| Music of Nicaragua Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palo de Mayo | Indigenous | Jazz |
| Punta | Reggaetón | Cumbia |
| Pop | Rock | Hip-Hop |
| Marimba | Heavy metal | Classical |
| Folklorico | Merengue | Salsa |
| Reggae | Soca | Calypso |
| Bachata | Bongos | Garifuna |
| Timeline and Samples | ||
| Central American music | ||
| Belize - Costa Rica - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Panama | ||
The Music of Nicaragua contains a mixture of European, Indigenous, and African influences. Occasionally, it also rarely features Asian and Arab musical influences as well as from other countries of Hispanic and Latino origin. Musical instruments include the marimba and others that are common across Central America. Pop music includes performers from all around the world including Nicaraguans, Cubans, Brazilians, Mexicans, Panamanians, as well as those from Europe and the United States.[1]
Nicaraguans enjoy their local artist's music but also enjoy music from around the world. They enjoy the Dominican Republic's bachata and merengue, Jamaica's reggae, Puerto Rico's salsa and reggaeton and Colombia's Cumbia among other genres including pop.[2] Among the younger crowds, heavy metal and rock have become very popular.[3]