20 Iconic Songs that are Built Into the Fabric of Latino Culture

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Music is a part of a culture’s identity. It plays during gatherings, becomes tied to several memories, and unites people who don’t know each other personally, but perhaps share a common ethnicity. The Latinx culture does not compromise when it comes to music. There are songs that, no matter how old, fill us with emotion, and make us dance. We have them memorized word for word, beat-by-beat, our mothers, tias and best friends always sing along.

1“La Gota Fria,” Carlos Vives

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When Colombian singer and actor Carlos Vives decided to pay homage to the traditional vallenato music of Valledupar, his career skyrocketed with one song. “La Gota Fria,” was released in 1993, and became the get-up-and-dance song for all Colombian parties. The jam, is in fact, a cover of the 1938 song of the same name, by Emiliano Zuleta.

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