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Con musica latina o latino-americana, a partire dagli anni cinquanta negli USA, sono state indicate quelle forme musicali tipiche dell'America Latina. Si faceva così una separazione tra gli stili più tipicamente di origine afroamericana e quelli invece caratteristici dell'America Latina.
Questa categoria contiene le 46 sottocategorie indicate di seguito, su un totale di 46.
- Salsa
- Merengue
- Tango
- Reggaeton
- Bachata
- Tejano
- Mambo
- Bossa Nova
- Cumbia
- Samba
‘Salsa’ originated in Cuba and has its roots in Afro-Cuban music. It features a syncopated rhythm section that follows a ‘call and response’ structure. The chorus is generally expanded towards the end of the song to accommodate an increase in tempo. This is because salsa music is often accompanied by dancing and the music is lively and fast. While ...
‘Merengue’ originated in the Dominican Republic in the 1800s. The earliest form incorporated European instruments such as the guitar, which were eventually replaced with the accordion and the ‘Tambora’, a traditional drum. Under the rule of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, Merengue was named the national music and dance style of the count...
Like many other genres of Latin music, dance is an integral part and the music is often played to facilitate it. Similarly, in Tango, the beat is on a 2/4 or 4/4 pattern, and instruments such as the guitar, piano, flute, trumpet, and double bass are used to create an accompanying melody. This genre of music originated in the 19th century in Uruguay...
Even those who may not have extensively heard Latin music, are probably familiar with this genre of music that originated in Panama in the 1980s and spread to Puerto Rico, before gaining popularity in the mainland US. Reggaeton emerged as a result of Dancehall being fused with Caribbean music and hip-hop. Today, it is one of the most popular genres...
Like Merengue, Bachataoriginated in the Dominican Republic from the former, along with son and bolero. This genre of music has a slow tempo and the themes are often romantic and sensual. The guitar is used extensively to convey the melody. Traditional Bachata music is often compared to blues music in the USA because it was performed by the working ...
Popularly known as ‘Tex-Mex’, Tejano music is a combination of Spanish vocals with European rhythm patterns such as polka and waltz. This genre originated in Texas and drew influences from Mexico as well as the musical traditions of immigrants from countries such as Germany and the Czech Republic. Traditional Tejano music used instruments such as a...
Popularized by the ensemble Arcaño y sus Maravillas in the 1930s, Mambo developed in Cuba from danzón, a genre we will also look at later in the list. Mambo music follows a 4/4 meter and the rhythm is carried out by a percussion section consisting of instruments such as congas, bongos, claves, timbales, guiros, and cowbells. Melody instruments such...
The fusion of Samba with Jazzgave rise to Bossa Nova in Brazil during the late 50s and 60s. Guitarist João Gilberto and composer Antonio Carlos Jobin are often considered founders of this genre. Bossa Nova rhythms are syncopated on the second measure of a 2/4 time signature beat and unconventional chord voicings and patterns are used to convey melo...
Cumbia refers to a broad style of music that originated in Columbia before spreading to countries such as the USA, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, etc. where it developed regional variations. This genre can be identified by using percussion instruments such as the maracas, which are played on a double-time beat. Other instruments such as the flut...
Also known as ‘urbano carioca’, Samba originated in Brazil during the first half of the 20th century. This Afro-Brazilian genre of music combines African percussions with lyrics in Portuguese. It is widely believed that the roots of Samba can be traced back to African slaves in the state of Bahia. In this genre, melody and syncopated rhythmic patte...
26 gen 2022 · La musica latina spesso viene generalizzata ma ha tanti tipi di canzoni diverse l’una dall’altra. Ci sono diversi generi di musica latina, tutti nati con lo scopo di far ballare. Ma quali sono? Oggi ne vedremo alcuni insieme: Guaracha. La guaracha è un genere musicale e un ballo originario di Cuba, ha un tempo veloce ed è cantato.
Qui la playlist con la musica latina travolgente, con artisti come Luis Fonsi, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee e altri. La musica latino americana è composta da diversi generi: Reggaeton, Dembow, Trap Latino, Cubaton, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue.
9 giu 2022 · Le radici delle canzoni latine famose, in genere, affondano nel jive, nella rumba, nella samba, nel cha cha cha, nel paso doble e nella salsa: rispetto a quelli afro, i ritmi sono meno serrati,...
Tra i generi più popolari e apprezzati della musica latina pop moderna, in classifica troviamo artisti di reggaeton, la bachata, il merengue elettronico, la cumbia villera, il pop rock e il latin trap.
