Matt Doeden - American Latin Music: Rumba Rhythms, Bossa Nova, and the Salsa Sound

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Doeden, Matt.

American Latin music : rumba rhythms, bossa nova, and the salsa
sound / by Matt Doeden.

p. cm. (American music milestones)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 9780761345053 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9781467759656 (Audisee ISBN)

ISBN 9781467701471 (PDF ISBN)

1. Popular musicUnited StatesLatin American influences.
2. Dance musicLatin AmericaHistory and criticism. 3. Music
Latin AmericaHistory and criticism. 4. MusiciansLatin America.
5. Salsa (Music)History and criticism. I. Title.

ML3477.D64 2013
781.6408968073dc23

2012002074

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 CG 7/15/12

Building the Latin Sound www

Latin Fusions www

Sensations www

The Latin Explosion www

Glossary w

Timeline w

Mini Bios w

Latin Must-Haves w

Major Awards w

Source Notes w

Selected Bibliography w

Further Reading,
Websites,
and Films w

Index w

Pitbull LEFT, Rodrigo y Gabriela RIGHT,
and Shakira FAR RIGHT are some of the
big gest names in modern Latin music.

PITBULLS GRAVELLY VOICE, SHAKIRAS SULTRY
SINGING, AND THE TWIN GUITAR GROOVES OF RODRIGO
Y GABRIELA ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SOUNDS OF
MODERN LATIN MUSIC.

Latin music has been a part of the
United States music scene for more
than a century. The Latin world
includes the Spanish-speaking na
tions of Central America and the
Caribbean as well as the Spanish
and Portuguese-speaking nations of
South America. Latin music is a rich
blend of cultures.

Spanish, Portuguese, and Afri
can sounds form the core of Latin
music. Latin music also draws from
other European music traditions and
from Native American peoples.

Although Spanish is the most
common language in Latin music,
Portuguese-language speakers
have played a major role in the mu
sics history. Latin music also has an
undeniable connection to dancing.
Fast or slow, theres just something
about Latin rhythms that inspires
people to get up and move.

Modern Latin music includes a
wide range of styles. Each of these
styles traces back to a different
region or time period. Over time,
these styles all moved to the United

States. Musicians in the United
States have changed and combined
different Latin styles to create
unique new sounds. Latin music has
influenced and been influenced by
almost every major form of music in
the United States.

BUILDING the LATIN SOUND