latin music can range from genres to rhythms and country of origin, but all generally have a tropical beat and addictive flow, that gets one moving - a variety of sounds and styles from latin america including the portuguese and spanish langugaes as well as musical blends with genres and artists from the us and european countries, such as portugal and spain.

the origin of latin music can be traced back to early colonial times, when spanish and portuguese conquerors inhabited the america's, and brought with them african slaves, whose cultures blended with the indigenous populations, and latin music began to evolve.