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The Latin (or romantic) ballad is a Latin musical genre which originated in the 1960s. This ballad is very popular in Hispanic America and Spain, and is characterized by a sensitive rhythm. A descendant of the bolero, it has several variants (such as salsa and cumbia).
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The music industry in the United States began to refer to any kind of music featuring Spanish vocals as "Latin music". [22][23][24] Under this definition, Spanish sung in any genre is categorized as "Latin". [25] In turn, this has led to artists from Spain being labelled as "Latin" because they sing in the same language.
As of 2024, 335 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in 1950s, 1 in 1960s, 2 in 1970s, 1 in 1980s, 5 in 1990s, 36 in 2000s, 80 in 2010s and 209 in 2020s. A total of 22 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is the act ...
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century".
t. e. Latin American music has long influenced popular music in the United States. Within the industry, "Latin music" has influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music, including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, and Chicano rap have ...
The most conspicuous musical sources of Puerto Rico have primarily included African, Taino Indigenous, and European influences. Puerto Rican music culture today comprises a wide and rich variety of genres, ranging from essentially native genres such as bomba, jíbaro, seis, danza, and plena to more recent hybrid genres such as salsa, Latin trap ...
Nueva canción. Nueva canción (European Spanish: [ˈnweβa kanˈθjon], Latin American Spanish: [ˈnweβa kanˈsjon]; 'new song') is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by folk -inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. Nueva canción is widely recognized to have played a ...