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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2008.

Events

• January 1 – Due to declining sales of Latin albums in the United States, the RIAA lowers the threshold for its Latin certifications: 50,000 for disco de oro, 100,000 for disco de platino, and 200,000 or more for disco de multi-platino. All albums previously certified under the RIAA's Latin program were amended to match the current threshold.
• November 13 – The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
  • Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes is the most awarded artist of the song with his "Me Enamora" winning the awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as well as Album of the Year for the La Vida... Es Un Ratico.
  • Kany García wins Best New Artist.
  • Gloria Estefan is honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Number-ones albums and singles by country

• List of number-one singles of 2008 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2008
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2008

Awards

• 2008 Premio Lo Nuestro
• 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• 2008 Latin Grammy Awards
• 2008 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

First quarter

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February

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Second quarter

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Fourth quarter

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December

Unknown dates

Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2008, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2008, according to Billboard.

Deaths

• January 8 – Irvan Perez, 85, American Isleño décima singer and woodcarver, heart attack.
• January 12 – Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli , Argentine bass player (Babasónicos)
• February 4 – Tata Güines, 77, Cuban percussionist, kidney infection.
• March 22 – Cachao, 89, Cuban musician credited with creating mambo, renal failure.
• March 29 – Gerardo "Toto" Rotblat, 38, Argentine percussionist (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs)
• April 21 – Monna Bell, 70, Chilean singer
• June 11 – Pablo Raul Alarcon, 82, founder of Spanish Broadcasting System
• June 25 – Sylvinha Araújo [pt], 56, Brazilian singer and songwriter
• June 30 – Ángel Tavira, 83, Mexican musician and actor, kidney complications.
• July (unknown day) – Daniel García Blanco, marimba player and music professor
• August 16 – Dorival Caymmi, 94, Brazilian singer and songwriter
• August 19 – Marta Pérez, Cuban mezzo-soprano
• September 18 – Mauricio Kagel, 76, Argentine-born German composer.
• September 24 – Ramón Calduch [es], 79, Spanish singer
• October 22 – Luis Silva
• November 16 – Lupita Palomera, 94, Mexican singer
• November 30 – Joan Baptista Humet [es], 58, Spanish singer and songwriter
• December 16 – Harold Gramatges, 90, Cuban composer and pianist.

References

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2. Pareles, Jon (13 November 2008). "Juanes, the Colombian Rocker, Sweeps the Major Awards at the Latin Grammys". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
3. "Year End 2008: Top Latin Albums". Billboard. 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
4. "Year End 2008: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
5. Sullivan, Patricia (19 February 2008). "Singer worked to preserve fading Islenos language". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
6. "La muerte de Gabo, el bajista de los Babasónicos, sacude al rock". www.minutouno.com. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
7. Ratliff, Ben (7 February 2008). "Tata Güines, 77, Cuban Master of the Congas, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
8. "Mambo creator 'Cachao' dies at 89". BBC News. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
9. "Murió el ex Fabulosos Cadillacs Gerardo "Toto" Rotblat". Efe Eme (in Spanish). 31 March 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
10. "Fallece en México la cantante chilena Monna Bell, musa de Juan Gabriel". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). 22 April 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
11. Cobo, Leila (12 June 2008). "SBS Founder Pablo Raul Alarcon Dies". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
12. "Cantora Sylvinha Araújo morre em SP". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
13. Davison, Phil (7 July 2008). "Angel Tavira: One-handed fiddler in 'The Violin'". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
14. "Tristeza en do mayor - La Jornada". www.jornada.com.mx. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
15. Bernstein, Adam (August 18, 2008). "Dorival Caymmi, 94; Noted Brazilian composer, singer". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
16. "Marta Pérez, mezzo-soprano, famed Scala de Milan singer. (born Havana) | The History, Culture and Legacy of the People of Cuba". 13 September 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
17. Midgette, Anne (20 September 2008). "Mauricio Kagel, 76; Avant-Garde Composer". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
18. La Vanguardia - Muere a los 79 años el cantante Ramon Calduch
19. Burr, Ramiro. "Top Tejano songwriter Luis Silva dead of heart attack at 64". Ramiroburr.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
20. Martínez Frausto, Ernesto. "Programa 12 de diciembre 2014. Lupita Palomera nació hace 98 años". Hasta que el Cuerpo Aguante. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
21. Martorell, Núria (2015-11-30). "Joan Baptista Humet, siete años sin su voz 'Clara'". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
22. "Harold Gramatges". Musicalics: The Classical Composers Database. March 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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