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Spanish
Music of the Americas
Generally not heard in the USA.
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each
region and nation in Latin America has a rich musical
heritage. Much of the music of our Hemisphere does not get
airplay on commercial radio in the US and only limited play
on a few non-commercial stations
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To
show the distinctions between the musical tastes of the different
nations, we have prepared samples of the more common music
styles or genres of Latin America.
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These
widely varied styles can be seen as evidence of the
commonality of language and the extreme differences in
musical taste that recent immigrants to the US posess.
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Click
on the Country and a new window will appear
with a description of the music of the land and audio samples to listen
to.
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Music
of Latin America
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Colombia
exports more than coffee, flowers and petroleum. The
Colombian cumbia is wildly popular from Argentina to
Mexico. Hear cumbias as well as other music of this
beautiful land.
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Andes
The Andean region has dozens of different musical styles
and genres. If you are interested in a deep exploration,
go to La Boleadora website for information and over 100
Real Audio clips.
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