Sounds of Latin America

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  1. 2. This group brought the traditional Dominican bachata gentre to worldwide audiences and inspired a generation of young bilingual bachata artists.
  2. 5. Of Lebanese descent, multilingual Colombian queen whose hips don´t lie
  3. 6. He ignited the 1990s with a Latin music explosion and hits such as Livin la vida loca and the best WorldCup theme song, La Copa de la vida
  4. 7. Performer from Colombia, known for mixing rock with guasca, wearing la camisa negra
  5. 9. Frontman of legendary Argentine pop-rock group Soda Stereo
  6. 13. Dramatic performance style, extravagant outfits that possibly inspired Harry Styles, and even recording his greatest hits in Japanese, known as el Divo de Juárez
  7. 14. Rap, reggaeton and EDM infused pop performer, commonly known as Mr Worldwide
  8. 15. Panamanian-bred figure from the 70s salsa scene. His most famous song is Pedro Navaja
  9. 17. Newyorican salsa male singer that began on the late 80s, bringing romanticism to the scene
  10. 18. Instrumental in creating salsa, composer and trombone player, colaborated with Hector Lavoe and Ruben Blades recording the album Sembra
  11. 19. Took Cuban music from the mambo era to the age of rock and roll, known as El Rey de los timbales
  12. 21. Biggest performer of ranchera music, sigue siendo el rey
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  1. 1. With his fearless fusion of Latin rhythms, jazz and rock, this Mexican-American guitar maestro has becomea top-tier reference for Latin music
  2. 3. Queen of salsa, filled with mucha AZÚCAR!
  3. 4. His name is synonymous with Tango, responsible for the famous song La Comparsita
  4. 8. Ambassador who began the mambo craze in Mexico and the United States in the 1940s. Mambo #5 is part of his legacy.
  5. 10. Brazilian singer/songwriter, became the first Latin American artist to sell more albums than The Beatles.
  6. 11. Began reggaeton, bringing the underground urban sound of the Puerto Rico barrio to the world
  7. 12. Known as El Sol de México, was actually born in Puerto Rico, always refused to crossover to English but dueted the great Frank Sinatra
  8. 16. Original crossover queen, from Cuba, and paved the way for the Latin music industry.
  9. 20. She made history, garnering Tejano music mainstream success it had never seen before — or since.