Section 2 · Riddims & Palos
Every one of these came from somewhere, and the somewhere shows
Where the genres actually come from — the dembow riddim, the Sinaloa lineage, flamenco's named forms, bachata, and the Madrid scene.
The rasgueado is a rhythm technique before it is a chord — the hand keeps the compás.Photo: Elena / Pexels
Corridos Tumbados: Where the Sinaloa Lineage Ends Up
Corridos tumbados (also called música mexicana) combines the norteño corrido tradition with trap production — Natanael Cano is credited with coining the term around 2019.
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The Palos, the UNESCO Listing, and What Rosalía Did With Both
Flamenco was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010.
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Bachata Was Not Always Respectable
Bachata spent decades as the music of the Dominican working class before Romeo Santos and the Aventura era moved it to the Latin Grammy stage.
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Rumba Catalana Has Always Been Barcelona's Own
Rumba catalana — distinct from Andalusian flamenco rumba — emerged in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona in the 1950s with Peret and later Gato Pérez.
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The Madrid Indie Scene and the C. Tangana Problem
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