Latin music is a catch-all term for a number of diverse styles from different regions and countries in Latin America. Often, the term refers to Latin pop -- either dance-based or pop oriented-music sung in Spanish or Tejano. Tejano has a number of different styles, from romantic ballads to the narrative nortenos, and they're usually performed by large groups with acoustic instruments and horns. In the '80s and '90s, Tejano has also adopted smooth production techniques from American pop-rock and soft rock. Latin America is also known for such dance music as salsas and sambas, which have layers of percussion, blaring horns and an infectious sense of style. A related style to salsa is the bossa nova, a cool, laid-back style that crossed dance music with jazz. With the exception of tejano and mariachi, which is folk and pop based, most Latin music is defined by its strong rhythms.

Top Latin Albums:

Top Latin Artists:

Rubén Blades Ray Barretto Os Mutantes Celia Cruz Astrud Gilberto Eddie Palmieri Pérez Prado Agustín Lara João Gilberto Airto Moreira

Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers Selena Buena Vista Social Club Johnny Ventura Luis Miguel Chico Buarque Willie Colón Mongo Santamaría Caetano Veloso Tom Zé

Ernesto Lecuona Antonio Carlos Jobim Beny Moré Gal Costa Machito Flora Purim Elis Regina Ricky Martin Los Tigres del Norte Gilberto Gil

Featured Style: Mexican Folk

Top Mexican Folk Artists:

Lucha Villa Lydia Mendoza Vicente Fernández Los Tigres del Norte José Alfredo Jiménez Juan Gabriel Jorge Negrete Los Bukis Pedro Infante Lola Beltrán

Flaco Jiménez Javier Solís Los Caminantes Joan Sebastían Ramón Ayala Gerardo Reyes Arsenio Rodríguez Los Muecas Los Invasores de Nuevo León Roberto Pulido

Alberto Vazquez Cuco Sánchez Selena David Lee Garza Carlos y José Graciela Beltran Jennifer y los Jetz Juan Valentin Chris Sandoval Los Alegres de Terán

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