This week Beat Latino celebrates Black History Month and the Afro Latinx experience, sharing amazing music about being an AfroLatinx, by AfroLatinx. Here’s to recognizing and valuing the immense gift of Africa to the Americas, in every realm including the musical arts.
Enjoy ritmos negros de las Américas!
Featured photo: Perú Negro
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Africa | Colombiafrica – The Mystic Orchestra | Afritanga – The Sound of Afrocolombia. | Trikont | 2011 | 06:10 |
| Ritmos Negros del Perú | Eva Ayllón & Inti Historico | Ritmos Negros del Perú Eva Ayllón & Inti Historico Eva Ayllón + Inti Illimani Historico. | Discos Macondo | 2012 | 04:44 |
| Afrodescendiente | Osvaldo Hernández-Nápoles | Quilombo. | homerecords.be | 2013 | 04:50 |
| Mandinga | Novalima | Afro. | bandcamp | 2006 | 04:28 |
| Baila Negro | Ines Granja | La voz de la marimba. | bandcamp | 2016 | 04:51 |
| Rezo Afrocubano | Mayra Caridad Valdes | La Diosa del mar. | Jazz Heads | 2003 | 04:48 |
| Reina de Africa | Susana Baca | Afrodiaspora. | Editora Pregon | 2017 | 04:21 |
| Afro Boricua | William Cepeda and Grupo Afro | Bomba. | LIGHTYEAR | 2007 | 05:39 |
| Como cantan, como bailan los negros | Peru Negro | Jolgorio. | SBMC | 2004 | 04:01 |
| Menino do Bairro Negro | Mariza | Concerto Em Lisboa (Live). | Parlophone Portugal | 2015 | 02:54 |
| Muévelo negro | Quantic & Nidia Góngora | Muévelo Negro / Ñanguita. | TRU THOUGHTS LTD. (TRT) | 2013 | 07:02 |
| La negra tiene tumbao | Celia Cruz | La reina y sus amigos. | Sony Music Latin | 2011 | 04:13 |