21.   Casa Latina and Casa Amadeo are genuine troves of Latin music run by owners who can help a novice delve into the most obscure of obscure recordings.

22.   Decade after decade, gringo New Yorkers fall in love with Latin music.

23.   Descarga, a company specializing in Latin music, has also found itself in the black and able to publish its largest catalog ever.

24.   Each time a Ricky Martin makes it into the mainstream, scores of new converts to Latin music are born.

25.   Emilio is the most popular male artist in Tejano music, the fastest-growing segment of the Latin music market.

26.   Enrique Iglesias was named favorite Latin music artist, and Pearl Jam took the prize for favorite alternative music artist.

27.   Even today, some Latin music fans see bachata as crude and simplistic, and even La Mega rarely refers to it in promotional spots.

28.   Fluent in idioms from jazz to gospel to Latin music, he put a self-effacing professionalism at the service of the song.

29.   For one medley Martin, who proudly extols his Puerto Rican heritage, is joined by two Latin music legends, Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano.

30.   Gospel and Latin music also are played.