Latino Music Collections Highlights

Videos

Smithsonian Music

Includes Hispanic-Latino and Indigenous-Latino music cultures.

Vicky Leyva - Afro-Peruvian Song

Who Was Celia Cruz?

Mariachi Music of Puebla, Mexico

Guatemalan and Mexican marimba traditions

Why Did Celia Cruz Say, "Azúcar"?

Hector "Tito" Matos Discusses Puerto Rican Community [Interview Video]

Colombian Women's Voices in Music, part 1

Members of Cimarrón discuss Llanero (Plains) Music

Music of the Maroons

Living Earth Festival 2016 - Music and Dance Along the Inka Road 1

Ricardo Benito Diaz of La Sardina de Naiguatá [Interview Video]

Grupo Raíz in Performance and Conversation About Nueva Canción [Behind the Scenes Documentary]

Hatun Kotama - '¡Así Kotama! The Flutes of Otavalo, Ecuador' [Behind The Scenes Documentary]

Guatemalan Music by GuateMarimba

"Imaginaries" by Quetzal

Quetzal: On Their Own Terms

Quetzal - "Pillow People" [Official Music Video]

Quetzal: 'Cielito Lindo' y 'Tragafuegos'

Quetzal - “Toro Ayotzinapa” at the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Ecos de Borinquen - "El Cuatro" [Live Performance Video]

Ecos de Borinquen perform "Mujer Borinqueña"

Ecos de Borinquen - "Mujer Borinqueña" [Live Performance Video]

Ecos de Borinquen - "El Alma de Puerto Rico" [Behind the Scenes Documentary]

Ecos de Borinquen demonstrate música jíbara

Agustín Lira and Alma - "Alma (Soul/Spirit)" [Studio Session]

Agustín Lira and Alma - “Quihubo, Raza” [Behind the Scenes Documentary]

"Los Zapatistos" – Agustín Lira & Alma at the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Spotlight on Mariachi

These Women are Breaking New Ground in the Mariachi Industry

Mariachi Los Amigos

Meeting of the Mariachis: Mariachi Aztlán and Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano

Mariachi Tradicional Los Tios

Viva el Mariachi: Workshop and Concert

The Sounds of Mariachi: Lessons in Mariachi Performance - Bolero with Nati Cano [Preview Video]

How to play Bolero in Mariachi style with Nati Cano

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