The earliest subgenres of Latin music is the corrido, a subgenre originating from popular music or Latin pop; a subclass of Latin music. Corrido music had its beginnings in Iberian folk in medieval Europe. The genre shared similarities to medieval cancioneros, through the European colonization of the Americas in the 15th century and the slave trade that followed, the lyrics were romanticized with heroic figures as the song's protagonist. Although the term "Latin music" varies between sources, the general consensus is that of genres originating in Latin America, the United States, and Iberian Peninsula, or music in Spanish. Although subgenres changes classification over time and various genres are clustered in subclasses of larger scopes, this timeline does not include regionalized identities of Latin music (e.g., "Dominican merengue", "Chilean folk", and "Puerto Rican salsa" for an example) are excluded in this list as they share or are under the same umbrella of their respective genres with slightly varying differences. Latin music is vastly large and it is impossible to include every subgenre on any list. Latin music shares a mixture of Indengious and European cultures, and in the 1550s included African influence. In the late 1700s, popular European dances and music, such as contradanzas and danzones, were introduced to Latin music. Through the 1800s, former colonies of Spain achieved independence and began performing narrative songs that were of national and local interest. The polka and accordion were introduced to Latin music in the 1860s, while Rosendo Mendizábal's "El Enterriano" (1897) became the first tango recording.
Subgenres of Latin music Genre Subclass Genre originated Date of origin Locale of origin Notable artists MerengueTropical musicUncertain. It has been theorized to have originated from Hatian mereng, and an Afro-Cuban dance called the upa. The genre possibly originated in the mid-1800s, or roughly around 1844 (see Dominican War of Independence).Uncertain, theorized from Haiti (Haitian France) and/or Africa (Bantu people of Madagascar). Juan Luis Guerra • Elvis Crespo • Olga Tañon • Manny ManuelSalsaTropical musicCuban son, New York jazz.1950sNew York City. Celia Cruz • Hector Lavoe • Willie Colon • Marc AnthonyTrovaTropical musicSpanish folk music and nueva canción.1953 (see Cuban Revolution)Cuba María Teresa Vera • Silvio Rodriguez • Noel Nicola • Carlos VarelaBoleroTropical musicSpanish folk18th centuryMallorca María Teresa Vera • Silvio Rodriguez • Noel Nicola • Carlos VarelaLatin popLatin popPop music (American pop, Chicano rock), freestyle music, and traditional Latin music.late-1950s, 1960sUnited States (Miami and New York City), Latin America Ritchie Valens • Ricky Martin • Enrique Iglesias • ShakiraBachataTropical musicCuban bolero (guitar bolero), African music.1960sDominican Republic. Luis Segura • Melida Rodriguez • Aventura • Prince RoyceBandaRegional MexicanEarly ranchera music.Late-20th century.Mexico. Jenni Rivera • Julión Álvarez • Juan Gabriel • Ana BárbaraLatin jazzLatin popjazz, Spanish tinge1910s.United States. Tito Puente • Machito • Antonio Carlos Jobim • Magos HerreraTejanoRegional MexicanTraditional Mexican (conjunto, musica nortena, corridos), American pop.20th century.Texas (South Texas). Selena • Bruno Villareal • La Mafia • Emilio NavairaReggaetonLatin urbanReggae, hip-hop, Spanish Caribbean music, discoLate-1990s.Puerto Rico. Daddy Yankee • Don Omar • Ivy Queen • J BalvinMariachiRegional MexicanWaltz, polka, bolero1920Mexico. Vicente Fernandez • Lola Beltran • Antonio Aguilar • Pedro Infante
See also Latin American music in the United States Women in Latin music
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