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by Alex Cosper (10/28/14) Jazz has influenced tropical music the past century, which is why a lot of it includes horns and wind instruments. Many jazz artists have made monumental contributions to the concept of actual tropical music, which should paint pictures in the mind of nice warm beaches with palm trees. Some of the jazz artists that have been considered tropical include Hiroshima, which initially became popular with an easy listening sound that eventually transformed into new age. Since the "genre" is so broad, it can be viewed as several subgenres of music. Reggae music comes in many flavors and has its roots in Jamaica. It has evolved since the 1950s from an r&b style to more of an alternative rock style. Many topical styles fuse together, such as the guaracha in Chile. The music developed in the 1930s and the 1940s with a mix of mambo and cha cha. A more modern genre that mixes in electronics with tribal sounds is worldbeat, in which prominent artists have included Peter Gabriel, Afro-Celt Sound System and Enigma. In 1985 Billboard established a chart called that monitored the sales of tropical albums. Billboard has published its Latin Tropical song chart since 1994 in which Marc Anthony has had the most number one hits. Other leading artists have included Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Eddie Santiago, Juan Luis Guerra and Gloria Estefan. Here is a list of Anthony's chart toppers: 1995 Te Conozco Bien 1995 Se Me Sigue Olvidando 1995 Nadie Como Ella 1996 Te Amare 1996 Liegaste a Mi 1996 Hasta Ayer 1997 Y Hubo Alguien 1998 Si Te Vas 1998 Contra La Corriente 1999 No Me Ames (Jennifer Lopez featuring Marc Anthony) 1999 Dimelo 2000 Muy Dentro de Mi 2001 Celos 2002 Viviendo 2004 Ahora Quien 2005 Tu Amor Me Hace Bien 2006 Que Precio Tiene el Cielo 2007 Mi Gente 2011 Rain Over Me (Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony) 2012 Por Que Les Mientes (Tito Bambino featuring Marc Anthony 2013 Vivir Mi Vida 2014 Cambio de Piel 2014 Flor Palida 2014 Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar (Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony) The best selling tropical album since 1986 has been Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan on Epic Records in 1994. It sold over 16 million units, according to RIAA statistics. Her 1996 album Abriendo Puertas sold 6 million units. Another big seller was by Aventura in 2008, selling 8 million units with the album Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden. In American pop music history a few artists have incorporated tropical sounds into their music. Jimmy Buffett has been once of the most memorable examples, as he has long been a top artist in the Gulf of Mexico region. Here is a list of songs with a tropical sound or spirit. 1949 Perez Prado - Mambo No. 5 1955 Perez Prado - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White 1956 Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) 1958 Perez Prado - Patricia 1963 The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie 1966 The Sandpipers - Guantanemera 1968 Desmond Dekker - The Israelites 1968 The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 1970 Eric Burden & War - Spill The Wine 1971 The Partridge Family - Bandela 1971 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining 1972 Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 1972 Harry Nilsson - Coconut 1973 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up 1973 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up 1973 Paul Simon - Loves Me Like a Rock 1974 Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat 1974 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie 1975 Stevie Wonder - Boogie On, Reggae Woman 1975 Ringo Starr - No No Song 1975 War - Low Rider 1975 War - Why Can't We Be Friends 1975 Elton John - Island Girl 1976 Neil Diamond - Don't Think ... Feel 1976 George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca 1976 KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes 1977 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville 1977 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming 1977 Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love 1978 Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good 1978 Boney M - Rivers of Babylon 1979 Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance 1979 The Dirt Band - An American Dream 1979 Jimmy Buffett - Fins 1979 Jimmy Buffett - Volcano 1980 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved 1981 Blondie - The Tide Is High 1982 Kool & The Gang - Let's Go Dancin' (Oh La la La) 1982 Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie 1982 Blondie - Island of Lost Souls 1983 UB40 - Red Red Wine 1983 Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 1984 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 1984 Sade - Smooth Operator 1984 Sade - Your Love Is King 1984 Sade - Why Can't We Live Together 1985 Sade - The Sweetest Taboo 1985 Opus - Live Is Life 1986 Sting - Love Is The Seventh Wave 1986 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 1986 Madonna - La Isla Bonita 1986 Howard Jones - Life In One Day 1986 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 1986 Talking Heads - And She Was 1986 Miami Sound Machine - Conga 1986 Steve Winwood - Higher Love 1987 Sting - Englishman In New York 1987 Sting - We'll Be Together 1988 Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People 1988 Sade - Paradise 1988 The Beach Boys - Kokomo 1988 Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World 1990 Peter Gabriel and Youssou N'Dour - Shaking The Tree 1991 Enigma - Sadeness Part 1 1991 Sting - All This Time 1992 Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog 1992 Sade - Kiss of Life 1993 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World 1993 Sting - Love Is Stronger Than Justice 1993 Shaggy - Oh Carolina 1993 Billy Joel - River of Dreams 1994 Enigma - Return To Innocence 1994 Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby 1999 Sting - Brand New Day 1999 Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud 2000 Shaggy - Angel 2000 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me 2002 No Doubt - Underneath It All 2004 Jimmy Buffett - Back to the Island 2006 Shakira - Hips Don't Lie |
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