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Description of Latin

 
Today more than ever, no single style defines Latin music. In much of the United States and Mexico, regional Mexican styles dominate, with Banda, Cumbia and Norteno musicians vying for space with slicker Latin Pop stars on the airwaves. Latin Pop itself gravitates between pop, traditional, and -- increasingly -- American hip-hop and R&B influences. Salsa and Merengue have ballooned beyond their Caribbean origins and are the soundtrack for dance parties around the world. The leftist songwriters of the Nueva Cancion movement revived pride in regional styles, while Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla raised the bandoneon to the status of a lead instrument and transformed Tango. Regardless of the genre, there is a palpable joy at the heart of Latin America's vivacious music, and Latin artists will continue to be major players on the world stage.
 

Top Latin Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. She Wolf Shakira
$1.29
2. Hotel Room Service Pitbull
$1.29
3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Radio Edit Cold) Pitbull
$0.99
4. Hips Don't Lie (featuring Wyclef Jean) Shakira
$1.29
5. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Extended Mix) Pitbull
$0.99
6. Smooth Santana
$1.29
7. Loba Shakira
$1.29
8. Whenever, Wherever Shakira
$1.29
9. Oye Como Va Santana
$0.99
10. Into The Night Santana
$0.99
11. The Anthem (featuring Lil Jon) Pitbull
$0.99
12. Go Girl (featuring Trina & Young Boss) Pitbull
$0.99
13. Black Magic Woman Santana
$0.99
14. Maria Maria Santana
$1.29
15. Hero Enrique Iglesias
$1.29
16. The Game Of Love Feat. Michelle Branch Santana
$0.99
17. Underneath Your Clothes Shakira
$1.29
18. El Amor Tito El Bambino
$0.99
19. Insane In The Brain Cypress Hill
$1.29
20. Low Rider War
$1.29
21. La Tortura (Artista Invitado Alejandro Sanz) Shakira
$1.29
22. Livin' La Vida Loca Ricky Martin
$1.29
23. Put Your Lights On Santana
$0.99
24. Krazy Pitbull
25. What You Got featuring Akon (Main) Colby O'Donis
$0.99
26. Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) Enrique Iglesias
$0.99
27. Escape Enrique Iglesias
$0.99
28. Objection (Tango) Shakira
$1.29
29. Bailamos Enrique Iglesias
$0.99
30. Cyclone Baby Bash
$1.29
31. Canta Corazon Alejandro Fernandez
$0.99
32. Away featuring Sean Garrett Enrique Iglesias
$0.99
33. I Need To Know Marc Anthony
$1.29
34. All Up 2 You (feat. Akon, Wisin & Yandel) Aventura
$0.99
35. Amor Gitano featuring Beyonce Alejandro Fernandez
$0.99
36. La Bamba Los Lobos
$0.99
37. Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of...) Lou Bega
$1.29
38. Abusadora Wisin & Yandel
$0.99
39. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) Pitbull
$0.99
40. Gasolina Daddy Yankee
$0.99
41. Into The Night Santana
$0.99
42. Virtual Diva Don Omar
$0.99
43. Aqui Estoy Yo featuring Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris, David Bisbal Luis Fonsi
$0.99
44. Suga Suga Baby Bash
$1.29
45. Hits From The Bong Cypress Hill
$1.29
46. Illegal (featuring Carlos Santana) Shakira
$0.99
47. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen Santana
48. Low Rider War
49. Evil Ways Santana
$0.99
50. Por un segundo Aventura
$0.99
 

Latin Key Albums

 
A Lady & Her Music
$18.99
Anoche
$9.99
Calle 13 (explicit Version)
(Explicit) $12.99
Fijacion Oral, Volume 1
$9.99
La Tragedia Del Vaquero
$8.99
Maria De Buenos Aires
$8.99

 

Latin Key Artists

 
Aterciopelados

Colombia's premier rock
group hinges on the twice
Grammy-nominated
songwriting team of Andrea
Echeverri and Hector Buit...

Aventura

This New York-based boy
band dresses bachata up in
hip-hop and R&B influences.
Singer/songwriter Anthony
Santos heads the group, t...

Cafe Tacvba

This unconventional
Mexican rock band is at the
vanguard of Latin Rock.
You'll hear everything from
Cumbia to Industrial. 1999'...

Celia Cruz

Cuba's enduring queen of
Salsa, Celia Cruz entranced
fans with her huge voice
and innovative style for
over four decades. Growi...

Daddy Yankee

Puerto Rican reggaeton
superstar Daddy Yankee
launched his rep in 2004
with the hit single
"Gasolina." Daddy Yankee'...

Jose Alfredo Jimenez

Jose Alfredo Jimenez was
one of the most loved and
talented romantic singers in
the history of Mexican
music. Miguel Aceves Meji...

Juan Luis Guerra

Massively popular in his
native Dominican Republic,
Guerra has achieved
success worldwide. Juan
Luis Guerra won six Latin...

Juanes

Talented, original,
self-made, a
singer-songwriter and
guitarist -- Juanes is
everything pop stars usua...

Julieta Venegas

Venegas, once one of
Mexico's up-and-coming
alternative
singer-songwriters, now
tops the pop charts. She's...

Los Tigres del Norte

Los Tigres have been
pushing quality
Tex-Mex/Norteno for over
three decades and they're
still going strong. Los Tigr...

Mana

Mexican rockers Mana have
won four Grammy Awards
and taken home five Latin
Grammys. The band are
rabid environmentalists; t...

Manu Chao

A Latin Rock star turned
genre-bender, Chao's
delightfully eclectic solo
work is hugely popular with
world music audiences. M...

Marc Anthony

Bespectacled salsero Marc
Anthony began as a
songwriter but quickly
became a Salsa superstar
with a slew of hits in the '...

RBD

A pop group spawned by
the highly successful
telenovela "Rebelde," RBD
includes the six hot young
stars from the series. Com...

Shakira

Colombia's prodigal
daughter, Shakira has
garnered Latin Grammys,
critical accolades and
popular success for her s...

Soda Stereo

A seminal group who arose
after the demise of
Argentina's military
government, Soda Stereo
were relentlessly innovati...

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