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Encyclopedia > Latin rock
Carlos Santana: Munich, Germany, 1975
Carlos Santana: Munich, Germany, 1975

Latin rock is a fusion of the rock music with the latin american rhythms and – also – with some instruments which are typical for this music like percussion, but also piano riffs known from son cubano or merengue. Successful musicians and groups playing in this genre are often noted for being "cross-over" artists, as this genre inherently bridges both linguistic and cultural categories. Image File history File links Carlos Santana - Munich, Germany 1975 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Carlos Santana - Munich, Germany 1975 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... Merengue can mean either: A style of music originating in the Dominican Republic; see merengue (music) A related style of dance; see merengue (dance) A style of vallenato music from Colombia See also meringue, a type of dessert (which is called merengue in Spanish). ...


Latin rock was created at the end of the 1960’s by Carlos Santana. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries there was a revival of this style caused by musicians such as Grammy-winners, Shakira and Aterciopelados, among others. Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico) is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican American musician and Latin-rock guitarist. ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... One of the first latin rock bands in Colombia, Aterciopelados is among the Latin American countrys top groups. ...


Chicano Rock

Main article: Chicano rock

Chicano Rock Music is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano Rock, to a great extent, does not refer to any single style or approach. Some of these groups did not sing in Spanish at all, or use many specifically Latin instruments or sounds, at least on what little we have heard. The main unifying factor, whether or not any explicitly Latin American music is heard, is a strong R&B influence, and a rather independent and rebellious approach to making music that comes from outside the music industrie . a Chicano Rock Music is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The ethnonym Mexican-American describes United States citizens of Mexican ancestry (14 million in 2003) and Mexican citizens who reside in the US (10 million in 2003). ... Chicano teenager in El Pasos second ward. ... Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean flute. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...


Rock en Español

Rock en Español borrows heavily from American, British, Irish, and Australian rock and roll music and from traditional and popular music of Spanish-speaking cultures (cumbia, ranchera, rumba, tango, etc) and has evolved from a cult-like music movement to a more well established music genre. Spanish language rock and roll (Spanish: Rock en Español) borrows heavily from American, British, Irish, and Australian rock and roll music and from traditional and popular music of Spanish-speaking cultures (cumbia, ranchera, rumba, tango, etc) and has evolved from a cult-like music movement to a more well... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music and is Colombias representative national dance and music along with vallenato. ... The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... Tango is a social dance form that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...


See also

Rock music | Rock genres

Aboriginal rock - Alternative rock - Anatolian rock - Arena rock - Art rock - Blues-rock - Boogaloo - British Invasion - Canterbury sound - Chicano rock - Christian rock - Country rock - Detroit rock - Folk rock - Garage rock - Glam rock - Hard rock - Heartland rock - Heavy metal - Instrumental rock - Jam band - Jangle pop - Krautrock - Latino rock - Mersey sound - Piano rock - Post-rock - Power pop - Progressive rock - Psychedelic rock - Pub rock (Aussie) - Pub rock (UK) - Punk rock - Punta rock - Raga rock - Rockabilly - Rock and roll - Samba-rock - Soft rock - Southern rock - Stoner rock - Surf rock - Swamp rock - Symphonic rock - Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean flute. ... Brown-eyed soul is a subgenre of Soul music or Rhythm and Blues created mainly by Latinos and Italian-Americans during the 1950s and thriving into the 1980s. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... This is a list of music genres derived from rock and roll: 1980s Rock Alternative rock Anatolian rock Aquabeat Arena rock Avant-rock Avant-progressive rock Blues-rock British Invasion Bubblegum pop Cello rock Celtic rock Chimp rock Christian rock Classic rock Comedy rock Country rock Deathrock Detroit rock Emo... Aboriginal rock is a rather nebulous term for a style of music which mixes traditional rock music elements (guitar, drums, bass etc) with the instrumentation of Indigenous Australians (Didjeridu, clap-sticks etc). ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... History (Timeline and Samples) Genres: Alternative - Classical - Dance - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Military - Ottoman - Pop - Religious - Rock Music awards Kral - MÜ-YAP - MGD Charts Powerturk 40 - Kral 20 Annual festivals Istanbul International Music Festival - Istanbul International Jazz Festival - Ankara IMF - Izmir European Jazz Festival Media Bant magazine - Mix! - Adante - BlueJean... Arena rock is a loosely defined style of rock music, often also called anthem rock, and the style of music is closely associated with corporate rock. Arena rock is usually medium hard rock, but lacks the edginess or rage often inherent in heavy metal. ... It has been suggested that Experimental Rock be merged into this article or section. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Boogaloo (shing-a-ling, popcorn music) is a genre of Latin music and dance that was very popular in the United States in the late 1960s. ... The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, marked the dramatic start of the British Invasion. ... The Canterbury Scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock musicians that were based around the town of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Chicano Rock Music is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. ... Christian rock is a form of rock music played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. ... Country rock is a musical genre formed from the fusion of rock and roll with country music. ... Detroit rock is the name for a style of Australian indie rock, particularly popular in Sydney in the 1980s. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada from 1963 to 1967. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), was a style of rock and roll music popularised in the early 1970s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In the late 1970s and 1980s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was heartland rock. ... Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by... Instrumental rock is a type of rock and roll music which emphasises musical instruments, and which features little or no singing. ... The term jam band is commonly used to describe psychedelic rock-influenced bands whose concerts largely consist of bands reinterpreting their songs as springboards into extended improvisational pieces of music. ... Jangle pop was an American musical genre that arose in the middle of the 1960s, combining angular, chiming guitars and power pop structures. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... Mersey Sound (also known as the Liverpool Sound and Mersey Beat, and called the English Beat in Continental Europe. ... Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of music that is based around the piano, and sometimes around piano-related instruments, such as the Fender Rhodes, the Wurlitzer electric piano, and keyboard-based synthesizers. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experiences brought on by drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the... Pub rock is a style of Australian rock and roll popular throughout the 1970s and 1980s and still influencing contemporary Australian music today. ... Pub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement, largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend on Sea. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Punta rock is a form of the traditional punta rhythm of the Garifuna people of Central America. ... Raga rock was a term used in the 1960s to describe rock and roll records with Indian musical influences, especially those using the sitar, tabla, and other Eastern instrumentation. ... 1950s Rockabilly book by Harlan Ellison Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Samba-rock - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Southern rock is a style of rock music that was very popular in the 1970s, and retains a fan base to the present. ... It has been suggested that Desert rock be merged into this article or section. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... Roots Rock is a classic, early American sound distinct in early 70s bands, such as Creedence Clearwater Revival and Three Dog Night. ... Symphonic rock is a subgenre of rock music. ...



 

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