featured latin albums
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- Céu
- Caravana Sereia Bloom
- Brazilian songstress Céu changes things up on Caravana Sereia Bloom, melding MPB with cumbia, brega, and rocksteady to deliver a stunner.
- Caetano Veloso / David …
- Live at Carnegie Hall
- Veloso's airy tropicalia and Byrne's wry art rock personalities prove highly complementary in this stripped-down acoustic performance, especially when the…
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- Héctor Lavoe
- Anthology
- The 27-track, two-disc Anthology contains all of Hector Lavóe's fan favorites and best-sellers.
- Rubén Blades
- Anthology
- The two-disc, 27-track Anthology is a definitive look at singer and songwriter Rubén Blades' early career with Fania.
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- Pitbull
- Original Hits
- With hits like "The Anthem," "Culo," and "Bojangles," this excellent set collects songs from the Miami pop-rapper's early years.
- Prince Royce
- Phase II
- Featuring the huge hit "Los Cosas Pequeñas," this solid release is a substantial step up from bachata-pop singer's debut.
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about latin
Latin music is a catch-all term for a number of diverse styles from different regions and countries in Latin America. Often, the term refers to Latin pop -- either dance-based or pop oriented-music sung in Spanish or Tejano. Tejano has a number of different styles, from romantic ballads to the narrative nortenos, and they're usually performed by large groups with acoustic instruments and horns. In the '80s and '90s, Tejano has also adopted smooth production techniques from American pop-rock and soft rock. Latin America is also known for such dance music as salsas and sambas, which have layers of percussion, blaring horns and an infectious sense of style. A related style to salsa is the bossa nova, a cool, laid-back style that crossed dance music with jazz. With the exception of tejano and mariachi, which is folk and pop based, most Latin music is defined by its strong rhythms.