Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources.

During the Moorish occupation of Spain, the musical styles of the Roma, Jews, Spanish Christians and Moors contributed to the evolution of Latin music. The adoption of Moorish instruments and improvised high-pitched nasal singing style, and the characteristic Roma vocal trill spread to all parts of the Iberian Peninsula, as did, in the 16th century, the French troubadour tradition. Colonization of the Americas carried with it these Spanish musical traits. The Spanish D?cima song format of ten lines, each consisting of eight syllables, remains an important part of Latin music, as an aspect of corrido, bolero, and vallenato.