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Nov 12, 2014 · This documentary reveals the roots of Salsa Music and the history of Latin Music since the early '30s. Revolucion del Cuerpo considers this to be important for the knowledge of dancers,...
Jun 26, 2021 · Latin America – stretching from Mexico down to Chile’s southernmost tip – is home to an abundance of distinct landscapes, cultures, languages and people, making it one of the most musically diverse regions of the world and the source of some of the most celebrated musical treasures in human history.
History of Latin Music in the USA BBC=WBGH 2009 Historia de la Musica Latina en los Estados UnidosMachito, tito puente, tito rodriguez, carlos santana, glor...
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- Indigenous Music
- The Arrival of Europeans to The New World
- The African Influence
- A Social Phenomenon
Generally speaking, Latin music history starts with the cultural encounter that occurred after the arrival of Columbus. However, it is important to remember that the indigenous people of the New World had their own music. For instance, the Maya culture gave great attention to music producing all kinds of percussion and wind instruments. Wind instru...
The language was the first contribution that the Spanish and Portuguese powers brought to the New World. Latin music is, in fact, defined to a large extent by the Spanish and Portuguese languages. While Portuguese came to define the music from Brazil, Spanish language defined the rest of Latin America. The second contribution that Europeans brought...
The African slaves that arrived in the New World brought with them all the traditions and beats of their continent. The African influence in Latin music is so big that this could be the single most important element in Latin music history. That influence, of course, does not touch all the rhythms and styles that belong to Latin music. However, if w...
The encounter of the three cultures mentioned before created the dynamic social environment that has shaped Latin music since the colonial times. This environment has been nurtured by foreign sounds, regional traditions, class divisions, and even national identities. Latin Pop and Rock en Espanol have been shaped by the foreign sounds of Rock, Alte...
Sep 13, 2022 · The Origins of 7 Key Latin Music Genres. Colonization of the Americas allowed for the melding of European, Indigenous and African sounds—creating some very danceable musical styles. By:...
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.
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Feb 12, 2019 · The origins of Latin music in the U.S. can be dated back to the early 1930s and 1940s with the rhumba. In the thirties the rhumba became synonymous with Cuban-styled ballroom dance in the U.S., and then in the sixties salsa music, hailing primarily from Cuba and Puerto Rico, came to New York City.
