Latin American music is music that is created by any Portuguese, Spanish, or French speaking people that reside in the United States of America, whereas Latin music is created by people who reside in Portuguese, Spanish, or French speaking regions. Dr. Munarriz considers the term “Latin American music” to be problematic because it does not refer to music that is created in Latin America, which are regions south of the United States, but instead to music that is created by an assimilated community. I don’t necessarily think the term is problematic, despite the confusing name, as Latin music created in the United States borrows elements from Latin music but is ultimately different, as Latino cultures differ from Latin American cultures, resulting in an altered style and sound. An ostinato is any repetition of a rhythmic musical pattern that gives a musical piece its structure, and it has been used in Caribbean and Latin American music with rhythms such as habanera. The habanera pattern usually brings a fun, lighthearted tone to any music in which it is used, and can be easily identified in tango music as well as ragtime and blues music. Patterns such as this can be traced back to African cultures, and have been used in a wide variety of Latin American and African musical expressions. Habanera is most prominent in the Latin American genre “Contradanza”, which became popular in many South American countries, mainly Cuba, in the 19th century.