Q 01/05

The music industry classifies Latin music as music sung in which two languages?

A) Spanish and Portuguese

B) Portuguese and Catalan

C) Spanish and French

D) Spanish and Italian

Answer · why

A) Spanish and Portuguese

The definition covers Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Latino communities in the US and Canada.

Q 02/05

In what year did the Latin Recording Academy launch the Latin Grammy Awards?

A) 1997

B) 2000

C) 2003

D) 2006

Answer · why

B) 2000

The academy itself was set up by NARAS in 1997 to expand into Latin America and Spain.

Q 03/05

Billboard divides its Latin charts into Latin pop, tropical and which third subcategory?

A) Regional Mexican

B) Brazilian pop

C) Andean folk

D) Caribbean jazz

Answer · why

A) Regional Mexican

A fourth, Latin urban, was added in the mid-2000s as reggaeton rose.

Q 04/05

Which 1940s bandleader is named as a pioneer of Latin music's rise in the US market?

A) Machito

B) Desi Arnaz

C) Pérez Prado

D) Xavier Cugat

Answer · why

D) Xavier Cugat

Tito Puente followed in the 1950s; wartime "Good Neighbor" propaganda helped the craze along.

Q 05/05

Which record label is credited with popularizing salsa in the 1970s?

A) Seeco Records

B) RMM Records

C) Fania Records

D) Tico Records

Answer · why

C) Fania Records

Its acts included Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe and Celia Cruz.