# 2011 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2011.

## Bands formed

* Pablo Alborán
* Max Capote
* 3Ball MTY
* Natalia Jiménez
* Dulce María
* El Bebeto y su Banda Patria Chica
* Monchy & Nathalia
* Loisaidas
* Henry Santos

## Events

* January 8 — Billboard revamps the methodology for the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart to only track Latin rhythm songs from Spanish-language radio stations in the United States. Previously, the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart ranked the most-played songs on Latin rhythm radio stations regardless of genre.
* November 10 — The 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
** Calle 13 breaks the record for the most awarded artist in a single ceremony with nine wins including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Latinoamérica" and Album of the Year for Entren Los Que Quieran.
** Sie7e wins Best New Artist.
** Colombian singer Shakira was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Brazil)
* List of number-one albums of 2011 (Mexico)
* List of number-one albums of 2011 (Portugal)
* List of number-one albums of 2011 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 2011 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2011

## Awards

* 2011 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 2011 Latin Grammy Awards
* 2011 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released
### First quarter
#### January

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 11 | Al Frente y de Frente | Noel Torres | | | |
| 11 | Deja La Vida Volar – En Gira | Mercedes Sosa | Chacarera, Chamamé, Zamba, Folk | | Sony Music Latin |
| 11 | Reset | Funky | Reggaeton, Conscious | | Funkytown Music |
| 12 | Las Puertas Del Infierno | Los Inquietos del Norte | | | |
| 18 | Ni Una Lagrima Mas | Olga Tañón | Merengue, Salsa, Ballad | | Mia Musa Music |
| 18 | Laru Beya | Aurelio | | | Sub Pop, Next Ambiance |
| 23 | Extraordinário Amor De Deus | Aline Barros | Ballad | | MK Music |
| 25 | Los Vaqueros: El Regreso | Wisin & Yandel | Hip Hop, Reggaeton | "Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas" "Tu Olor" | Machete Music |
| 25 | Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos | Brazilian Guitar Quartet | | | Delos |
| 25 | Villa-Lobos Trio Play: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla & Lucio Bruno-Videla | Villa-Lobos Trio | | | |
| 26 | Ao Vivo | Paula Fernandes | Sertanejo, Country | | Universal Music, Mercury |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Música + Alma + Sexo | Ricky Martin | Latin | "The Best Thing About Me Is You/Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tú" "Más" "Frío" "Samba" | Sony Music Latin |
| 8 | El Patrón: Invencible | Tito El Bambino | Reggaeton | "Llueve el Amor" "Llama Al Sol" | Siente Music |
| 14 | Forever | R.K.M & Ken-Y | | "Mi Corazón Esta Muerto" | |
| 22 | Monchy & Nathalia | Monchy & Nathalia | Bachata | | Terramusic, Venevision International Music, LLC |
| 22 | Live | Roberto Tapia | | | |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla | Escalandrum | | | Warner Music Argentina |
| 4 | Chopin | Clara Sverner | Romantic | | Azul Music |
| 7 | Calma | Omar Sosa | | | Ota Records |
| 8 | Mi Música | Gocho | RnB/Swing, Reggaeton, Merengue | "Dándole" "Si Te Digo La Verdad" | New Era Entertainment, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, Vene Music |
| 8 | Entre la Ciudad y el Mar | Gustavo Galindo | | | Surco |
| 10 | Corazón de Miel | El Binomio de Oro | Vallenato | | Global Entertainment Music |
| 10 | Salve São Francisco | Geraldo Azevedo | MPB | | Biscoito Fino |
| 15 | Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody | Al Di Meola | Fusion, Jazz-Rock | | Telarc, Songsurfer Records |
| 15 | Not So Commercial | Los Amigos Invisibles | Dance-Pop, Downtempo, Pop Rock, Latin, Breaks, Funk, Dub, Leftfield | | Nacional Records, Gozadera Records |
| 15 | 10 Milles per Veure una Bona Armadura | Manel | Catalan Music | | Warner Music Spain, DiscMedi Blau |
| 21 | El Número Siete | Chente Barrera | | | |
| 21 | Una y Otra Vez | Sergent Garcia | | | Cumbancha |
| 22 | 2011 | Intocable | Tejano | | Good i Music |
| 22 | Gloria | Gloria Trevi | Latin Pop | "Me Río de Ti" "Vestida de Azúcar" "La Noche" | Universal Music Latino |
| 22 | De Sinaloa para el Mundo | Calibre 50 | Norteño | | Disa Records |
| 22 | Sigo Estando Contigo | El Trono de México | Norteño | | Fonovisa Records, Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| 22 | Perreología | Alexis & Fido | Reggaeton | "Contestame El Teléfono" "Energía" "Donde Estés Llegaré" | Sony Music Latin, Wild Dogz Inc |
| 22 | MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo | Zoé | Alternative Rock | | Capitol Latin |
| 22 | A Toda Madre | Banda Los Recoditos | Ranchera, Banda | | Disa, Universal Music Latin Entertainment |
| 22 | Soy Mexicano | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| 22 | Bien Acompañado | Reyli | Ballad, Pop Rock | | Sony Music |
| 24 | Camaleón | Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso | | | |
| 28 | Morir y Existir – En Vivo | Gerardo Ortíz | | | Sony Music Latin |
| 29 | Una Historia Para Siempre | Pesado | Norteño, Tejano, Ranchera | | Disa |
| 29 | Muy Afortunados | Los Titanes De Durango | | | |
| 29 | Tener En Cuenta | Alberto Cortez | | | |
| 29 | Em Santidade | Ministério Adoração e Vida | Gospel | | Paulinas COMEP |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 3 | Drama y Luz | Maná | Pop Rock | "Lluvia al Corazón" "Amor Clandestino" "El Verdadero Amor Perdona" "Mi Reina del Dolor" | Warner Music Latina |
| 5 | Huevos Rancheros | Joan Sebastian | Ranchera | | Fonovisa Records |
| 5 | Original | José Alberto "El Canario" | Salsa | | Los Canarios Music |
| 5 | Viaje a las estrellas | Tercer Cielo | Bachata | | Kasa Producciones |
| 8 | Tu Número Uno | Peter Manjarrés & Sergio Luis Rodríguez | Vallenato | | Codiscos, Costeño |
| 12 | DEL Records Presenta Enfermedad Masiva | Various artists | | | |
| 16 | Depois de Um Longo Inverno | CPM 22 | Ska, Hardcore, Pop Rock | | Performance Music |
| 17 | Corazón Bombea/Vivo | Doctor Krápula | Ska | | Intolerancia, Sony Music |
| 18 | Multishow ao Vivo Paralamas Brasil Afora | Os Paralamas do Sucesso | | | EMI |
| 19 | Un Siglo de Amor | Tierra Cali | | | Vene Music |
| 19 | Gran Rex | Bunbury | Pop Rock | | EMI Music Spain, S.A., Capitol Latin |
| 26 | The Last Mambo | Cachao | Descarga, Mambo | | Eventus |
| 29 | Vos y Yo | Susana Rinaldi and Leopoldo Federico | | | |
| 29 | Quinze | Jota Quest | Pop Rock | | Sony Music |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | ¿Y Ahora Qué Hacemos? | Jarabe de Palo | | | |
| 3 | Al Fin Te Encontré | Río Roma | | | |
| 3 | Remando | Saúl Hernández | | | |
| 3 | Mucha Cosa Buena | Sie7e | | "Tengo Tu Love" | |
| 4 | Quando Deus Se Calou | Pe. Zezinho, scj | | | |
| 9 | A Trupe Delirante no Circo Voador | Pitty | | | |
| 10 | Nuestra | La Vida Bohème | | | |
| 10 | Travieso Carmesí | Alondra de la Parra | | | |
| 10 | Pablo Alborán | Pablo Alborán | Latin pop | "Solamente Tú" "Miedo" | |
| 12 | La Pequeñas Cosas | Josemi Carmona | | | |
| 15 | Ao Vivo no Rock in Rio | Ira! e Ultraje A Rigor | | | |
| 16 | A Tiempo | Ha*Ash | | | |
| 16 | Fácil | Maldita Nerea | | | |
| 17 | Llegamos Y Nos Quedamos | Conjunto Atardecer | | | |
| 20 | Bola De Ratas | El Compa Sacra: El Ultimo Razo | | | |
| 23 | La Orilla de mi Pelo | Niña Pastori | | | |
| 24 | MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteño | "Golpes en el Corazón" "La Jaula de Oro" "América" | Fonovisa |
| 24 | Material Defectuoso | Extremoduro | | | |
| 26 | Alma Lírica Brasileira | Mônica Salmaso | | | |
| 28 | Live in Chicago | Chuchito Valdes | | | |
| 31 | En Primera Fila | Franco De Vita | Latin pop | "Tan Sólo Tú" "Si Quieres Decir Adiós" | Sony Music Latin |
| 31 | Grandes Canciones | Noel Schajris | | | |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Bachata Stereo | Daniel Santacruz | | | |
| 6 | Forver | Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White | | | |
| 7 | Il Volo: Edicion en Español | Il Volo | | | |
| 7 | La Supremacía | Jorge Santa Cruz y Su Grupo Quinto Elemento | | | |
| 7 | Dile Al Corazón Que Camine | Jacobo Ramos | | | |
| 14 | Por Siempre Romanticos | BXS | | | |
| 21 | Un Nuevo Día | Jencarlos Canela | | | |
| 21 | 20 Años de Éxitos En Vivo con Moderatto | Alejandra Guzmán | Latin pop | "Día de Suerte" | |
| 21 | Días Nuevos | Gian Marco | | | |
| 21 | Pure Imagination | Dave Valentin | | | |
| 21 | Monograma | José Rizo's Mongorama | | | |
| 21 | La Vida Es.. | Alexander Acha | | | |
| 21 | Natalia | Natalia Jiménez | | | |
| 22 | Indeleble | Los Mesoneros | | | |
| 27 | Lo Que Tú Necesitas | Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano | | | |
| 28 | Tierra Firme | Luis Fonsi | Latin pop | "Gritar" | Universal Music Latino |
| 28 | Orale | Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea | | | |
| 28 | Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestral Works | Gabriel Castagna | | | |
| 28 | 30 Aniversario En Vivo | Los Invasores de Nuevo León | | | |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| 5 | Peligro | Reik | | |
| 5 | Mas Amigos | Avizo | | |
| 6 | Sueño Electro II | Belanova | | |
| 6 | D.A.S. 2011 | Los Amos de Nuevo León | | |
| 16 | Puros Trankazos | Various artists | | |
| 18 | Turista de Amor | Jotdog | | |
| 19 | Soy y Seré | Luis Enrique | Salsa | "Locos los 2" "El Reto" "Descontrólame" |
| 22 | Músicas Para Churrascos Vol. 1 | Seu Jorge | | |
| 26 | El Amor Existe | Jerry Rivera | Salsa | "Solo Pienso en Ti" "Solo Con un Beso" "El Amor Existe" |
| 27 | Forró Chorado | Oswaldinho ao Acordeon | | |
| 29 | Aquí En Tu Presencia | Carlos Carcache | | |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| 1 | Dvorak Symphony No. 7; In Nature's Realm, Scherzo Capriccioso | José Serebrier | | |
| 2 | El Marco De Mis Recuerdos | Marisela | | |
| 9 | Pelo Sabor do Gesto em Cena | Zeila Duncan | | |
| 9 | Como el Fénix | Patrulla 81 | | |
| 20 | Amor a la Musica | Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle | | |
| 25 | Introducing Henry Santos | Henry Santos | | |
| 23 | Aquí Estoy Yo | Milly Quezada | Merengue | "Toma Mi Vida" |
| 23 | Golpes De Pecho | Cristina | | |
| 23 | 25 Concierto Conmemorativo | Marcos Witt | | |
| 30 | Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook | Miguel Zenón | | |
| 30 | Jerry González and El Comando de la Clave | Jerry González and El Comando de la Clave | | |
| 31 | No Me Compares Con Nadie | Silvestre Dangond and Juancho De la Espriella | | |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Banda Sonora | Presuntos Implicados | | | |
| 5 | Pra Ser Feliz | Daniel | | | |
| 5 | Da Falla: Noches En Los Jardines de España | Javier Perianes and Josep Pons | | | |
| 6 | Negociaré con la pena | Pepe Aguilar | | | |
| 6 | Prisionero de tus Brazos | Beto Zapata | | | |
| 6 | Vuela Muy Alto | Duelo | | | |
| 13 | Watch Out! Ten Cuidao! | Mambo Legend Orchestra | | | |
| 13 | Bolero | Son de Tikiza | | | |
| 13 | Cometas por el cielo | La Oreja de Van Gogh | | | |
| 13 | The Return of the Bad Boys 2011 | Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz | | | |
| 18 | Sol da Justiça | Ministério de Louvor Diante do Trono | | | |
| 19 | La Cuenta Atrás | Vega | | | |
| 19 | Elo | Maria Rita | | | |
| 20 | Bela y Sus Moskitas Muertas | Beatriz Luengo | | | |
| 20 | Sin Compasión | Pasión Vega | | | |
| 20 | Otro Nivel De Música | J Alvarez | | | |
| 20 | Zona Preferente 25 (En Vívo) | Mijares | | | |
| 23 | Independiente | Ricardo Arjona | Latin pop, rock | "El Amor" "Fuiste Tú" "Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja" "Te Quiero" "Si Tu No Existieras" | Metamorfosis |
| 23 | Mi tributo al Festival | Yuri | | | |
| 27 | Canciones Que Duelen | Espinoza Paz | | | |
| 27 | Chano y Dizzy! | Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard | | | |
| 27 | 30 Años de Cumbia (En Vivo) | Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia | | | |
| 27 | Hacia lo Salvaje | Amaral | | | |
| 30 | Ilusión | Fonseca | "Desde Que No Estás" "Eres Mi Sueño" | | |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist |
| 3 | Grandes Varones del Tango | Tango VIP |
| 4 | Vivo En Tu Piel | Alerta Zero |
| 6 | Entre Dios Y El Diablo | Gerardo Ortíz |
| 10 | Nada Iguales | La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas |
| 11 | De Corazon Ranchero | Voz de Mando |
| 18 | Pecados y milagros | Lila Downs |
| 18 | Supremo | Chino & Nacho |
| 18 | OV7 Desde El Palacio De Los Deportes | OV7 |
| 18 | Llegamos, Estamos y Seguimos | Noel Torres |
| 20 | Celebração & Sacrifício | Beto Lee |
| 24 | Acústico (En Vivo) | Emmanuel |
| 25 | Amar No Es Suficiente | Edith Márquez |
| 25 | Los Días Intactos | Manolo García |
| 31 | O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade | Marisa Monte |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Mi Amigo El Príncipe | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "Lo Dudo" | Universal Music Latino |
| 1 | Mi Última Grabación | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Eres Linda" | |
| 1 | Así | Shaila Dúrcal | | | |
| 1 | Amor de Alma | Victor & Leo | | | |
| 1 | Pandora – XXV Años (En Vivo) | Pandora | | | |
| 4 | ¡¡Buenos Dias, Mundo!! | Rosana | | | |
| 6 | Reconocer | Pamela Rodriguez | | | |
| 8 | Formula, Vol. 1 | Romeo Santos | Bachata, Latin pop, R&B | "You" "Promise" "Mi Santa" "All Aboard" "Rival" "La Diabla" | Sony Music Latin |
| 8 | Flamenco | Diana Navarro | | | |
| 8 | Homenaje a las Grandes Canciones, Vol. II | Kalimba | | | |
| 8 | La Mejor De Todas | Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | | | |
| 8 | DEL Records Presenta: Enfermedad Masiva Vol. 2 | Various artists | | | |
| 10 | Via Dalma II | Sergio Dalma | | | |
| 10 | Chitãozinho & Xororó – 40 Anos – Sinfônico | Chitãozinho & Xororó | | | |
| 11 | Inédito | Laura Pausini | | | |
| 15 | En Acústico | Pablo Alborán | | | |
| 15 | Brava! | Paulina Rubio | Latin pop | "Me Gustas Tanto" | |
| 15 | Márchate Y Olvídame | Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda | | | |
| 20 | Canibália – Ritmos do Brasil (Ao Vivo) | Daniela Mercury | | | |
| 21 | Joyas Prestadas: Pop and Joyas Prestadas: Banda | Jenni Rivera | Latin pop, banda | "¡Basta Ya!" "A Cambio de Que" "Detrás de Mi Ventana" | Fonovisa |
| 21 | Otra Vez | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 21 | Sono Sono: Tite Curet | Various artists | | | |
| 21 | Afronauta | Caseroloops | | | |
| 21 | 2.0 | Estopa | | | |
| 21 | Aires de Navidad | N'Klabe | Salsa | | |
| 21 | Busco un Pueblo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Si Tú Me Besas" "Ella Lo Que Quiere Es Salsa" | Sony Music Latin |
| 28 | Caminos | Gaitanes | | | |
| 29 | Cuando Quieras | Antonio Cortés | | | |
| 29 | En Vivo Conciertos: Live In Spain 2010 | Paco de Lucía | Flamenco | | Universal |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Singles | Label |
| 2 | En Vivo Desde París | Shakira | "Je L'Aime à Mourir" | Epic |
| 3 | Rebeldes | Álex Anwandter | | |
| 5 | Una Noche en el Teatro Real | David Bisbal | | |
| 6 | Inténtalo | 3Ball MTY | | Fonovisa |
| 6 | ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? | Jesse & Joy | | Warner Music Mexico |
| 6 | Disney's Los Muppets Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records | Various artists | | |
| 6 | Pídeme (En Vivo) | Diego Verdaguer | | |
| 6 | Besos de Fuego | Alacranes Musical | | |
| 13 | Para Mi | Yuridia | | |
| 13 | Cordero: Caribbean Concertos For Guitar and For Violin | Guillermo Figueroa, I Solisti di Zagreb and Pepe Romero | | |
| 13 | Licenciado Cantinas | Bunbury | | |
| 13 | El Niño | Cosculluela | | |
| 18 | Na Balada | Michel Teló | | |
| 19 | Con Mucho Gusto Caray | Diomedes Díaz and Álvaro López | | |
| 20 | De Miles A Uno | Christian Pagán | | |
| 20 | Lo Que Me Dejastes | Siggno | | |
| 20 | México Flamenco | Various artists | | |
| 21 | Aquí En El Rancho | Miguel y Miguel | | |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| La bala | Ana Tijoux | | | |

## Best-selling records
### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2011, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | Prince Royce | Prince Royce |
| 2 | Viva el Príncipe | Cristian Castro |
| 3 | Drama y Luz | Maná |
| 4 | Sale el Sol | Shakira |
| 5 | Euphoria | Enrique Iglesias |
| 6 | Los Vaqueros: El Regreso | Wisin & Yandel |
| 7 | Dejarte de Amar | Camila |
| 8 | Música + Alma + Sexo | Ricky Martin |
| 9 | Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans | Don Omar |
| 10 | 35 Aniversario | Los Bukis |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2011, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Corazón Sin Cara" | Prince Royce |
| 2 | "Taboo" | Don Omar |
| 3 | "Me Encantaría" | Fidel Rueda |
| 4 | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo |
| 5 | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer |
| 6 | "Te Amo y Te Amo" | La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas |
| 7 | "Ni Lo Intentes" | Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda |
| 8 | "You" | Romeo Santos |
| 9 | "Cuanto Me Cuesta" | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón |
| 10 | "Ven a Bailar" | Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull |

## Deaths

* January 4 – Gustavo Kupinski, 36, Argentine guitarist (Los Piojos), car crash.
* January 10 – María Elena Walsh, 80, Argentine musician, playwright, writer, and composer
* January 21 – Eugenio "Totico" Arango, 76, Cuban percussionist and singer
* January 24 – Francisco Mata, 78, Venezuelan folk singer and composer.
* January 29 – Tony "Ham" Guerrero" American trumpeter and founder of Tortilla Factory
* February 7 – Helenita Vargas [es], 79, Colombian singer
* February 8 – Eugenio Toussaint, 56, Mexican jazz pianist, and composer
* February 13 – Manuel Esperón, 99, Mexican composer
* February 25 – Eneas Perdomo, 80, Venezuelan folk singer.
* March 10 – Mario Clavell [es], 88, Argentine singer and songwriter
* March 11 – Rita Guerrero, 47, Mexican performer and found of Santa Sabina
* March 26 – Lula Côrtes, 61, Brazilian musician (Paêbirú), throat cancer
* March 27 – Antonio Ambriz Garza, 73, American Tejano music manager
* April 8 – Daniel Catán, 62, Mexican composer.
* May 7 – Johnny Albino, 93, Puerto Rican bolero singer, heart attack.
* June 6 – Humberto "El Pecas" Navarro, Mexican drummer for Los Caminantes
* July 7 – Manuel Galbán, 80, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club), heart attack.
* July 9 – Facundo Cabral, 74, Argentine singer and songwriter, shot.
* July 14 – Antonio Prieto, 85, Chilean singer and actor, cardiac arrest.
* July 26 – Joe Arroyo, 55, Colombian salsa/tropical singer.
* August 3 – Jorge Neri, Mexican composer, arranger, and producer
* August 5 – Cornelio Reyna Jr., 50, Mexican singer
* August 10 – Moraíto Chico II, 54, Spanish musician, cancer.
* August 22 – Enrique Cáceres Méndez [es], 77, Mexican singer and composer, former member of Los Panchos
* August 26 – Lorenzo Morales [es], 97, Colombian vallenato composer
* August 28 – Fidel Gamboa [es], 50, Costa Rican singer (Malpaís)
* October 21 – Edmundo Ros, 100, Trinidadian-born Venezuelan British bandleader of Latin American music.
* November 22 – Horacio Villafañe, 48, Argentine guitarist and founder of Todos Tus Muertos
* November 23 – Montserrat Figueras, 69, Spanish soprano
* December 1 – Wilson Choperena, 87, Colombian songwriter
* December 6 – Chucho Ferrer [es], 82, Mexican music arranger
* December 12 – Pupi Campo, 91, Cuban pianist and bandleader
* December 13 – Juan “El Gallo” Calderón [es], 75, Spanish Mexican music journalist, radio, and TV host
* December 17 – Cesária Évora, 70, Cape Verdean singer, heart failure.