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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.

🎸 Music medium 20 questions ~7 min
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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?