Latin Christian music (Spanish ''Musica Cristiana Latina'') is a subgenre of

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

and Contemporary Christian music. Christian music is well established in Latin America's Evangelical churches, but is also popular with the major Roman Catholic community. Both the

Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been ...

and Latin Billboard Music Awards have Christian music categories, (e.g. Latin Grammy Award for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)), though the markets are often underestimated due to low reporting.

Latin American artists

Notable artists include Brazilian singers Ana Paula Valadão and Aline Barros

Panamanian musician Santiago Stevenson (d. 2007), Jaime Murrell, Luis "Funky" Marrero, Puerto Rican rapper in the genre of hip-hop, reggaeton, and Christian contemporary music, Willy ''Redimi2'' González Dominican rapper in Latin hip-hop, trap, and Christian contemporary music, Venezuelan pop singer José Luis Rodríguez, Daniel Calveti and Christian Sebastia, Mexican singers/pastors

Jesús Adrián Romero Jesús Adrián Romero Ibarra is a Mexican musician, author and singer from Hermosillo. Romero is the founder and president of Vástago Producciones, a record label dedicated to the production and distribution of music with a Christian message. ...

, Marcos Witt, and Armando Flores, and singers

Alejandro Alonso (musician) Alejandro Alonso (14 August 1952 – 31 January 2022) was a Mexican Christian guitar player, singer and composer. Life and career Early years Alonso was born on August 14, 1952, in his grandfather's house in Querétaro, Mexico. He began his ...

, Marco Barrientos, Ecuador's Paulina Aguirre, Salvadorian Álvaro Torres, Colombia's

Alex Campos Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora, better known as Alex Campos, is a Colombian evangelical singer-songwriter. Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstandin ...

and Ericson Molano, and Mexican band Rojo.June 5, 2008 Latin Christian Songwriters Shine At BMI Showcase at Christian Music Conference Expolit
"BMI hosted a Latin Christian music showcase at this year’s Expolit conference at the Sheraton Hotel Miami Mart in Miami on May 19. Expolit is an international Christian music conference serving the Hispanic community. Performing at the showcase were Christian pop/gospel artist Paulina Aguirre, acoustic singer/songwriter Promissa, pop singer/songwriter Omar Salas, alternative rock band Dexios, Christian pop artist Xavier Alexander, Christian pop band Blest and Christian pop artist Jon Montalban." Other artists include Samuel Hernández, Roberto Orellana, Annette Moreno, and Christian singers like Daniela G Mangrum.

American Latin artists

US artists include Texas-based singers

Jaci Velasquez Jacquelyn "Jaci" Davette Velasquez (Spanish ''Jaci Velásquez'', born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish. Velasquez has sold almost ...

and Omar Salas, New Jersey-born musician Anthony Rodriguez and New York-born Christian pop artist Jon Montalban.

In Europe

Spain and Portugal also have their own local Christian music artists. Notable in Portugal is Catholic minister Padre José Luis Borga.

References

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