Exploring the eclectic and rich tapestry of dance music across Latin America from Cumbia to Salsa to Reggeaton, expect to hear a blend of classics, regional micro-genres, forward-looking recontextualisations of classic sounds and everything in between.

From Brazilian samba to Dominican bachata, Latin America has been the birthplace of some of the world's most inventive and enduring musical styles.

Diverse musical styles from across Latin America

Latin America

Developed in NYC in the 1950s, salsa has roots in Cuban styles such as bolero and bomba. Arrangements are often heavily influenced by Latin jazz.

NYC-born Cuban style with influences from jazz

Salsa

A Latin American hybrid of hip hop, rap and reggae often sung in Spanish or Portuguese, reggaeton employs tropical rhythms and motifs often borrowed from mainstream dance or pop.

Latin American hybrid of hip hop, rap and reggae

Reggaeton

Originally from Colombia, cumbia is a folk form inspired by music of African, indigenous and European heritage. The sound of modern cumbia varies from country to country.

Latin American folk form originally from Colombia

Cumbia

Originally known as carioca funk, baile funk is a party genre born in the Brazilian favelas in the 1980s. A rhythmic blend of funk, hip hop and Brazilian percussion.

Party blend of hip hop, funk and Brazilian rhythms

Baile Funk

Rhythmic Tapestry

Episode 2 highlights Salsa and Latin Jazz sounds from 1970s Venezuela and the cross-pollination between Afro-Cuban Jazz, emergent pan-Latin sounds, and local styles such as Joropo.

Episode 2: 70s Venezuelan Salsa and Latin Jazz

Episode 1 focuses on Cumbia Peruana, specifically the Amazonica and Chicha styles which boomed in 70s Peru by fusing classic Cumbia rhythms and psychedelic instrumentation.

Rhythmic Tapestry

Rhythmic Tapestry

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