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Latin Pop in New York City


Latin Pop in New York City is mostly in stadiums, arenas, and big theaters.

Pop music tends to be commercial romantic ballads.

Latin pop artists get so famous that they grow beyond their musical roots.


Latin Pop


Shakira in 2011 (Fabio Diena/Dreamstime)

Shakira “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour” in New York City

BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 🇨🇴

Continue Reading Shakira “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour” in New York City

Rauw Alejandro in 2022 (Fernandez Jimenez/Dreamstime)

Rauw Alejandro “Cosa Nuestra Tour” Turns Puerto Rican Reggaeton into Smooth Pop

BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 🇵🇷

Continue Reading Rauw Alejandro “Cosa Nuestra Tour” Turns Puerto Rican Reggaeton into Smooth Pop

Mariah Carey in 1999 (Fabio Diena/Dreamstime)

Mariah Carey “Christmas Time” in New York City

BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 🇻🇪 🇺🇸

Continue Reading Mariah Carey “Christmas Time” in New York City

More Latin pop

Latin Pop News


Madison Square Garden Presents Giants of Latin Music and Comedy

Carín León regional Mexican pop 🇲🇽
Stevie Wonder African American R&B 🇺🇸
Dave Matthews Band, alternative rock 🇿🇦
Pentatonix American pop 🇺🇸 🇬🇩 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇪🇸
Andrea Bocelli Italian pop opera holiday concert 🇮🇹 🎄

CHELSEA, Manhattan

Barclays Center, Brooklyn’s Big Arena, Presents Big Latin Stars

Ana Gabriel, Mexican pop 🇲🇽
Peso Pluma, Mexican corridos tumbados 🇲🇽
Myke Towers, Puerto Rican reggaeton 🇵🇷
Barak, Dominican Christian 🇩🇴
Christian Nodal, regional Mexican 🇲🇽
Marc Anthony, Puerto Rican salsa 🇵🇷
Buju Banton, Jamaican dancehall 🇯🇲
Chayanne, Puerto Rican pop 🇵🇷
Shakira, Colombian pop 🇨🇴
Mariah Carey, Venezuelan American holidays 🇻🇪 🇺🇸

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn

UBS Arena Presents Top Latin Artists

93.1 Amor en Vivo El Concierto: Alejandro Fernández, Laura Pausini, Sebastián Yatra, Camila, and Reik 🇨🇴 🇮🇹 🇲🇽
Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday 2 World Tour” Trinidadian hip hop 🇹🇹
Aventura “Cerrando Ciclos Tour” 🇩🇴

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, Long Island

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Ticket Office Hosts Free Concerts and Dance Parties

Juana Luna, Argentine pop 🇦🇷
Frente Cumbiero, alternative Colombian cumbia 🇨🇴
Juan Fernando Velasco, Ecuadorian pop 🇪🇨
La Dame Blanche, Cuban Yoruba alternative 🇨🇺
Orquesta Broadway Cuban charanga (salsa) 🇨🇺
Rhina Valentin talks environmental justice with Elizabeth C. Yeampierre 🇵🇷
Xenia Rubinos Latin alternative 🇨🇺 🇵🇷

LINCOLN CENTER, Manhattan

Prudential Center Presents Latin Music Stars in Newark

Colombian Independence Festival: Grupo Niche, Gran Combo, La India, Jessie Uribe, Paola Jara, Francy, Alex Sensation salsa and regional Mexican 🇨🇴
Don Omar “Back to Reggaeton Tour” 🇵🇷
Chayanne “Bailemos Otra Vez Tour” Puerto Rican pop 🇵🇷

NEWARK, New Jersey

SummerStage 2024 is a Free Summer Performing Arts Festival in New York City Parks

It’s Showtime NYC, Maimouna Keita African Dance Company, Kash Gaines, African Diaspora dance 🇺🇸
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) Latin music showcase, Fonseca Colombian pop, Israel Fernández Romani Spanish flamenco, Bruses Mexican pop 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇪🇸
BRESH inclusive Buenos Aires street party 🇦🇷
SummerStage Bastille Day, IAM, Magic System, The Avener, Laurie Darmon, Femi the Scorpion 🇫🇷 🇪🇬 🇨🇮

ALL FIVE BOROUGHS

Le Poisson Rouge is an Eclectic Night Club

María José Llergo and Sandra Carrasco contemporary flamenco 🇪🇸
Ana Tijoux Chilean French hip hop 🇨🇱 🇫🇷
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spanish flamenco tablao 🇪🇸
Combo Chimbita & Pachyman Colombian alternative cumbia & Puerto Rican reggae 🇨🇴 🇵🇷
Céu Brazilian música popular brasileira (MPB) 🇧🇷
Bebel Gilberto Brazilian bossa nova 🇧🇷
Carmen Consoli Italian pop 🇮🇹
Louane French pop 🇫🇷

GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan

United Palace is Upper Manhattan’s Performing Arts Center

Morir Soñado celebrates Dominican Independence comedy 🇩🇴
Juanpis “As Always” Colombian comedy 🇨🇴
Myriam Hernandez “Invencible Tour” Chilean pop 🇨🇱

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan


New York Latin Pop Scene


The New York Latin Pop scene is mostly in stadiums, arenas, and big theaters:

  • Barclays Center
  • Beacon Theatre
  • Citi Field
  • Madison Square Garden and Theater at Madison Square Garden
  • Prudential Center
  • Radio City Music Hall
  • The Town Hall
  • United Palace
  • Yankee Stadium

Origins


Latin Pop in New York City (Gallks/Adobe)
Latin Pop in New York City (Gallks/Adobe)

The Latin Pop category first went global with Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’66 in the 1960s.

In the 1970s, Latin Pop was defined by romantic ballads. To some extent, it still is. Artists like Julio Iglesias and Venezuelan Roberto Carlos.

In the 1980s, Puerto Rican boy band Menudo led the charge in Latin communities.

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine were the first Latin Pop artists to crossover. The Estefans went on to create some epic Latin music, but their beginnings were in Latin Pop. For years, their producers wouldn’t let them sing in Spanish.


Latin Pop Artists

  • Alejandro Sanz is ads flamenco pop star. 🇪🇸
  • Carlos Vives turned Colombian vallenato into pop. 🇨🇴
  • Enrique Iglesias is the “King of Latin Pop.” 🇪🇸
  • Gloria Trevi is the “Mexican Madonna.” 🇲🇽
  • Jennifer Lopez is a Puerto Rican pop star. 🇵🇷
  • Luis Miguel is a Puerto Rican Mexican pop star. 🇵🇷 🇲🇽
  • Ricky Martin came up with boy band Menudo. 🇵🇷
  • Shakira’s hips don’t lie. 🇨🇴
  • Thalía is the “Queen of Latin Pop.” 🇲🇽


Published March 6, 2024 ~ Updated March 6, 2024.

Filed Under: Latin Music Categories

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