Latin dance music
Latin dance music is a genre. Latin dance music grew out of Latin and Dance. It sits close to Latin soul, Latin funk, tropical music, Latin disco and club/dance music, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Cumbia, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 14 connections around Latin dance music. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Latin dance music came from and where it led.
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Latin dance music connections
Latin dance music grew out of Latin and Dance, shares an orbit with Latin soul, Latin funk, tropical music and Latin disco, went on to shape Cumbia. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Latin dance music
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