Music Genre: Latin Pop

Latin Pop is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hispanic American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Other European singers who come from countries where Spanish or Portuguese are not spoken, usually Italians, are often considered Latin Pop artists. Latin Pop is usually marked by polished productions while incorporating unobtrusive Latin rhythms and instrumentation into tracks

Latin Pop mixes pop with a wide variety of Latin American or Iberian rhythms such as salsa, samba, cumbia, norteña, merengue, banda, tex-mex, flamenco, tango, reggaeton, vallenato, and reggae. More recently, Latin Pop has also included hip hop contributions. It first reached a global audience through the work of vocalist Ritchie Valens in the late 1950s; in later decades, Julio Iglesias, the versatile Gloria Estefan, and the revolving-door teen idol group Menudo carried the style forward. More recently Enrique Iglesias, Luis Miguel, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Thalía, Paulina Rubio, Selena,and Ivete Sangalo, have brought Latin Pop to millions of people around the globe.

Evolution of Latin Pop