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Music of Panama

Music of Panama Topics
Cumbia Mejorana
Saloma Pasillo
Danza Contradanza
Tamborito Torrente
Bolero Salsa
Merengue Rock
Compas Calypso
Reggae en Español Reggaeton
Típico Mambo
Jazz Latin Jazz
Pindín
Punto Timeline and Samples
Central American music
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Panama is a Central American country, inhabited mostly by mestizos (persons of mixed African, European and indigenous ancestry). The music of Panama is heavily based on the folk music of Spain, particularly that of Andalusia and was influenced first by the indigenous populations of Kunas, Teribes, Ngobe Bugle and others, and then by the black population who were brought over, first as slaves from Africa, between the 16th century and the 19th century, and then voluntarily (especially from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Saint Lucia) to work on the Panamanian Railroad and Canal projects between the 1840s and 1914.

With this heritage, Panama has a rich and diverse music history, and important contributions to cumbia, saloma, pasillo, punto, tamborito, mejorana, bolero, jazz, salsa, reggae, calypso, rock, and other musical genres.