Panama is a Central American country, inhabited mostly by mestizos (persons of mixed African, European and indigenous ancestry), with a large population from the African diaspora (especially from Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique and Trinidad) descended of those who came to work on the French and North American canal projects between the 1880s and 1910. Only independent from eastern neighbor Colombia since 1903, Panama's national identity has been quick to assert itself. Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music and is Colombias representative national dance and music along with vallenato. ... Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ... Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Reggaeton (spelled also with the acute diacritic in English and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of dance music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences during the... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Vallenato, along with cumbia, is the most popular folk music of Colombia. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Pasillo (Spanish: Corridor) is a genre of indigenous Latin music. ... The Danza is an enclosed sandwich originally created by Polish Deli owner Neb Brasky in Lincoln, Nebraska circa 1987. ... Contredanse (also contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to several folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines. ... Punto may refer to: A car: Fiat Punto A style of Panamanian music: punto music A style of cuban music: punto guajiro This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Calypso might refer to one of several things: Calypso is the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology; Calypso music is a style of Caribbean folk music; Calypso is the name of an album sung by Harry Belafonte; Calypso is the name of a moon of Saturn; 53 Kalypso... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço; French, Métis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, to mix) is a term of Spanish origin used to designate people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

With salsa, merengue, reggae, vallenato and other imported genres often dominating the charts, Panama's main folkoric popular music has had to struggle to survive. A distinctive vocal style dominates the music, which is said to derive from Sevillians of African descent who arrived in the early 16th century. The most important native instruments are the mejoranera, a five-stringed guitar used to play songs called mejoranas, as well as torrentes, and the rabel, a violin with three strings, used to play cumbias, puntos and pasillos in the central provinces of Coclé, Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean rhythm that is popular in many Latino countries. ... Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. ... Reggae is an African Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica and is closely linked to the religion Rastafarianism, though not universally popular among its members. ... Vallenato, along with cumbia, is the most popular folk music of Colombia. ... NO8DO (I was not abandoned) Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Sevilla (Spanish) Spanish name Sevilla Founded 8th-9th century BC Postal code 41001-41080 Website http://www. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Mejoranera is similar to a guitar but is slightly smaller and has a shorter neck. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Popular Panama folkloric music is generally called música típica or pindín, which since the 1940s has included instruments such as the guiro, conga and especially the accordion, among others. Some famous Panamanian artists in this genre are Ulpiano Vergara, Dorindo Cárdenas, Victorio Vergara, Roberto "Papi" Brandao, Nenito Vargas, Yin Carrizo, Nina Campines, Abdiel Núñez, Manuel de Jesús Abrego, and Samy y Sandra Sandoval , just to name a few. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

The word típico is different from música típica, in that the former is the general name of the native dance styles of the central provinces.

A folk dance called tamborito is very popular. Danced by men and women in costumes, the tamborito is led by a cantalante, a female lead singer, who is backed by a clapping chorus (the "estribillo") that sings four-line stanzas of copla (a lyrical form related to Spanish poetry) as well as three drums. A somewhat similar genre called congo is popular among the black communities of the northern coast in Costa Arriba, which includes Portobelo, province of Colón; it is distinguished by using upright drums and wild, lascivious movements and lyrics. Jamaican immigrants have brought mento and calypso music as well. Closely related to its more well-known Colombian cousin, Panamanian cumbia, especially amanojá; and atravesao styles, are domestically popular. Another important music is punto and the salon dances like pasillo, danza and contradanza. A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ... Spanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. ... Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ... Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music and is Colombias representative national dance and music along with vallenato. ... Punto may refer to: A car: Fiat Punto A style of Panamanian music: punto music A style of cuban music: punto guajiro This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pasillo (Spanish: Corridor) is a genre of indigenous Latin music. ... The Danza is an enclosed sandwich originally created by Polish Deli owner Neb Brasky in Lincoln, Nebraska circa 1987. ... Contredanse (also contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to several folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines. ...

Panama's leading salsa musician, Ruben Blades, has achieved international stardom, after collaborating with other local musicians like Rómulo Castro and Tuira. Other world famous musicians from Panama included Luis Russell, who played with Louie Armstrong in the 1920s, Mauricio Smith, a noted saxophone and flute player who played with Chubby Checker, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Machito and Mongo Santamaría, among others. Victor "Vitin" Paz, a pillar of the Latin jazz trumpet, was a cornerstone of the Fania All Stars for many years. Rubén Blades (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor and politician. ...

Meanwhile, Panama has a long history in jazz: by the 1940s the port city of Colón boasted at least ten local jazz orchestras. Legends of Jazz in Panama included pianist and composer Victor Boa, Bassist Clarence Martin, Singer Barbara Wilson and French Horn player John "Rubberlegs" McKindo. This Jazz legacy was recently reinvigorated when the US-based Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez organized the first Jazz Festival in January 2004. Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Danilo Pérez Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez. ...

Panama also boasts a vibrant history of Calypso and Mento music sung by nationally well-known musicians such as Lord Panama, Delicious, Two-Gun Smokey, Lady Trixie, Lord Kitty, and Lord Cobra and the Pana-Afro sounds.

By the 1960s, local doo-wop groups were evolving into what became known as the Combos Nacionales, five to ten musician groups using electric instruments and incorporating the diverse sounds of jazz, calypso, salsa, vallenato, doo wop, soul and funk. Famous Combos Nacionales included The Silvertones, The Exciters, The Fabulous Festivals, The Beachers, The Soul Fantastics, Los Mozambiques, The Goombays, Roberto y su Zafra and Bush y sus Magnificos. By 1970, the dynamic Combos Nacionales sound dominated Panamanian popular music, only winding down toward the late 1970s.

Spanish Reggae performed by rappers is also very popular among youth, and spawned the Spanish language reggae-rap style known as Reggaeton or Reggae en español, which originated with such artists as El General, Nando Boom, Renato, Aldo Ranks and Kafu Banton, before becoming popular in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and eventually amongst youth in the United States. Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Reggaeton (spelled also with the acute diacritic in English and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of dance music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences during the... El General, (born Edgardo A. Franco) is a Panamanian musical artist best known as the father of reggaeton. ... Nando Boom is a reggae singer from Panamá. His real name is Fernando Brown and he began singing in 1977. ... Renato is a first name of Latin origin which means born again (renatus). ...

A thriving and very popular Rock en español scene has produced such groups as Los Rabanes, Os Almirantes, Los 33, Señor Loop, Roba Morena, and Filtro Medusa, just to name a few.

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Links

• Panama Radio Stations here you can find all Panamanian radio broadcasters and listen to the music of your choice.
• Music of Panama Videos and sounds of different national rythms from Panama.