Latino/Spanish music, comes under many catorgories, such as Salsa, Samba and Latin freestyle, taking influences from various countries, predomninantly South American. Salsa is a dance-orientated genre, and is described as the "essential pulse of Latin music", being the most played style at Latin dance clubs. However, like most catorgories in the Latino genre, Salsa is mixed with other styles of music, such as pop, jazz, rock and rnb.Salsa is a combination of Spanish and African music, adapted by Latin musicians with 'diverse musical tastes'. A salsa song begins with a 'songlike section', followed by vocals and interspersed with instrumentals and jazz solos. It is popular amongst youths due to its dance vibe. The percussion in a Latino song is the most important instrumentation and includes claves, cowbells, timbales and conga. The other core instruments are trumpets, trombones, bass and guitar, with usually minimal lyrics.
Spanish/Latino musicians:
- Jennifer Lopez
- Shakira
- Ricky Martin
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