This collection showcases the syncopated piano music of Latin American during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It features Latin rhythms, which are really African rhythms brought to the Americas by slaves and applied to the music of the European colonists. These rhythms are varied and complex and so is their history. They've had a widespread and profound influence on the evolution of popular music not only in Latin America, but also in the United States. The most obvious offshoots are the tango in Argentine and Uruguay and most of the other popular dances of South and Central America, as well as ragtime and jazz in the United States. Jelly Roll Morton claimed this "Latin tinge" is the essential element that distinguishes jazz from ragtime. These rhythms are the musical roots of groups like "The Buena Vista Social Club."

Includes historic tangos written by Ignacio Cervantes - Cuba, Manuel Saumell - Cuba, Juan Morel Campos - Puerto Rico, Jose Quinton - Puerto Rico, Ernesto Nazareth -Brazil, Tomas Leon - Mexico, Sebastian Yradier - Spain, Eduardo Sanchez du Fuentas - Cuba, Will Tyers - USA, Vincente Greco - Argentina, Anselmo Rosendo (Mendizabal) - Argentina, Angel Villoldo - Argentina, Eduardo Arolas - Argentina, Juan Maglio - Argentina

 Adios a Cuba        
 Almendares        
 Carioca        
 Coquetona (Danza)        
 Cruz, Perigo!!        
 El Entreriano (Tango)       
 El Esquinazo (Tango Criollo)     
 El Panuelo de Pepa (Contradanza)      
 El Zurdo (Tango)      
 Esta Chumbado        
 Garoto        
 Ilusiones Perdidas        
 l Chicotazo (Tango No. 2)      
 La Encantadora        
 La Isabelita        
 La Luz Electrica        
 La Matilde (Contradanza)      
 La Paloma        
 La Quejosita     
 La Reina de las Flores        
 Lamentos de Amor    
 Laura y Georgina        
 No Me Toques!        
 O Que Ha? (Tango)        
 Por Que, Eh? (Why, Eh?)        
 Que Le Importa a Usted?        
 Quien Sabe        
 Recuerdos de Gottschalk (Contradanza)     
 Remando (Tango)        
 Suipacha (Tango Milonga)      
 Tiene Que Ser (It Must Be)        
 Trocha (A Cuban Dance)     
 Tu (Habanera)      
 Vaya Una Pregunta        
 Vitorioso (Tango)        
 Vuelta al Hogar        
 Yo Se Lo Dire a Ustted