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Latin Pop & Rock

Chicano rock, Miami pop, and the queen of Tejano.

Oye Como Va by Santana — cover art

From Santana's guitar to Los Lobos taking 'La Bamba' back to #1, from Gloria Estefan's Conga line to Selena's crossover — the artists who put Latin music at the center of American pop. The sound of car radios from East L.A. to Little Havana.

On the playlist

Oye Como Va
Santana
1970
Black Magic Woman
Santana
1970
Smooth
Santana
1999
La Bamba
Los Lobos
1987
Come On, Let's Go
Los Lobos
1987
La Bamba
Ritchie Valens
1958
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
1987
Get on Your Feet
Gloria Estefan
1989
Como La Flor
Selena
1992

Did you know

  • Ritchie Valens's 'La Bamba' (1958) was the first Spanish-language song to reach the US pop charts.
  • Selena's 'Dreaming of You' debuted at #1 in 1995 — the first mostly-Spanish album to top the Billboard 200.

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