Latin American music  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
to: navigation, search  Latin American music encompasses rhythms
and styles originated or related to Latin America, as well as
derived music genres from the United States[citation needed] and
Europe.[1] Some critics have defined Latin music as an
incorporation of four elements: music style, geography, cultural
background of the artist and language.[1] The first of those
encapsulates all music styles generated from Latin countries,
such as salsa, merengue, tango, bossa nova and bachata; as well
as other styles derived from a more mainstream genre, such as
Latin pop, rock, jazz and Reggaeton.  Popular music styles by
country[edit]   The tango is perhaps Argentina's best-known
musical genre, famous worldwide. Others styles include the
Chacarera, Milonga, Zamba and Chamamé. Modern rhythms include
Cuarteto (music from the Cordoba Province) and Electrotango.
Argentine rock (known locally as rock nacional) was most popular
during the 1980s, and remain