And Luis Fonsi’s Despacito shows the ability of Latin American music to break out from its home territories and become world-beating; the song topped the charts in 47 countries.

A panel of Latin America's boldest and brightest stars, from Juanes to Mon Laferte, weigh in on a rapidly globalizing genre ...

On this episode of Latin Roots from World Cafe, Rachel Faro joins the show to discuss cancion de protesta. While the U.S. experienced its own period of politically charged songs about the Vietnam ...

New Latin American Music Picks From 'Global Village' Betto Arcos shares a modern protest anthem from Chile, ... the world music show he hosts on KPFK in Los Angeles. This week, ...

This April, the annual showcase of world music features a performance by the Latin American Ensemble on Sunday, April 22. The ensemble, which changed its name this year from the Mariachi Ensemble as ...

Many of the stars taking the stage at Thursday’s Latin Grammys will be familiar not just to fans of Latin pop but to most consumers of American pop culture.

Tito Puente was born in New York City to parents from Puerto Rico. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he popularized Latin music in the United States.

The Latin Women in Music list comprises only 45 executives whose purview is singularly Latin or Latin American-focused, ­whether they are based in the United States or abroad, and whose work has ...

Regional Mexican music might outsell Latin pop 2-to-1 ... Some of its artists received exposure on the first MTV Latin America Video Music Awards ... In the world of regional Mexican music, ...

The title of big winner at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards went to two artists: Feid and Karol G.. The Colombian hitmakers each took home six awards.Karol won artist of the year, beating out ...

Since World War II, the United States has experienced a strong Latin influence in jazz, pop and hip-hop music. This influence includes the use of African inspired dance rhythms, Latino beats, and ...

Copa America and TikTok are giving local Latin music genres U.S. exposure, according to a new guest column by Round's Ray Uscata.