Only one response on the salsa and mambo music sites, but further
research resulted in others.
The key is using the word ethnomusicology as one of the search terms.
Here is the list:
All Music Guide http://allmusic.com/
Be sure to check "style" under the search box.
Caribbean and Latin American Music Resources on the Web
http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/carib.htm
Ethnomusicology: Folk Music and World Music
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html
The history of the music of the world. Extensive site.
Click on - Music of the Caribbean, Latin and South America
Latin American Music Styles http://havana.iwsp.com/radio/lamusic/
Henrik Klemetz and Jay Novello present: Latin American Music Styles with
samples in Real Audio format "Spanish music", "Latin rhythms", are
standard ...
Tango http://www.cyber-tango.com/e/art_e.html#articles
Look for articles about Tango.
Music of Puerto Rico http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/
Explores the full breadth of Puerto Rican music, with descriptions of
native music genres including danza, folk music, plena, bomba, and salsa,
as well as related genres such as the Cuban son, merengue, bolero, and
jazz. There
are descriptions and photos of native musical instruments and an extensive
collection of artist biographies (mostly Puerto Ricans) from all genres,
each with a discography, photo, and sample audio clips of their music.
Also included are a glossary of terms, search engine, and links to related
sites.
Salsa-Merengue Society - Handy Links
http://www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/infodesk/links.html
Lists links on several styles. Be careful to read the link descriptions.
If you decide to do some Internet searching on your own, use the terms:
+"Latin American music" +ethnomusicology
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