Latin America Flashcards
How many different countries are there in Latin America?
20
What are the three main languages in Latin America?
Spanish, Portuguese and French
Three types of terrain?
Mountain, desert and rainforest
4 major influences on music
- Spanish/Portuguese
- American/European
- Africa
- Remaining Native American culture
What is Sanjuan?
Style of music
Man of Illuan is this kind of style
What is a kena? How many holes?
Like a flute. 7 holes
Music of andes is very often what?
bi-modal
What does bi-modal mean?
switching between major and minor
Composer of The Apparition
Victor Jara
Who was Victor Jara? When did he live?
Important Latin American composer
lived from 1938-1973
Is rhythm in Latin American complex? Example?
Yes, hemiolas are often used
Kutirimunapaq is in what form? Why?
AABBCC
So we can return
What is a wankara
untuned drum
What is phukuna and when is it played?
panpipe. Only played in dry season
What instruments are used during wet season and why
Flute and recorder.
used to summon rain
What is Quecha? How many people speak it? From where?
language spoken by 7 million people in Bolivia, peru, argentina and ecuador
What is syncopation
doesn’t follow beats in music
Kutiri song is played by who?
Kallawaya people
Instead of saying it’s on the north side or west side, what does people from Bolivia say?
Mountain side or ocean side
What scale is found in the melody in Bolivia?
pentatonic
What is the bomba? is it tuned?
drum played between knees
no
What is a guiro made out of? How is it played?
Made of gourd, played by scrapping up and down
What is Wayno? What is it felt in?
Style of music
2
Africans were brought where and turned into what, when?
Peru, turned into slaves in 1700
