Comparing Latino Music from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Argentina

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Listen to some of my favorite Latin American beats. Today we will be comparing Latino Music from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Argentina. We will explore the traditional Vallenato from Colombia, the elegant tango from Argentina and Uruguay without forgetting the Rock in Spanish and of course the salsa and reggaeton from Puerto Rico. In this video, we mention names like Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Soda Stereo, Andres Calamaro. These are some names that you should know and are going to help you better understand Hispanic culture.

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Whats up guys? Today I am going to take you on a musical trip across 4 Latin American Countries. In this short video I will look at some of the most representative music from Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, and what it says about its identities. I will not go deep into all the music of each country. (it would take a whole PhD dissertation to do that). And I cannot play specific songs because the copyright police will be after me. I am not a music expert (I love music) and This video is meant as entertainment! Enjoy.

It is like Polka but with some tumbao.

Our first stop is COLOMBIA. The best country in the world (BIAS sign on). For Colombia we are going to look at Vallenato. Oh Vallenato. This music from the Caribbean part of Colombia has been deemed an intangible patrimony of humanity by UNESCO. ANd why because its music not on;y transports you to the diversity of the African, Native and European influences (talk about instruments) , it also can convey any emotion, sometimes over the top.

A sad vallenato, also known as Vallenato corta venas can dig you into to a hole of sadness… Hearing the accordion cry, you will cry. Then a happy vallenato can really lift you up!! This just tells you how emotional and expressive we Colombians are
Fun fact. Similar to rap, Vallenato also has street battles...
The we move to Argentina and Uruguay. , and I don’t need to tell you that they are known for their tango. I know I am going to get hell for this but People in the southern part of Latin America have less tumbao which is that ability to just pick up any rhythm. I would say tumbao comes from the influence of African slaves, but I just learned that Tango also has African roots. What they lack in that happy high paced tumbao, Argentinains and Uruguyans make up in elegance and precision. Tango reveals people from ARg and Uru are elegant and more European without renouncing to their Latin identity. It is also competitive…. Arg and Uruguyans are competitive. Look at their soccer teams. They want to win everything.
Arg is also known for their importation influence in the rock in Spanish in the 80’s
Last but not least we move to Puerto Rico papa. Okay, if we owe anything to Puerto Rico is, at the very least, their music. The small island had influenced music in the entire continent. Let’s start with the classics. Most of the initial salsa comes from either Cuba or Puerto Rico. I grew up listening to classic like Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon and I would even call Marc Anthony a classic (look at this pic of him with long hair). My favorite is for sure Hector ….. Imagine the most legendary super star you can think of, Dolly Parton or Stevie Wonder. That is the level of Lavoe. The lyrics of classic PR salsa are known for their storytelling. Stories of Criminals like Juanito Alimaña, the sadness of musicians and life in the big city. They were humans of NY before it was a thing.
Now music in PR evolved in the 90’s to bring us reggaeton. As a teenager in love with the salsa classics I initially didn't like reggaeton. But secretly I was singing and dancing all the songs by Don Omar, Hector y Tito. Now I have embraced reggaeton. I mean Despacito was one of the most popular songs in history and bad bunny is pushing creativity to another level. I cannot not speak about Residente when I talk about Puerto Rico. A lot Residente and Calle 13 songs are pure poetry. I was inspired by La vuelta al mundo, Rene, and the song Latin America. That created by a Puerto Rican talks about the identity of our people and what unites us from Mexico to the southernmost part of Chile. Music in Latinamerica and even within these 3 countries is diverse, rich and beautiful. The best way to learn their culture is through their music. Enjoy my the list of songs in the comments and explore more of these beautiful countries.

Let us know in the comments what music from latinamerica you know

Видео Comparing Latino Music from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Argentina канала Diego Alonso Virgues