The Origin of Latin American Music
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World History [1]
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Latin America [11]
Latin America contributes to the world in a variety of ways, but the most popular would probably be it’s contribution to music. It is the origin to much of the music around the world. Latin American music has inspired European folk music and African music and traditions namely. Although much of this music is not popular in the United States, the origin of most of the music popular in America comes from Europe, who was heavily influenced by the Latin Americans. During the eighteenth and nineteenth century rhythms and sound started spreading throughout the Caribbean. However North America was also creating and discovering a new type of music. It would incorporate blues, African tunes, Indian and Europeans instruments, and harmony.