Latin American Music and Beyond
A One-Stop Source for Latin American Music and Culture

General Latin Music Resources   Artist Profiles
Andean Music - The history and tradition of music from the Andean region of Latin America.
 Audio Libre - Site devoted to independent Latin American music.
 El Mariachi - Music samples online, chat, artist information, events . . . all things Mariachi on the Internet.
Latin American Music - Links to sources for Latin music, both traditional and contemporary.
 Latin Music On-Line - Popular Latin music, styles, and artists.
 The Brazilian Sound - Brazilian music links by artist and subject, information about Brazilian music, new releases, labels.
Latin Music On-Line - Popular Latin music, styles, and artists.
 Musica Virtual - All about the Latin music industry with MP3 files and chat too.
Picadillo! - A good starting point with links, bands, and featured albums.
Taturana - Based in Rio, concert listings, artists information, links. In Spanish.
Totally Tejano! - A site for Tejano music, with an intense focus on the artist Selena.
World-Wide Samba - Collection of information on all things Samba. 		  Alex Torres y Los Reyes Latino - An unsigned salsa, merengue, and latin jazz ensemble performing in upstate New York for over 15 years.
 Anderson, Guillermo - A Honduran singer/songwriter and leader of the band La Ceiba.
Baca, Susana - A Peruvian performer; this page from her record label has bio, sound clips, message board.
Band Criolla - Puerto Rican band featuring José González. News, bio, discography, reviews, upcoming concerts.
Carpio, Luzmila - A female vocalist in the Andean tradition.
Farrera, Irene - A singer/songwriter from Venezuela - concerts, recordings, order online, bio, links, press clips.
Gonzalez, Jose - Biography, discography, news, available recordings.
Iglesias, Enrique - International Fan Club for Enrique Iglesias, with chat, concert dates, info, pics, and more.
Martin, Ricky - Official site from Sony Music for Ricky Martin, in English, French, and Spanish.
Merlin, José Luis - Guitarist, composer, and professor.
Ricky Martin Vuelve - Site for Ricky Martin by his management, with fan club, mailing list, pictures, lyrics, and sound clips.
Stien, Mike - Brazilian fingerstyle jazz.
     
MP3s and Other Music Files   Culture/History
El Mariachi - Hundreds of Mariachi sound clips in Real Audio.
Entrada Externa - MP3s of many hit songs in Spanish and English.
Los + Votados - A large collection of Spanish MP3 files.
 Quechua Songs - Real Audio clips of traditional Andean songs, with lyrics. 		  Latino Culture - Latin American culture in the United States. With music, literature, history jobs, and much more. From About.com Guide Abiud Amaro.
South America for Visitors - About.com Guide Bonnie Hamre gives you all the info you need if you plan on visiting Argentina, Venezuela, Guyana, or other South American paradises.
Spanish Language - The grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of the Spanish language. From About.com Guide Gerald Erichsen.
     
Reviews and Articles   Buy Music/Labels
Alex Torres y Los Reyes Latinos - One of the hottest unsigned bands in the New York area.
Blue Jackel - A profile of the label Blue Jackel, specialzing in music from Brazil and Cuba.
Cuban Cha-Cha - Rhythm & Smoke: The Cuba Sessions presents a cross-section of Cuban music, from a variety of genres such as Afro-Cuban dance, Cha Cha, folk, Rumba, Timba, and Nueva Salsa.
Latin Explosion - Explore the wild popularity of Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias.
Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin's self-titled English debut. 		  J&R Latin Music - Latin music in many different styles, for sale.
Blue Jackel Entertainment - Label for music from Cuba and Brazil.