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Latin
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- 1980s recordings
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Meet Latin
Latin is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Latin is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Gilberto Gil, Mercedes Sosa and Eliane Elias.
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1980s · Latin America · Latin
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1980s starting recordings
01Drume Negrita1982 · Nueva Canción · latinOpen in new tab 02Al Jardín de la República1982 · Nueva Canción · latinOpen in new tab 03El pescador de Barú1982 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 04Vamos fugir1984 · Bossa Nova · bossa novaOpen in new tab 05Through the Fire1986 · Bossa Nova · bossa novaOpen in new tab 06Deus me fez assim1981 · Bossa Nova · bossa novaOpen in new tab 07El abuelo1980 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 08Cumbia soledeña1981 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 09Garoa1982 · Samba · sambaOpen in new tab 10Fuego en Animaná1982 · Nueva Canción · latinOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
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