Image taken from Pixabay.com There is a name that is today a synonym of modern Latin dance: bachata, which goes hand in hand with salsa and merengue as the high representatives of Latin American pop music all around the world. Where did bachata come from? It was born in the […]
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Image taken from Pixabay.com If there is one music style that was popularized like lightning throughout the 20th century everywhere in the Spanish-speaking world, that would definitely be the rock genre, one that is known today as an unmistakable part of the popular culture from Spain and Latin America. Rock […]
Image taken from Pixabay.com. To talk about merengue is to talk about a Caribbean music genre with an irresistible power to draw everyone—from Caracas to New York—to the dancefloor. With its roots deep within the Dominican Republic’s colonial past, merengue emerged near the midpoint of the 19th century as a […]
To talk about tango is to plunge into a rhythmic, intimate journey from Argentina and Uruguay to the rest of the world. Image taken from Pixabay.com Tango was born as a social dance at the end of the 19th century from the slums of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. As many […]
Salsa is one of the most representative music genres from Latin America, the best possible fusion of traditional Caribbean music and Latin jazz. (“Llorarás”, from Oscar D’León and La Dimensión Latina band -1975-) This musical style originated in the Caribbean region, going on a round trip to the Spanish-speaking […]