LATIN-AMERICAN

• Latin American music is highly syncretic in nature. This means that it is a fusion of different music cultures from Spanish, Portuguese and French speaking countries encompassing a wide diversity of styles. Knowing its influences, Latin-America music refers to the music of such places as Mexico, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
• 1. CUMBIA

  it is a dance oriented musical style that came from the coastal region of Colombia and Panama. It started as a courtship dance among Africans but later was combined with the steps of the Native Americans.
• 1. PASODOBLE

  It is a Spanish term that literally means “double step”. It is a couple dance traditionally performed in Spain but ascribed to the Latin and North-American dances. This lively dance is performed to the music used during the entrance of the bullfighter in the ring.
• 1. TANGO

  It is a Latin-American dance form that originated in the lower-class districts of Buenos-Aires, Argentina. This dance has different styles.
• 1. CHA-CHA-CHA

  this Latin-American dance is of Cuban origin. This dance is introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin and is derived from the sound of the scraper and the rhythm of the shuffling feet of the dancers.
• 1. BOSSA NOVA

  literally means “new trend”. The word bossa in Brazil means that something is performed in a natural, skillful way. It's a Brazilian musical genre formed from the fusion of samba rhythm and the complex harmonies and improvised passage of jazz.
• 1. REGGAE

  It is a musical style that developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. This genre evolved from such earlier styles as ska (a musical genre with elements from Caribbean mento, calypso, American jazz and rhythm and blues) and rocksteady (a Jamaican musical genre genre developed after ska)
• 1. SAMBA

  Is a musical and dance genre from Brazil with West African origin. It is characterized by lively, rhythmical movement in two-four time.
• 1. RUMBA

  This dance term may refer to the Afro-Cuban rumba or the ballroom rumba. The ballroom rumba refers to the sensual ballroom dance performed in social occasions and international contests.