Top Latin albums

Nelly Furtado's greatest strength has always been her musical versatility. On Loose the folksy blend of styles that made the pop chanteuse famous is still there. It's principally a beat driven collection, most capably described by Nelly as “punk hop”

Monkey Business is a big phunky follow up to 2003's Elephunk from a group that invented and perfected a revolutionary new hip-hop beat. With their trademark crazy lyrics, irresistible dance beats and catchy hooks

Enrique Iglesias' ninth work Euphoria is a very colorful summer album full of pleasant surprises. Its good half consists of collaborations with the most popular artists of the present day

Following Madonna, Britney Spears and Mariah Carey Shakira has turned to the leading club music producers and recorded She Wolf, which is her hottest and most danceable album to date

The main peculiarity of album Ultimate Santana has become the fact that it does not cover all the band's creative work, but contains some early works, new versions of hits and gives an idea of Santana's three latest records

Shakira's new album Sale el Sol is the mixture of rock, Spanish rap, ethnic motifs and of course pop music, vivid, rich and varied. Unlike most of her previous works this one offers quite a large percentage of serious compositions

To realize the significance of the Santana's 18th studio work Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time it is enough to look at the track list for legendary figures perform all compositions which are in itself time-tested classics

Shakira doesn't play by the rules: The follow-up to her English-language debut, 2001's multiplatinum Laundry Service is the Spanish-language Fijacion Oral Vol. 1

After a five-year hiatus Gotan Project return with Lunatico. The vibe is unchanged compared to their previous one, yet with different traits. Lunatico is an intriguing blend of traditional, passionate tango with cool, contemporary electronica

Barrio Fino captures everything fresh and exciting about the burgeoning reggaeton style circa 2004. Daddy Yankee balances dance music with philosophical tunes on this 21-track album

Oral Fixation Vol. 2 is more mature and better focused than Laundry Service. It manages to maintain the musical credibility that Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 won back. Shakira explores genres, often mixing multiple influences in a single song