The Music of Mexico, Latin America and Spain
The music genres, composers and interpreters of the wonderful sounds and rhythms of Mexico, Spain and Latin America are many. Within this wealth of musical variety are salsa, cumbias, flamenco, jibaro, mariachi, samba, rhumba & cha-cha-cha... here we present a bit about the different genres of each country and area, the most prominent musicians and interpreters, and the instruments and costumes that go along with each.
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Brazilian Music -
Coming from the largest nation in South America are the Sambas, Batucadas, Frevo and Maracatu....
Colombian Music -
Cumbias, Fandangos, Merengues are the passion of the people of Colombia...
Cuban Music -
Rumba, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cuban Salsa, Guaracha, Mambo, composed and interpreted by such greats as Celia Cruz, Orestes Lopez and Enrique Jorrin...
Mexican Music -
Boleros, Polkas, Huapangos and ever-present music of the Mariachi...
Puerto Rican Music -
Music to dance to from the tropical isle... Jibaros, Boleros y Danzas...
Salsa -
some of the best dance rhythms and percussions in the world have co-mingled into this relatively recently-coined genre...
Music from Spain -
Flamenco, Nuevo Flamenco, Classical and more...
Surf Music -
During the 50's/60's era a number of surfing movies were put out by Hollywood, which helped introduce these genres to the public, and while having evolved and expanded since, the sound of surf music is always immediately recognizable and reminiscent of that era ...
