Crossover Artists
A Colombian singer and dancer who crossed over to the English-language market in 2001.
Who is Shakira?
The language that Selena spoke as her first language.
What is English?
The category of instruments often used in Latin music.
What are drums/What is percussion?
The two groups that shaped much of the Latin sound of music.
What are Europeans and Africans?
The city where salsa music was created.
What is New York City?
A Mexican-American guitarist who mixes rock, blues, jazz, and salsa in his band's music. Popular in the 1960s.
Who is Carlos Santana?
A type of Latin music popular in Texas that includes elements of rock, blues, country, and funk.
What is Tejano music?
An empty shell, often with a handle, filled with seeds.
What are maracas?
The indigenous civilization that lived in what is now Mexico.
Who are the Aztecs?
A traditional Mexican type of music that uses guitars, horns, and trumpets.
What is ranchera/mariachi music?
A Cuban singer who started singing in English with the band Miami Sound Machine, and then released several Spanish albums.
Who is Gloria Estefan?
What is the Best Female Vocalist award?
Like a xylophone with wooden keys.
What is a marimba?
The indigenous civilization that lived in South America pre-colonization.
Who are the Incas?
A genre of music from Puerto Rico that combines hip hop, rap, Latin music, and Caribbean rhythms like reggae.
What is reggaetón?
A Puerto Rican pop singer who started with the band Menudo. Made the big time in the English market in the late 1990s with a hit later featured in Shrek 2.
Who is Ricky Martin?
The manager of Selena's fan club who was accused of stealing money from her, and eventually murdered her due to the conflict.
Who is Yolanda Saldívar?
Hollow instrument that's rubbed to make a sound.
What is a güiro?
Religious Aztec songs that were considered holy and left to professionals to perform.
What are cantares?
A fast-paced music genre from the Dominican Republic.
What is merengue?
A singer from Madrid, Spain who sang love ballads in the 1970s and 80s. Has recorded albums in 14 different languages.
Who is Julio Iglesias?
The sentence Selena's murderer received.
What is life in prison?
A box drum played with the hands.
What is a cajón?
Two flute-like instruments played by the Incas, made out of ceramic and reeds, respectively.
A genre of music with a signature partner dance from Argentina and Uruguay.
What is tango music?