Popular music in Miami is varied. Cubans brought conga and rumba from their homelands and immediately popularized it in American culture. Those of Puerto Rico brought with them lately a new musical rhythm; El Reggaeton. Dominicans did the same with bachata and merengue, while Colombians brought vallenato and Colombian cumbia and Caribbean reggae, soca, kompa, zouk, calypso and steelpan.
In the early ’70s, Miami’s disco sound came to life with TK Records, including the music of KC and The Sunshine Band, with hits like “Get Down Tonight,” “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,” and “That’s the Way (I Like It),” as well as Latin American disco group Foxy with their singles “Get Off” and “Hot Number.” George McCrae and Teri DeSario, both Miami natives, were also successful musical artists during the disco era of the ’70s. Influenced by Miami, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine achieved great success with their Cuban sound in the 80s and became known with songs such as “Conga” and “Bad Boys”.
Miami is also considered one of the greatest exponents of freestyle, a style of dance music popular in the 80s and 90s and strongly influenced by electro, hip-hop and disco music. Many freestyle artists such as Pretty Tony, Debbie Deb, Stevie B and Exposé are originally from Miami.
Indie/folk artists such as Cat Power and Iron & Wine are based in the city, while alternative hip-hop artist Sage Francis, electro artist Uffie, electroclash duo Avenue D, and Mateo Blanco were born in Miami, but musically based elsewhere. Also from the city are the punk band Against All Autority and the rock/metal bands Nonpoint and Marilyn Manson (these from Fort Lauderdale).
Ana Cristina (in 1985), Cuban-American pop singer, and became the first Hispanic person to sing the U.S. national anthem at a presidential inauguration.
Miami is also home to electronic music, and annually hosts two of the most important events in the world: Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival. Along with Miami Beach, Miami has famous nightclubs such as Parkwest, Ink, Cameo, Wall, Story, Trade, Club Space, Mansion, Liv and Treehouse, these last 4, are listed as the best 100 club’s in the world, according to Djmag.com. The club’s of Miami are visited weekly by famous dj’s, a same weekend you can have Tiesto, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox or Armin Van Buuren.
Miami is known for being part of the clubland (holiday destinations with a variety of clubs and bars and an accentuated nightlife) along with Ibiza, Mykonos and Ayia Napa.
As for the rap and hip-hop scene, the city boasts artists such as DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, Flo Rida, and Trina.