Latin America

Music

One of the main characteristics of Latin-American music is its diversity;

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contrarily to a widespread view (especially in the US), there is not one specific Latin American style of music. The so-called "Latin music" covers generally only the Hispano-Caribbean music (Salsa, Merengue, Bachatta, etc.), that is to say the styles of music that have been strongly influenced by African rythms and melodies. It is also possible to find completly different styles of music in Latin America, such as the Argentinean Tango or the various styles of music from Pre-Columbian traditions that are widespread in the Andean region.

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In Brazil, the Samba, the American Jazz, the European classical music and the Choro have developped the so-called bossa nova music. As concerning the musicology field, classical composer Heitor Villa-Lobos worked on the recording of native musical traditions. His classical works have been heavily influenced by them too.

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