Latin drum beats to play online

Latin and Brazilian rhythms — reggaeton, cumbia, samba, bossa nova, baião — adapted to a standard drum kit. They teach independence between the hands and feet.

The style in numbers (from our 19 grooves)

Tempo range

70–178 BPM

Typical tempo

105 BPM

Most common groove

dembow (reggaeton) beat (5/19)

Grooves with ghost notes

32%

Shuffle or triplet feel

0%

Time signatures

4/4

Learn The median latin tempo here is 105 BPM, against 118 BPM across all 150 songs. Compare tempos by genre →

Latin songs

• ▶ Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) Shakira · 127 BPM
• ▶ Danza Kuduro Don Omar · 130 BPM
• ▶ Livin’ la Vida Loca Ricky Martin · 178 BPM
• ▶ Magalenha Sérgio Mendes · 120 BPM
• ▶ Despacito Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee · 89 BPM
• ▶ Gasolina Daddy Yankee · 96 BPM
• ▶ Bailando Enrique Iglesias · 91 BPM
• ▶ Tusa Karol G & Nicki Minaj · 101 BPM
• ▶ Hips Don't Lie Shakira · 100 BPM
• ▶ La Pollera Colorá Wilson Choperena · 92 BPM
• ▶ Obsesión Aventura · 128 BPM
• ▶ Oye Como Va Santana · 124 BPM
• ▶ Mas que nada Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 · 105 BPM
• ▶ País Tropical Jorge Ben Jor · 118 BPM
• ▶ Aquarela do Brasil Ary Barroso · 110 BPM
• ▶ The Girl from Ipanema Getz / Gilberto · 70 BPM
• ▶ Chega de Saudade João Gilberto · 130 BPM
• ▶ Asa Branca Luiz Gonzaga · 100 BPM
• ▶ Ai Se Eu Te Pego Michel Teló · 96 BPM

Typical latin drum patterns

The grooves most songs in this genre are built on. Learn these and the rest are small variations.