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| www.corridos.org | ||
| Samples of and information about corridos. ( http://www.corridos.org/ ) | ||
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| Habañera | ||
| Brief description from Streetswing.com Dance History Archives ( http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3haba.htm ) | ||
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| Xavier Cugat | ||
| Brief biography and discography from the Spaceagepop site. ( http://www.spaceagepop.com/cugat.htm ) | ||
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| Music of Puerto Rico | ||
| Site detailing the styles, history, and artists of Puerto Rican music. ( http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.htm ) | ||
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| Bomba | ||
| History and description from the SalsaRoots.com site. ( http://www.salsaroots.com/bombanew.htm ) | ||
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| Rumba | ||
| Brief description from Streetswing.com Dance History Archives. ( http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3rumba.htm ) | ||
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| Tito Puente | ||
| Biography from the Music of Puerto Rico site. ( http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/tito_puente_jr.html ) | ||
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| 1954's Mambo USA | ||
| Article on the heyday of Mambo by Max Salazar for Latin Beat Magazine (1999). ( http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0FXV/10_9/58317366/p1/article.jhtml ) | ||
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| Chacha | ||
| Brief historical overview. ( http://lala.essortment.com/chacha_rkns.htm ) | ||
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| Salsa | ||
| Historical overview from the History of Dance site. ( http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/salsa.htm ) | ||
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| Bob Marley | ||
| Biographical essay that includes several audio clips. ( http://www.bobmarley.com/life/story/ ) | ||
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| Calypso | ||
| Overview from the Caribplanet site. ( http://caribplanet.homestead.com/101_Reggae.html ) | ||
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| A Short History of the Shiny Drum | ||
| Article on the origins of steel drum music by David Mangurian from the IDB America site. ( http://www.iadb.org/idbamerica/English/MAY01E/may01e2.html ) | ||
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| Samba | ||
| Overview from Brazilian Music.com. ( http://www.brazilianmusic.com/samba.html ) | ||
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| Bossa Nova Home and Abroad | ||
| 1987 by C.A. Perrone on the history of Bossa Nova up to that time. ( http://caravanmusic.com/Articles/BossaHomeAbroad.htm ) | ||
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| Norteño | ||
| History of the style and links to brief biographies of important Norteño artists. ( http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:725 ) | ||
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| Corrido | ||
| Overview of the genre and links to brief biographies of important artists. ( http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:4532 ) | ||
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| History of the Mariachi | ||
| Historical essay from the Puro Mariachi site. ( http://www.mariachi.org/history.html ) | ||
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