Hear the many hybrids of South American music and find the passion within you!

South & Central America's musical inheritance is a passionate blend of the sounds of European, African and indigenous peoples. In fact, today South America alone boasts about as many musical styles as it has countries, regions and ethnic groups.

In Argentina, it's their long heritage of tango music that gets the locals (and non-locals) dancing, while in Brazil, it's the seductive samba that permeates the dance clubs along with more modern sounds like the Música Popular Brasileira. Metizo, is the music of Ecuador. String instruments create the hypnotic melodies and its many different rhythms were born from the blending of Spanish and Indian music. The Indian music in Ecuador enjoys a strong influence from the Inca Quechua culture and the rhythms are distinctly different from Metizo's. In Peru, the most popular sounds are marked by Indian, Spanish and black African influences while native Peruvian music is dominated by the national instrument, the charango, a type of mandolin. The Peruvian coast boasts its own distinct sound called Música Criolla. Rooted in a fusion, it's a seductive mix of Spanish, Gypsy and African sounds.

Whether it's cool Latin jazz, the bossa nova, creole, forro, choro, zamba or samba, the infectious rhythms of South & Central America portray the enthusiasm and passion of its people.

Have a listen and click a song . . .

Flute Samba
Genre: Jazz, Latin
Mood: Samba fashion cool spring morning
Instrument: Flute

Bull Fight Tijuana
Genre: World beat, Latin
Mood: Tijuana bull fight trumpet mexico cliché
Instrument: Horn section, Marimba

Latin Cowboy Dance
Genre: Latin, folk, western
Mood: Latin cowboy dance
Instrument: Guitar, World Percussion

Latin Twist
Genre: Latin, children's music
Mood: Cute and easy playful whimsical children island vacation capricious Instrument: Flute

Conquistador
Genre: Latin
Mood: Flamenco dance
Instrument: Guitar

Bossa Latina
Genre: Latin, lounge, jazz
Mood: Bossa nova middle of the road
Instrument: Horn section, Piano

Latin Jazzy
Genre: Jazz, Latin
Mood: Lively happy
Instrument: Piano, Flute, World Percussion

Riviera
A romantic Flugle horn intro builds into a seductive Latin beat.