Encompassing rhythms and styles originated or related to Latin America, as well as derived music genres from the United States and Europe. Some critics have defined Latin music as an incorporation of four elements: music style, geography, cultural background of the artist and language. The first of those encapsulates all music styles generated from Latin countries, such as salsa, merengue, tango and bachata; as well as other styles derived from a more mainstream genre, such as Latin pop, rock, jazz and hip-hop. latin american latin pop latin jazz latin rock american idol native american american rock american metal american underground latin rap american punk latin house the all-american rejects latin metal latin hip hop latin music latin alternative all american rejects new wave of american heavy metal american folk american death metal latin america american idiot latin dance latin lounge american pie pure american metal latin folk latin reggae