Music of Honduras

Music of Honduras is a complex mix of musical traditions from West Africa, Central Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Punta is the main rhythm of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Raspe, salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, soca, calypso, dancehall, Reggaeton, Afro beats, Narcocorrido. Punta, the main music genre in Honduras, is traditionally played with Afro-Honduran drums, Maracas and/or Shekere, Conch shell, Congas, and other additional instruments.