Latin rock
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Cultural origins | Late 1950s, Southern California, United States |
Derivative forms | Latin alternative |
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Latin rock is a term to describe a subgenre blending traditional sounds and elements of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean folk with rock music.[1][2][3][4][5] However, it is widely used in the English-language media to refer any kind of rock music featuring Spanish or Portuguese vocals. This has led to controversy about the scope of the terminology.
Latin rock should not be confused with "rock music from Latin America"
History
Origins (1950s–1960s)
Latin rock was born in the
During the 1960s, there were more examples of rock artists like
In some Latin American countries, Latin rock started to develop as well. In Peru, Colombia, Argentina, but specially Brazil[27] where Tropicália appeared in the mid-1960s[28] with the first releases of Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso from 1967 to 1970,[29] a music movement that merged rock music with bossa nova, psychedelia and other Latin elements,[30] and this can be regarded as the main root of the genre.[31]
"Latin rock" term born (1970s)
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In 1969, after the release of the debut album by Santana, the term "Latin rock" appeared in the US and other parts of the world.[32] It was an attempt to describe the band's music style as a fusion of Latin American and Caribbean rhythms, soul, jazz, funk, blues, psychedelia and rhythm and blues based on rock music.[33][34]
Following
The Latin American counterpart of Latin rock bands could be seen in Peru with bands like Telegraph Avenue, Traffic Sound, the Mad's, El Polen and specially Black Sugar melting rock with jazz music, Peruvian folk, progressive rock and Latin elements; in Colombia highlighted Siglo Cero, Génesis and La Columna de Fuego; in Argentina Arco Iris; and in Chile, Los Jaivas; in Brazil, artist such as Jorge Ben developed samba rock.
In
The genre arrived in Europe with the Spaniards Barrabás,[36] Dutch Massada and African-British Osibisa.[37]
Meanwhile, reggae music achieved a great success around the world. This rhythm originated in Jamaica during the 1960s, evolving from ska, rocksteady and bluebeat.[38] Since its origins along with rock music and rhythm and blues with Jamaican folk rhythms, the Caribbean and Continental Latin America elements influenced the scene.[39] Nevertheless, Reggae or Ska are not considered as part of the Latin Rock.[40] On the other hand, disco also influenced Latin rock during the 1970s.[41]
Latin rock evolution (1980–present)
In France, bands like
In the US during this period musicians like Los Lobos, El Vez, Sheila E., David Hidalgo, David Byrne (ex-leader of Talking Heads), and Cesar Rosas fused Latin music and rock music.[46] David Byrne was interested in Brazilian music.
The genre consolidated during the 1990s in Latin America.
Controversy about the term
This term achieved a great success in some Latin American countries, where some of their regional press started to use the new terminology.[51] This phenomenon spread the use of the "Latin rock" term with a quite different meaning from the original one.[52] This led to controversy and confusion among many in the population.
See also
- Latin alternative
- Latin metal
- Latin music (genre)
- Latin jazz
- Tropicália
- Samba rock
- Chicano rock
- Rock en español
References
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- ^ Jiménez, Willi (April 2012). "Alterlatino". Zona de Trabajos (Revista) (in Spanish).
- ^ Scaramuzzino, Rubén (2008). "Algo así como la Biblia de la Cultura Latina". Zona de Trabajos (in Spanish) (53).
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- ^ Kot, Greg (15 November 2011). "Los Lobos interview; Louis Perez on songwriting". The Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Scaramuzzino, Rubén (2008). "Algo así como la Biblia de la Cultura Latina". Zona de Trabajos (in Spanish) (53).
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- ^ Avant-Mier, Roberto (2010). Rock the Nation: Latin/o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora. Continuum Publishing Corporation.
- ^ Avant-Mier, Roberto (2010). Rock the Nation: Latin/o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora. Continuum Publishing Corporation.
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- Avant-Mier, Roberto (2010). Rock the Nation: Latin/o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora. United States: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4411-6448-3.
- Brill, Mark. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2nd Edition, 2018. Taylor & Francis ISBN 1138053562
External links
- "Gustavo Cerati, el músico que revolucionó el rock latinoamericano". CNN México (in Spanish). 4 September 2014.