100 Greatest Latin American Artists and Bands

 GREATEST LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS and BANDS

1. Astor Piazzolla - Argentina

2. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Brazil

3. Joao Gilberto - Brazil

4. Carlos Gardel - Argentina

5. Caetano Veloso - Brazil

6. Cartola - Brazil

7. Jorge Ben - Brazil

8. Vinicius de Moraes - Brazil

9. Astrud Gilberto - Brazil

10. Os Mutantes - Brazil

11. Chico Buarque - Brazil

12. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Brazil

13. Baden Powell - Brazil

14. Gilberto Gil - Brazil

15. Beny More - Cuba

16. Anibal Troilo - Argentina

17. Sergio Mendes - Brazil

18. Compay Segundo - Cuba

19. Ibrahim Ferrer - Cuba

20. Tito Puente - Puerto Rico

21. Elis Regina - Brazil

22. Buena Vista Social Club - Cuba

23. Ruben Gonzalez - Cuba

24. Martha Argerich - Argentina

25. Claudio Arrau - Chile

26. Omara Portuondo - Cuba

27. Paulinho da Viola - Brazil

28. Mongo Santamaria - Cuba

29. Victor Jara - Chile

30. Chavela Vargas - Costa Rica

31. Tom Ze - Brazil

32. Luiz Bonfa - Brazil

33. Gal Costa - Brazil

34. Ritchie Valens - Mexico

35. Milton Nascimento - Brazil

36. Novos Baianos - Brazil

37. Gustavo Santaolalla - Argentina

38. Maria Bethania - Brazil

39. Lalo Schifrin - Argentina

40. Violeta Parra - Chile

41. Nara Leao - Brazil

42. Marcos Valle - Brazil

43. Tim Maia - Brazil

44. Silvio Rodriguez - Cuba

45. Dorival Caymmi - Brazil

46. Mercedes Sosa - Argentina

47. Soda Stereo - Argentina

48. Orquesta Aragon - Cuba

49. Atahualpa Yupanqui - Argentina

50. Perez Prado - Cuba

51. Cachao - Cuba

52. Ray Barretto - Puerto Rico

53. Osvaldo Pugliese - Argentina

54. Luis Bacalov - Argentina

55. Adoniran Barbosa - Brazil

56. Celia Cruz - Cuba

57. Pixinguinha - Brazil

58. Joao Donato - Brazil

59. Edu Lobo - Brazil

60. Charly Garcia - Argentina

61. Tamba Trio - Brazil

62. Sepultura - Brazil

63. Hector Lavoe - Puerto Rico

64. Eliades Ochoa - Cuba

65. Carlos Santana - Mexico

66. Los Panchos - Mexico

67. Noel Rosa - Brazil

68. Elizeth Cardoso - Brazil

69. Chucho Valdes - Cuba

70. Carlos Puebla - Cuba

71. Guillermo Portabales - Cuba

72. Ruben Blades - Panama

73. Nelson Cavaquinho - Brazil

74. Agustin Lara - Mexico

75. Secos & Molhados - Brazil

76. Esquivel - Mexico

77. Eddie Palmieri - Puerto Rico

78. Willie Colon - Puerto Rico

79. Laurel Aitken - Cuba

80. Pablo Milanes - Cuba

81. Jose Gonzalez - Argentina

82. Bebo Valdes - Cuba

83. Clementina de Jesus - Brazil

84. Billy Cobham - Panama

85. Yma Sumac - Peru

86. Cafe Tacuba - Mexico

87. Sumo - Argentina

88. Francisco Canaro - Uruguay

89. Inti-Illimani - Chile

90. Joao Bosco - Brazil

91. Invisible - Argentina

92. Silvestre Revueltas - Mexico

93. Amon Tobin - Brazil

94. Ary Barroso - Brazil

95. Seru Giran - Argentina

96. Candeia - Brazil

97. Trio Matamoros - Cuba

98. Fania All-Stars - Puerto Rico

99. Raul Seixas - Brazil

100. Caifanes - Mexico