Final Exam Add-on Material Flashcards
One of the three main ways in which Mexico is represented in US popular music/culture: the notion that Mexico offers a respite from the law, the social mores, etc. of mainstream US society
Mexico as an escape
One of the three main ways in which Mexico is represented in US popular music/culture: this seductive or seduced woman represents both the ambivalent desire the US persona feels towards Mexico but also the subjugated position of Mexico vis-a-vis the US
Mexican Senorita
This view emerges in sympathetic representations of Mexico in US popular music/culture, but also in mainstream Mexican responses to the immigration issue, in which the wronged immigrant is symbolic of Mexico vis-a-vis the US
Mexican as Victims
A symbol and metaphor for the decline of the Spanish/Mexican order in the US Southwest after the US-Mexican War, it appeared often in romance novels of the post-war period.
The Great House
Those who, culturally, feel equally at home in both countries and therefore create eclectic musics that reflect these allegiances, without feeling that they must compromise or choose one over the other.
Bi-national Artists
A metaphor for the cultural manifestations of the US Mexico encounter; the impact of a shared experience and representation of Self and Other that both countries participate in creating.
Bi-national Imagination
Term that applies to many hybrid genres of Afro-Caribbean origin or influence; in Mexican rock, its elements are often used to deliver a political message or social commentary.
Musica Tropical
Rhythmic pattern of Latin origin featuring a dotted quarter and an eighth note followed by two quarters
Habanera
Rhythmic pattern of Cuban origin featuring a series of eighth notes arranged in irregular groups of 2 and 4; a fundamental element of Afro-Cuban musics.
Clave
Latin dance genre developed by Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants in New York, featuring elements from Cuban son, percussion and jazz improv
Salsa
Afro-Caribbean dance genre of Colombian origin, but which has become so entrenched in Mexican culture that many Mexicans consider it to be a Mexican genre and is therefore featured in conjunto rep.
Cumbia
Mexican rap-metal band, formed in Mexico City in 1995, famous for their irreverent take on social issues and their extensive use of bilingual lyrics, which results partly from drummer Randy Ebright being American
Molotov
Mexican-born guitar virtuoso who pioneered Latin rock fusion and has collaborated with many other notable musicians from both sides of the border
Carlos Santana
Mexican-born singer, composer, and anthropologist who grew up traveling back and forth between the US and Mexico and mixes Mexican folk music, blues, jazz and rock among others; she is the quintessential binational artist
Lila Downs
US alternative band formed in CA but based in Tucson, whose eclectic mix of genres including mariachi, surf, jazz, pop, and country among others defies categorization
Calexico
