, often revolving around a possessive relationship between two men and one woman". In its original form, tango music included the violin, guitar, and flute. By the late 19th century, thebandoneon had been introduced into the genre. The instrument, first developed in Germany for playing folk andreligious music in churches that lacked organs, is believed to have been brought to the region by immigrants and sailors. One of its early pioneers,Eduardo Arolas, was nicknamed the "Tiger of theBandoneón". Arolas believed the instrument was made to play in tango.Vicente Greco is credited with standardizing tango with his group, Orquesta Típica Criolla, by using two violins and two bandoneons. The instrumentation of tango remained largely unchanged until the 1940s. Tango music began playing in populated areas such as fairgrounds and streets in Buenos Aires. It contained lyrics that were "sometimes obscene and deeply fatalistic". Similar to families in the United States during the rise ofrock and roll, families in the area tried to shield their children from tango.[6] Upper-classmen began taking an interest in tango: writerRicardo Güiraldes performed tango during a tour of Europe in 1910 and has been credited with introducing tango in Europe. Güiraldes' introduction made tango the firstLatin dance to gain popularity in Europe. ActorRudolph Valentino performed the tango in his filmThe Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (1926), withHollywood taking advantage of "[Valentino's] charisma, the magnetism of tango, and the attraction they both had on a huge public".[6]
Other styles of music in Argentina include thechacarera,milonga,zamba andchamamé. Modern rhythms includecuarteto (music from the Cordoba Province) andelectrotango.Argentine rock (known locally asrock nacional) was most popular during the 1980s, and remains one of Argentina's most popular music genres.Rock en español was first popular in Argentina, then swept through other Hispanic American countries and Spain. The movement was known as the "Argentine Wave".
Bolivian music is perhaps the most strongly linked to its native population among the national styles of South America. After the nationalistic period of the 1950sAymara andQuechuan culture became more widely accepted, and their folk music evolved into a more pop-like sound.Los Kjarkas played a pivotal role in this fusion. Other forms of native music (such ashuayños andcaporales) are also widely played.Cumbia is another popular genre. There are also lesser-known regional forms, such as the music from Santa Cruz and Tarija (where styles such asCueca andChacarera are popular).
Brazil is a large, diverse country with a long history of popular-musical development, ranging from the early-20th-century innovation ofsamba to the modernMúsica popular brasileira.Bossa nova is internationally well-known, andForró (pronounced[foˈʁɔ]) is also widely known and popular in Brazil. Lambada is influenced by rhythms like cumbia and merengue.Funk carioca (also known as Brazilian funk) is also a highly popular style, including tamborzão rhythms.[7]
Many musical genres are native to Chile; one of the most popular was the Chilean RomanticCumbia, exemplified by artists such asAmerico andLeo Rey. TheNueva Canción originated in the 1960s and 1970s and spread in popularity until the1973 Chilean coup d'état, when most musicians were arrested, killed or exiled.
InCentral Chile, several styles can be found: theCueca (the national dance), theTonada, theRefalosa, theSajuriana, theZapateado, theCuando and theVals. In theNorte Grande region traditional music resembles the music of southern Perú and western Bolivia, and is known asAndean music. This music, which reflects the spirit of the indigenous people of theAltiplano, was an inspiration for theNueva canción. TheChiloé Archipelago has unique folk-music styles, due to its isolation from the culture centres of Santiago.
Music fromChilean Polynesia, Rapa Nui music, is derived from Polynesian culture rather than colonial society or European influences.
Themusic of Costa Rica is represented by musical expressions as parrandera, the Tambito, waltz, bolero, gang, calypso, chiquichiqui, mento the run and callera. They emerged from the migration processes and historical exchanges between indigenous, European and African. Typical instruments are the quijongo, marimba, ocarinas, low drawer, the Sabak, reed flutes, accordion, mandolin and guitar.
Cuba has produced many musical genres, and a number of musicians in a variety of styles. Blended styles range from thedanzón to therumba.
Colombian music can be divided into four musical zones: the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast, the Andean region and Los Llanos.The Atlantic music features rhythms such as the cumbia, porros and mapalé. Music from the Pacific coast such features rhythms such as thecurrulao —which is tinged with Spanish influence— and the Jota chocoana (along with many more afro-drum predominating music forms)—tinged with African and Aboriginal influence. Colombian Andean has been strongly influenced by Spanish rhythms and instruments, and differs noticeably from the indigenous music of Peru or Bolivia. Typical forms include thebambuco,pasillo guabina andtorbellino, played with pianos and string instruments such as thetiple guitarra. The music of Los Llanos,música llanera, is usually accompanied by a harp, acuatro (a type of four-string guitar) and maracas. It has much in common with the music of the Venezuelan Llanos.
Apart from these traditional forms, two newer musical styles have conquered large parts of the country:la salsa, which has spread throughout the Pacific coast and thevallenato, which originated in La Guajira and César (on the northern Caribbean coast). The latter is based on European accordion music.Merengue music is heard as well. More recently, musical styles such as reggaeton and bachata have also become popular.
Merengue típico andOrchestra merengue have been popular in the Dominican Republic for many decades, and is widely regarded as the national music.Bachata is more recent arrival, arriving in the first half of the 20th century,[8] taking influences from thebolero and derived from the country's rural guitar music. Bachata has evolved and risen in popularity over the last 40 years in the Dominican Republic and other areas (such asPuerto Rico) with the help of artists such asAntony Santos,Luis Segura,Luis Vargas, Teodoro Reyes,Yoskar Sarante,Alex Bueno, andAventura. Bachata, merengue and salsa are now equally popular among Spanish-speaking Caribbean people. When the Spanishconquistadors sailed across the Atlantic they brought with them a type of music known ashesparo, which contributed to the development of Dominican music. A romantic style is also popular in the Dominican Republic from vocalists such as Angela Carrasco, Anthony Rios, Maridalia Hernandez and Olga Lara. Reggaeton is currently one of the most popular genres coming out of the Dominican Republic. It has been recently popularized in night clubs with these high beats. This was made by the help of Dominican artist El Alfa. El Alfa has made "dembow" one of the most popular types of reggaeton. He has been able to produce highly played songs that are played in multiple countries.
Traditional Ecuadorian music can be classified as mestizo, Indian and Afro-Ecuadorian music. Mestizo music evolved from the interrelation between Spanish and Indian music. It has rhythms such aspasacalles,pasillos,albazos andsanjuanitos, and is usually played by stringed instruments. There are also regional variations: coastal styles, such asvals (similar toVals Peruano (Waltz)) andmontubio music (from the coastal hill country).
Indian music in Ecuador is determined in varying degrees by the influence ofquichua culture. Within it aresanjuanitos (different from themestizo sanjuanito),capishkas,danzantes andyaravis. Non-quichua indigenous music ranges from theTsáchila music ofSanto Domingo (influenced by the neighboring Afro-marimba) to the Amazonian music of groups such as theShuar.
Black Ecuadorian music can be classified into two main forms. The first type is black music from the coastal Esmeraldas province, and is characterized by the marimba. The second variety is black music from the Chota Valley in the northern Sierra (primarily known asBomba del Chota), characterized by a more-pronounced mestizo and Indian influence thanmarimba esmeraldeña. Most of these musical styles are also played by wind ensembles of varying sizes at popular festivals around the country. Like other Latin American countries, Ecuadorian music includes local exponents of international styles: from opera, salsa and rock to cumbia, thrash metal and jazz.
Salvadoran music may be compared with theColombian style of music known ascumbia.Popular styles in modern El Salvador (in addition tocumbia) aresalsa,Bachata andReggaeton. "Political chaos tore the country apart in the early 20th century, and music was often suppressed, especially those with strong native influences. In the 1940s, for example, it was decreed that a dance called "Xuc" was to be the "national dance" which was created and led by Paquito Palaviccini's and hisOrquestra Internacional Polio".[citation needed] In recent years reggaeton andhip hop have gained popularity, led by groups such asPescozada andMecate. Salvadorian music has a musical style influenced byMayan music (played on the El Salvador-Guatemala border, inChalatenango). Another popular style of music not native to El Salvador is known asPunta a Honduran style.
Some of the leading classical composers from El Salvador includeAlex Panamá, Carlos Colón-Quintana, andGerman Cáceres.
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Guatemala has a very extensive musical history, from Mayan music to modern-day acts such asRicardo Arjona. They have a diverse range of music. Popular music in Guatemala usually consists of Marimba music. Which incorporates theMarimba keyboard percussion instrument of Central African origins, when it was first brought originally by enslaved Africans toCentral America and theCaribbean.
The music of Honduras varies fromPunta andParanda (Traditional music from Honduras) to Caribbean and Central American music such assalsa,merengue,reggae, reggaeton, Dancehall. The country's old capital ofComayagua is an important center for modern Honduran music, and is home to the College for Fine Arts.
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Mexico is perhaps one of the most musically diverse countries in the world. Each of its 31 states, its capital city and each ofMexico City's boroughs claim unique styles of music. The most representative genre ismariachi music or traditional regional musiccorridos. Although commonly misportrayed asbuskers, mariachis musicians play extremely technical, structured music or blends such asjarabe. Most mariachi music is sung in verses of prose poetry.Ranchera, Mexico's country music, differs from mariachi in that it is less technical and its lyrics are not sung in prose. Other regional music includes:son jarocho,son huasteco,cumbia sonidera,Mexican pop,rock en español,Mexican rock andcanto nuevo. There is also music based on sounds made by dancing (such as thezapateada).
Northeastern Mexico is home to another popular style callednorteña, which assimilates Mexicanranchera withColombiancumbia and is typically played with Bavarianaccordions andBohemianpolka influence. One of the most popular music styles in all Mexico are "corridos". This is regional mexican music and recently been popularized by famous artist such as Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera. These folk tales consist of money and love. Poetry backed up instrumentals of the guitar and trumpet. It has grown to be very popular in the United States. Variations ofnorteña includeduranguense,tambora sinaloense,corridos andnortec (norteño-techno). The eastern part of the country makes heavy use of theharp, typical of theson arocho style. The music in southern Mexico is particularly represented by its use of themarimba, which has its origins in theSoconusco region between Mexico andGuatemala.
The north-central states have recently spawned aTecktonik-style music, combiningelectro and other dance genres with more traditional music.Salsa (music) has also played an important role in Mexican music shown bySonora Santanera. Currently,Reggaeton is very popular in modern Mexico.
The most popular style of music inNicaragua ispalo de Mayo, which is both a type of dance music and a festival where the dance (and music) originated. Other popular music includesmarimba, folklore,son nica, folk music,merengue,bachata and salsa.
The music of Panama is the result of the mestizaje, It has occurred during the last five hundred years between the Iberian traditions, especially those of Andalusia, American Indians and those of West Africa. Mestizaje that has been enriched by cultural exchange caused by several waves of migrations originating in Europe, in various parts of the Caribbean (mostly Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and Saint Lucia) in Asia and several points in South and North America. These migrations were due to the Spanish colonization of America, which was forced to use the Royal Route of Panama as an inter-oceanic trade route, which included the slave trade (an institution abolished in Panama in 1851); To the traffic, product of the exploitation of the silver mines in the Viceroyalty of Peru during centuries XVI and XVII; To the legendary riches of the Fair of Portobelo, between centuries XVII and XVIII; To the construction of the Transísmico Railroad, begun in 1850, and the Interoceanic Canal, initiated by France in 1879, concluded by the United States in 1914 and expanded by Panama from 2007.
With this rich cultural heritage, Panama has contributed significantly to the development of Cumbia, Decima, Panamanian saloma, Pasillo, Panamanian bunde, bullerengue,Punto Music,Tamborito,Mejorana, Panamanian Murga, Tamborera (Examples: Guarare and Tambor de la Alegria), bolero, jazz, Salsa, reggae and calypso, through composers like Nicolas Aceves Núñez (hall, cumbia, tamborito, Pasillo), Luis Russell (jazz), Ricardo Fábrega (bolero and Tamborera), José Luis Rodríguez Vélez (cumbia and bolero), Arturo "Chino" Hassan (bolero), Nando Boom (reggae), Lord Cobra (calypso), Rubén Blades (salsa), Danilo Pérez (jazz), Vicente Gómez Gudiño (Pasillo), César Alcedo, among many others.
Paraguayan music depends largely upon two instruments: the guitar and the harp, which were brought by the conquistadors and found their own voices in the country. Polka Paraguaya, which adopted its name from the European dance, is the most popular type of music and has different versions (including thegalopa, thekrye’ÿ and thecanción Paraguaya, or "Paraguayan song"). The first two are faster and more upbeat than a standard polka; the third is a bit slower and slightly melancholy. Other popular styles include thepurahéi jahe’o and thecompuesto (which tell sad, epic or love stories). The polka is usually based on poetic lyrics, but there are some emblematic pieces of Paraguayan music (such as"Pájaro Campana", or "Songbird", by Félix Pérez Cardozo).
Guarania is the second-best-known Paraguayan musical style, and was created by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925.
Peruvian music is made up of indigenous, Spanish and West African influences. CoastalAfro-Peruvian music is characterized by the use of thecajón peruano.Amerindian music varies according to region and ethnicity. The best-knownAmerindian style is thehuayno (also popular inBolivia), played on instruments such as thecharango andguitar. Mestizo music is varied and includes popularvalses andmarinera from the northern coast.
The history of music on the island of Puerto Rico begins with its original inhabitants, the Taínos. The Taíno Indians have influenced the Puerto Rican culture greatly, leaving behind important contributions such as their musical instruments, language, food, plant medicine and art. The heart of much Puerto Rican music is the idea of improvisation in both the music and the lyrics. A performance takes on an added dimension when the audience can anticipate the response of one performer to a difficult passage of music or clever lyrics created by another. When two singers, either both men or a man and a woman, engage in vocal competition in música jíbara this is a special type of seis called acontroversia. Of allPuerto Rico's musical exports, the best-known isreggaeton.Bomba andplena have long been popular, while reggaetón is a relatively recent invention.
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It is a form of urban contemporary music, often combining other Latin musical styles, Caribbean and West Indies music, (such as reggae,soca, Spanish reggae, salsa, merengue andbachata.[9] It originates from PanamanianReggae en Español and Jamaican dancehall, however received its rise to popularity through Puerto Rico.[10][11][12][13]Tropikeo is the fusion of R&B, Rap, Hip Hop, Funk and Techno Music within a Tropical musical frame of salsa, in which the conga drums and/or timbales drums are the main source of rhythm of the tune, in conjunction with a heavy salsa "montuno" of the piano. The lyrics of the song can be rapped or sung, or used combining both styles, as well as danced in both styles.Aguinaldo from Puerto Rico is similar to Christmas carols, except that they are usually sung in a parranda, which is rather like a lively parade that moves from house to house in a neighborhood, looking for holiday food and drink. The melodies were subsequently used for the improvisational décima and seis. There are aguinaldos that are usually sung in churches or religious services, while there are aguinaldos that are more popular and are sung in the parrandas.Danza is a very sophisticated form of music that can be extremely varied in its expression; they can be either romantic or festive. Romantic danzas have four sections, beginning with an eight measure paseo followed by three themes of sixteen measures each. The third theme typically includes a solo by thebombardino and, often, a return to the first theme or a coda at the end. Festive danzas are free-form, with the only rules being an introduction and a swift rhythm.Plena is a narrative song from the coastal regions of Puerto Rico, especially aroundPonce, Puerto Rico.[14] Its origins have been various claimed as far back as 1875 and as late as 1920. As rural farmers moved toSan Juan, Puerto Rico and other cities, they brought plena with them and eventually added horns and improvised call and response vocals. Lyrics generally deal with stories or current events, though some are light-hearted or humorous.
Uruguayan music has similar roots to that of Argentina.Uruguayan tango andmilonga are both popular styles, and folk music from along theRiver Plate is indistinguishable from its Argentine counterpart. Uruguay rock andcancion popular (Uruguayan versions of rock and pop music) are popular local forms.Candombe, a style of drumming descended from African slaves in the area, is quintessentially Uruguayan (although it is played to a lesser extent in Argentina).[15] It is most popular inMontevideo, but may also be heard in a number of other cities. 21st. Century Uruguayan music is also heard internationally as part of the language of Uruguayan composers such as three-timeGrammy nominatedMiguel del Aguila
The Joropo is Venezuelan popular music originating in thellanos plains, although a more upbeat and festivegaita version is heard western Venezuela (particularly inZulia State). There are also African-influenced styles which emphasize drumming including multiple rhythms, such as sangueo, fulia, parranda, tamborera and calypso from the Guayana region (influenced by neighboring English-speaking countries). The Aguinaldo, conforms the national representation of the Venezuelan Christmas. In the east, the malagueña, punto and galerón accompanies the velorios de cruz de mayo, (religious tradition, that is celebrated on 3 May in honor to the Christian cross). In the Venezuelan Andes, the Venezuelan bambuco is a local variation of the bambuco. Other forms include the polo and the Venezuelan waltz. El merengue venezolano es una música bailable del siglo XX de Venezuela, con un característico ritmo atractivo. Es un género completamente diferente del merengue de la República Dominicana en cuanto a su ritmo, instrumentos, cultura e historia.
Venezuelan Merengue is also known by two other names: merengue caraqueño, relating its origin to the capital Caracas, and merengue rucaneao, in which reference to Rúcano, a mixture for a popular jelly dessert, is used as a simile for the sensual pelvic movements of its dance. Merengue came into vogue in Venezuela during the period from the 1920s to the 1940s. At first, merengue music was associated with the mabiles, popular drinking and dancing spots in Caracas, and with the capital's carnival celebrations in street parades and plazas. Later in the 1940s, it was absorbed into the dance halls of the upper classes, and also formed part of the repertoire of smaller groups such as the Cantores del Trópico, led by guitarist Antonio Lauro (who composed 'Merengue para guitarra') and composers such as Eduardo Serrano. The hybrid traditional ensembles of then and now that dedicate their program to folkloric program to arrangements of Venezuelan folk music - ensembles such as estudiantinas, Venezuelan Merengue. Nowadays it is always discussed whether merengue is written in 2/4, 6/8 or 5/8.
Based on Cuban music in rhythm, tempo, bass line, riffs and instrumentation, Salsa represents an amalgamation of musical styles including rock, jazz, and other Latin American musical traditions. Modern salsa (as it became known worldwide) was forged in the pan-Latinmelting pot of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Latin trap has become famous around 2015. It has influences of American trap and reggaeton music.
Reggaeton (also known as reggaetón and reguetón[1]) is a musical genre which originated inPuerto Rico during the 1990s as a result of the mixing Spanish Reggae andSpanish Hip-hop, which both stemmed from different countries.[16] Spanish Reggae was a product of musical movements in Jamaica and Panama, while Spanish Hip-Hop was created by the influence of Hip-Hop in the U.S. at the time.[16] Reggaeton was developed in areas ofPublic housing in Puerto Rico, known as "caserios," which were filled with urban poverty and criminal activity such as drug violence.[17] Popular Reggaeton artists, such asDaddy Yankee,[18] grew up in these "caserios," where their lyrics reflected life in the public housing developments and, in addition, experiences of racial exclusion in the country.[19][20] These lyrics included themes surrounding sex and life in the streets, influenced by the environment in which it was developed.[21]
Reggaeton is commonly created over a "boom-ch-boom-chick" beat known as "dembow."[22][23] This beat originates from Jamaican dancehall and reggae music and was first used for a song titled "Dembow" by Jamaican musicianShabba Ranks.[22][23] This beat was produced byBobby "Digital" Dixon and has been used in the genre since the early 1990s.[22][23] Since then, songs of the genre, in addition to Reggae and Hip-Hop, have incorporated beats from other latin genres such asSalsa,Bachata,Cumbia, andMerengue.[24][23]
The Latin (or romantic) ballad is a Latin musical genre which originated in the 1960s. This ballad is very popular in Hispanic America and Spain, and is characterized by a sensitive rhythm. A descendant of thebolero, it has several variants (such assalsa andcumbia). Since the mid-20th century a number of artists have popularized the genre, such asJulio Iglesias,Luis Miguel,Enrique Iglesias,Alejandra Ávalos,Cristian Castro,Franco de Vita andJosé José.
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