Chosen by children, for children, this album features a diverse offering of powerful music from across the Spanish-speaking world. World Music Network, with the help of the charity Music For Change, spoke to more than a thousand children, who selected their favourite songs from across the continent. This album is packed with the sweetest Latin rhythms including salsa, tango, merengue and samba-reggae, and presents a snapshot of the most captivating and infectious sounds from Latin America.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards celebrates the year in music as well as sets the standard for the years to come. Check out this exclusive mix of nominated artists and songs from 2009. All the biggest names are represented – from pop stars like Nelly Furtado and Alejandro Fernandez, to reggaetón masters like Don Omar and Wisin & Yandel.
Track listing:
1. Alejandro Fernández – Se Me Va la Voz
2. Marco Antonio Solís – No Molestar
3. Wisin & Yandel – Abusadora
4. Nelly Furtado – Manos al Aire
5. Espinoza Paz – Lo Intentamos
6. Luis Fonsi – Aqui Estoy Yo
7. Jenni Rivera – Tu Camisa Puesta
8. Alejandro Sanz & Alicia Keys – Looking for Paradise
9. Banda el Recodo – Te Presumo
10. Don Omar – Virtual Diva
11. Maná – Si No Te Hubieras Ido
12. Calle 13 – Clean Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo
13. Ednita Nazario – Sin Querer
14. Jencarlos – Amor Quédate
LATIN MUSIC USA highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It’s a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. Narrated by Jimmy Smits. Set features a CD with 8 Latin music tracks.
Review
…based on authentic Latin American songs… splendid job of bringing Latin American culture to life for children… –Nancy C. Rhodes , Director, Foreign Language Education, Center for Applied Linguistics, September 2005
Brand new arrangements of Latin American favorites and original compositions inspired on styles such as son, merengue and swing. Contains sing-along songs, tongue-twisters and activity songs. Great for kids who are learning Spanish as a second language. In this playful musical journey to Latin America, they bring us the music that Latin parents, grandparents and teachers sing with their children. You will hear new renditions of traditional songs to sing along and dance, and a few tongue twisters with a twist.
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LATIN MUSIC USA highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It’s a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. BRIDGES: See the rise of Latin jazz with the great Machito and the explosion of the mambo with Pérez Prado. Watch as Latin music infiltrates R&B and rock throughout the 1960s, from the Drifters to Santana and beyond. THE SALSA REVOLUTION: Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms, adding elements from soul and jazz to create salsa. Follow the rise and fall of legendary Fania Records with famed artists Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, and Rubén Blades. THE CHICANO WAVE: From Ritchie Valens and Freddy Fender to Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, and Selena, a new generation of Mexican Americans raised on rock, rhythm and blues, an (more…)
