Latin American Music
The Caribbean region was the first area of the Americans to be populated by African immigratnts. A strong African influence pervades music, dance, the arts, literature, speech, and religious pratices. Other immigrants that were bought to the new world have adopted their culture. They had left some of their culture, modified others, and create new forms. This adaptation to local american conditions is called creolization. Latin American music has always been deeply influenced by the vibrant rythms and melodies that blacks brought with them from their African Homeland. The African heritage is often a primary basis of some of the most internationally influential music to come out of Latin american. Manyh of their Popular genres come from many Latin American countries like Puerto Rico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, and many others.
One of the most popular musical genres is salsa. This musical genre comes from Puerto Rico. This......
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