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Latin Music: From Salsa to Reggaeton
Salsa, tango, bossa nova and reggaeton: swing through the rhythms, stars and instruments of Latin music, from Celia Cruz to Shakira.
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20 questions
~7 min
What this quiz asks
- Which Cuban-born singer was crowned the Queen of Salsa?
- Gloria Estefan first rose to fame as the singer of which band?
- The guitarist Carlos Santana was born in which country?
- Tango was born in Spain and later crossed the Atlantic to South America.
- Shakira was born in which Colombian city?
- How is the güiro, a hollow gourd with ridges cut into its surface, usually played?
- Tito Puente, the King of Latin Music, was a master of which percussion instrument?
- The two drums in a set of bongos are the same size.
- Select ALL of these music styles that originated in the Dominican Republic.
- Which Brazilian composer wrote the music for The Girl from Ipanema?
- Cumbia was born on the Caribbean coast of which country?
- Reggaeton took shape in the 1990s mainly in which place, building on Spanish-language reggae from Panama?
- Which 2004 Daddy Yankee single carried reggaeton to dance floors around the world?
- Was Gloria Estefan born in Cuba?
- Select ALL of these singers who were born in Colombia.
- Which Argentine bandoneón player created nuevo tango, blending tango with jazz and classical music?
- Order these moments in Latin music history, earliest first.
- Which Cuban bandleader was hailed as the King of the Mambo?
- In what year was the first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held?
- Which American guitarist produced the 1997 album Buena Vista Social Club, recorded in Havana?