What do you think about Latin music?
Oh, you mean the music of Latin America, or the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Yeah, I guess that makes more sense. Latin music has roots in Southern Europe, Africa, and the indigenous cultures of Latin America, so it’s a pretty cool synthesis of world music.
What are the Latin music charts on Billboard?
Billboard divides its Latin music charts into three subcategories: Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and tropical. A fourth subcategory was eventually added in the mid 2000s to address the rise of Latin urban music genres such as Latin hip hop and reggaeton.
What is the meaning of the Latin American dance?
Dancing is simply a form of self-expression and to the people of Latin America, the rules of dance do not always matter so much. What matters is that you are able to express yourself through movement and as long as your music has a strong Latin beat, you can dance to it, whether you know the steps or not.
What is the difference between Latin pop and tropical pop?
Latin pop is a catch-all for any pop music sung in Spanish, while Mexican/Mexican-American (also to referred to as Regional Mexican) is based any musical style originating from Mexico or influences by its immigrants in the United States including Tejano, and tropical music focuses any music from the Spanish Caribbean.
What is the origin of Gregorian chant?
Although popular legend credits Pope St. Gregory the Great with inventing Gregorian chant, scholars believe that it arose from a later Carolingian synthesis of Roman chant and Gallican chant. Gregorian chants were organized initially into four, then eight, and finally twelve modes.
What are the different types of Latin music instruments?
Latin music has always embraced a certain freedom of experimentation. Drums, of course, are important, as are the sticks often used to beat the clave rhythm, which, incidentally, are also called claves. The percussion section may also include shakers, like maracas or tambourines. Again, percussion is pretty important to Latin music.
Does the Macarena have a Latin song?
Not since the Macarena has a Latin song accomplished this. With the popularity of Latin music at our events including non-hispanic events, we thought we would compile a list of the Top 75 Latin Party Songs that will pack your dance floor.