Decades: '60s International

During the 1960s, multiple Puerto Rican and Cuban genres merged, creating what would later be known as salsa. This playlist includes songs that influenced and shaped the salsa sound.

Salsa at its most upbeat, featuring artists who came to prominence during the initial salsa explosion in the late 1960s and '70s. ¡Azúcar!

Originating in the 1950s, bossa nova (Portugese for "new trend") combined harmonies and rhythms from American jazz with Brazilian samba. Now these songs have become standard jazz repertoire.

The seismic cultural shifts of the late '60s didn't escape Brazil which experienced it's own artistic revolution, dubbed Tropicália. Combining Brazilian pop with bits of British psychedelia, this movement influenced the music of David Byrne, Beck and more.

Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry, is widely adored for the lively song and dance numbers in its films. Listen to the songs of classic Bollywood blockbusters and discover the origins of Hindi cinema as we know it today.

Known as the "Motown of Jamaica," Trenchtown's Studio One was the vision of producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and the original home to a staggering array of artists like Bob Marley, The Skatalites, Toots & Maytals, Anton Ellis, and more.

The top 200 songs of the '60s, as chosen by the writers and contributors of Pitchfork.

Reggae's uptempo predecessors are the focus of this playlist spanning ska, sound systems, bluebeat and rocksteady.

Say bonjour to French pop from the 1960s, also known as "ye-ye." This sexy, cosmopolitan sound rose to popularity with the mod movement that swept Europe and landed on American shores.