Afro-Caribbean Music

Question 1

who were the 3 most important people?

Answer 1

1. chano pozo
2. tito Puente
3. dizzy gillespie

Question 2

what was afro-Caribbean music a blend of?

Answer 2

west African drumming and Spanish guitar/singing music (synanumos with Cuban)

Question 3

what were the traits of this style?

Answer 3

1. focused on percussion with interlocking and repetitive rhythms
2. had congas, bongos, timbales, clave
3. blarring brass and saxophone parts
4. chant style singing

Question 4

who was tito puente? 5 things

Answer 4

• NYC born Puerto Rican
• Studied at Julliard
• Played with machito and the Afro-Cubans
• Popularized afro-carribean styles to the masses
• Salsa meets jazz is when he took hazz music and made it Cuban

Question 5

dizzy gillespie and chano pozo situation and how dizzy got involved

Answer 5

• Friendship with saxophonists/clarinestitst Mario bauza
• Mario was not liked by other band members and dizzy wanted ot know more about it
• Chano pozo came into the circle
• Chano poza was a street guy who got into fights and was tough but yet so smart
• Most musicians did not want him in the band
• Chano didn’t speak English and no one in the band spoke Spanish
• Chano approached dizzy with a toon he liked