Latin Music: Most Popular Articles

RBD's Dulce Maria Has Something To Smile About
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Daddy Yankee Joins Other Reggaeton Winners
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

RBD Big Winner at Premios Juvetud
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Wisin y Yandel at Premios Juventud 2007
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

RBD Big Winner at Premios Juventud 2007
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Salsa Party Playlist
Salsa Dance Party - Playlist of songs for a Salsa Dance Party

Enrique Iglesias Sings From New Album
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Mexican Popular Music
Overview of Mexican popular music including tejano, norteno, banda, corrido and conjunto

Wisin Y Yandel - Best Artist, Best Song
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Wisin y Yandel win "Best Urban Artist" and "Best Song" honors.

Merengue Party Playlist
Merengue playlist of songs for an all-merengue dance party

2009 Premios Juventud
Premios Juventud - 2009 Premios Juventud Nominees and winners

Traditional Mexican Music
The history of traditional music in Mexico as we know it today starts with the Mexican son, ranchera and maricahi orchestras.

Aventura Bio
Biography of Bachata Boy Band Aventura

Aventura - Best Tropical Group
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Aventura wins Best Tropical Group

Bachata Blues Playlist
Bachata Songs - Top Bachata Songs

Hector Lavoe: El Cantante
Profile of the great salsa singer, Hector Lavoe, called "El Cantante".

Pee Wee Gonzalez (Irvin Salinas)
PeeWee - Photo of PeeWee (Irvin Salinas) at Permios Juventud 2008

Women in Latin Music
Latin Women Artists - 10 Influential Women In Latin Music

Hector El Father at Premios Juventud
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Aventura
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards. The big winner was bachata's Aventura.

Top Latin Pop/Rock 2005
Top 10 Latin Pop Rock Albums including Cds from Juanes, Shakira, Bacilos, Bebe, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Fernandez, Ricardo Arjona, Marc Anthony and Julietta Venegas.

Jenni Rivera
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Jenni Rivera

Belinda
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Belinda.

Dominican Republic
Music of the Dominican Republic Merengue

Latin Music Concerts - 7/09
Latin Music Concerts For July 2009

Top Salsa Albums 2006
Top 10 Salsa albums 2006

2009 Grammy Awards
Here are the nominees and winners in Latin music for the 2009 Grammy Awards

Tango Dancers Playlist
Best Tango Dance Songs - Playlist of Best Tango Songs for dancing

Salsa Styles
Discussion of different styles of salsa from classic salsa through salsa romantica and salsa dura.

RBD
Photo of RBD at Premios Juventud 20

Cruz Martinez Presenta: Los Super Reyes
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Zion at Premios Juventud 2007
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Best Merengue/Bachata 2007
Top picks for the best in merengue and bachata for 2007

Wisin & Yandel Bio
Biography of Puerto Rico's urban music dynamic duo Wisin & Yandel

Selena Bio
Biography of Selena, queen of tejano music

Puerto Rico
Overview of the Jibaro folk music of Puerto Rico, including seis, aguinaldo, bomba and plena.

Person of the Year Lineup
Latin Recording Academy - Person of the Year - Here are the 9 artists that have received this prestigious award.

Latin Music Concerts
Latin Music Concerts - Live Latin Music Events & Concerts

El Regreso de Los Reyes
CD Review of Cruz Martinez Presenta Los Super Reyes CD El Regreso de Los Reyes

Latin Romantic Albums
Romantic Albums - Latin Music Albums Made For Romance

Celia Cruz Bio
Biography of Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa

Roberto Carlos Bio
Roberto Carlos - Profile of Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos.

RBD Profile
Read about RBD, the Latin pop band made famous by the telenovela Rebelde.

Kumba Kings
Profile of Los Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz the Texas band that makes good with cumbia fusion.

Camila
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Camila.

Tito Puente Biography
Tito Puente was known as the "Sultan of Salsa" and led a life as energetic as his music. One of the original "Mambo Kings", Puente was a legend in his own time.

Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra -Biography of Dominican Juan Luis Guerra

Alejandro Fernandez Performs
Photo gallery of winners at 2007 Premios Juventud

Latin Music Songs
Latin Music Songs - hear new singles, watch new videos

Top Reggaeton/Hip Hop Albums
Here are the top picks for the best reggaeton / hip hop albums for 2007.

Aventura
Pictures of the Aventura at the Premios Juventud 2008 Awards Show

New Releases - 7/7/09
Latin Music New Releases Thru July 7, 2009

Daddy Yankee - Best Urban Album
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Daddy Yankee wins 'Best Urban Album'

Cumbia
Profile of Cumbia, music of Colombia.

Cuban Music
Cuba has a rich, musical tradition that has given birth to son, mambo, rumba and salsa. Read about the history of this island, small in geography but huge in Latin music.

Ricky Martin
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Ricky Martin.

Salsa
Short history of salsa with recommendations for CDs to listen to.

Ivy Queen
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Ivy Queen.

Merengue Music
Profile of merengue, music originating in the Dominican Republic and spreading through the Caribbean and then, the world.

Jenni Rivera Bio
Jenni Rivera - Biography of Banda Diva Jenni Rivera

Los Horoscopos de Durango
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Los Horoscopos de Durango.

Mambo King Nostalgia
Top 10 songs of the "mambo King" era

Latin Hits 1950s
Latin Hits of the 1950s- Playlist of Songs Famous In The 1950s

Daddy Yankee
Profile of Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rico's reggaeton entrepreneur.

Anthony / Lavoe - El Cantante
Review / comparison of El Cantante by Marc Anthony vs. El Cantante - The Originals by Hector Lavoe.

Wisin y Yandel
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Wisin y Yandel

Reggaeton
Reggaeton is sweeping the Latin music world with its blend of tropical Latin and reggae rhythms. Today much of the sound comes from Puerto Rico, but you can't keep this music from sailing out to the rest of the world.

Latin Albums in English
Sampler of some of the best Latin music in English, including albums by Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Santana, Gloria Estefan, Los Lobos, Tito Nieves, Yerba Buena, L.A. Carpool, Soluna and Aztec Souls.

Pedro Fernandez
Photo of Pedro Fernandez at Premios Juventud 2008

Latin Dance in Movies
Top ten movies with great Latin dance scenes.

Top Salsa Albums 2007
Top 10 salsa albums for 2007

Fania
Fania Record - Overview of Salsa's Fania Records

Forever Tango
Review of Argentine Luis Bravo's Forever Tango.

Bachata
Overview of bachata, music of the Dominican Republic

New Releases - 6/30/09
Latin Music New Releases Thru June 30, 2009

Olga Tanon and Tito El Bambino
Photo of Olga Tanon and Tito El Bambino at Premios Juventud 2008

Vicente Fernandez
Vicente Fernandez - Photo of Vicente Fernandez

Olga Tanon
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Olga Tanon.

Aventura - The Last
Review of The Last by Aventura

Juanes Profile
Biography of Juanes, the Colombian pop/rock superstar that has changed the face of Latin music.

New Releases - 7/29/08
Latin Music New Releases for July 29, 2008

Thalia
Photo of Thalia at Premios Juventud 2008

Gilberto Santa Rosa
Biography of Gilberto Santa Rosa

Samba
History of samba, music of Brazil, including samba-enrede, samba de breque, samba pagode, samba-reggae.

Los Tigres Del Norte Bio
Profile of norteno group "Los Tigres del Norte".

Brazil
Overview of the music of Brazil including samba, bossa nova, choro, tropicalia, MBP.

Vicente Fernandez Profile
Vicente Fernandez - Profile of the King of Ranchera Vicente Fernandez

Top Latin Pop / Rock 2007
Here's a list of the top Latin music Pop / Rock albums for 2007

Essential Fania
Fania Albums - 10 Essential Fania Albums

Chayanne Tour 2007
Chayanne concert tour schedule for Spring, 2007

Romantic Bolero Playlist
Playlist of Popular Classic Boleros

Mana
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Mana.

Mexico's Mana - Winner of All Three Rock Awards
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, including Mana who won all three of the 'rock' categories.

Monchy Y Alexandra - Best Tropical Album, Song
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Monchy y Alexandra win Best Tropical Album, Song.

Pop/Rock Playlist
Latin Pop/Rock - Pop Rock Playlist

Vicente Fernandez With Son Alejandro Fernandez
Vicente Fernandez - Photo of Vicente Fernandez Watching as Son Alejandro Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Best 2008 Pop /Rock
Latin muisc Pop/Rock - Top Latin Music Pop /Rock /Alternative for 2008

Merengue & Bachata Albums 2006
A merengue and bachata top picks list for 2006 that includes Olga Tanon, Andy Andy, Domenic M, Elvis Crespo, Grupo Mania, Grupo Fuego, Tono Rosario,Aventura, Juan Luis Guerra and Monchy y Alexandra.

New Releases - 6/9/09
Latin Music New Releases Thru June 9, 2009

Flex
Flex at Premios Juventud 2008

Luis Fonsi
Photo of Luis Fonsi at Premios Juventud 2008

Hector Acosta Bio
Biography of Hector Acosta, Dominican Music's El Torito

Fernandez - Para Siempre
CD Review of Para Siempre by Vicente Fernandez

Olga Tanon - Best Female Tropical Artist
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Olga Tanon wins Best Female Tropical Artist.

Latin Music - TopPicks
An index of TopPicks for the Latin Music guide site.

Alejandra Guzman
Premio Lo Nuestro - Photo Gallery of Premio Lo Nuestro 2009 Nominees - alejandra guzman

New Releases - 1/27/09
Latin Music New Releases for January 27. 2009

Grupo Niche
Colombian Salsa featuring Grupo Niche

Musical Tour of Cuba
Cuban Top Picks - Tour Musical Cuba By Listening To Music.

Yuridia
Premio Lo Nuestro - Photo Gallery of Premio Lo Nuestro 2009 Nominees - Yuridia

Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony - Profile of New York Salsa's Marc Anthony

Carlos Gardel Bio
Biography of Carlos Gardel, king of tango.

Gloria Estefan Bio
Gloria Estefan - Biography of Gloria Estefan

Best Mexican Song 2008
Regional Mexican Song Of The Year - Watch/Listen to the 2008 Grammy Nominated 'Song of the Year' in Regional Mexican Music

BLMA - Winning Songs
Billboard Latin Music Awards - Watch Videos of Song Winners of 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards

Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Picture of Los Tucanes at the Premios Juventud 2008 Awards Show

Jenni Rivera - Best Female Mexican Regional Artist
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards, Jenni Rivera wins Best Female Mexican Regional Artist.

Willie Colon - El Malo Vol II
Willie Colon - Review of El Malo Vol II: Prisioneros Del Mambo by Willie Colon

Mana Bio
Mana - Profile & Biography of Mexican Rocker Band Mana

Puerto Rico - Mambo,Salsa, Pop
Puerto Rican music from the Mambo Kings through the Fania Years including Rafael Hernandez, Tito Puente, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe.

Colombia
Learn about the music of Colombia including cumbia, vallenato and salsa.

Son
History of Son, music of Cuba

Pepe Aguilar
Photo Gallery from the 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards - Pepe Aguilar

Argentina
Read about the country that has brought us the legendary tango, along with other colorful Latin music styles.

Jennifer Lopez Presents Don Omar with "Video of the Year" award
Pictures of winners and presenters, including Jennifer Lopez, at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards.

VFernandez Tour Sched
Ranchera King Vicente Fernandez Tour Schedule

Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias at Premios Juventud 2008

Putumayo Salsa!
Review of Putumayo Presents Salsa!

Conjunto Primavera
Premio Lo Nuestro - Photo Gallery of Premio Lo Nuestro 2009 Nominees

Mother's Day Music Gifts
Latin music for Mother's Day - Give your mother the gift of Latin music for Mother's Day.

All You Need Is Mosh
Plastilina Mosh - Review of All You Need is Mosh by Plastilina Mosh

Latin Music - GuideReviews
An index of GuideReviews for the Latin Music guide site.

Vicente Fernandez - "Person of the Year"
Vicente Fernandez - Photo of Vicente Fernandez Latin Grammy Person of the Year

Vicente Fernandez - Mis Duetos
Review of Vicente Fernandez' "Mis Duetos", an album of ranchera duets with son Alejandro, Celia Cruz, Roberto Carlos, Ana Gabriel and more.

Gifts For Latin Dancers
Top 10 gifts for the Latin Dancer on your holiday list.

Basic Introduction
Latin Music Basics introduction

Cecilia Noel 'A Gozar'
Cecilia Noel Latin music review of 'A Gozar'

Buena Vista Social Club Albums
The Buena Vista Social Club started the release of a parade of albums performed by the older Cuban artists.

Marc Anthony - Best Male Tropical Artist
Pictures of winners and presenters at the 2007 Premio Lo Nuestro Music Awards,Marc Anthony win Best Tropical Artist.

Grammy vs Latin Grammy
Overview of Latin music categories for the 2008 Grammy Awards

Top Latin Pop Albums 2006
Top ten Latin pop albums for 2006.

New Releases - 5/26/09
Latin Music New Releases Thru May 26, 2009

Bossa Nova
Overview of Bossa Nova, music of Brazil.

Vicente Fernandez - 'The King of Ranchera'
Vicente Fernandez - Photo of Vicente Fernandez

Monchy/Alexandra - Exitos
Review of Monchy Y Alexandra CD Exitos

Rhythm & Romance
Review of Kenny G CD Rhythm & Romance

Santo Domingo Blues
DVD review of Santo Domingo Blues by Luis Vargas about the history of bachata

Putumayo Presents Latin Reggae
Review of Putumay Presents Latin Reggae

MANA 2007 Tour
Mexico's Mana begins their 2007 Tour supporting their Amar Es Combatir hit album.

Vicente Fernandez - A Young Ranchera Singer
Vicente Fernandez - Photo of Vicente Fernandez