Latin Music Flashcards
Began when Spain and Portugal colonized Latin American in the 16th century and the European settlers.
It incorporates the African music brought by the slaves transported to the Americas.
Diverse, rhythmic and blended.
Latin American music
Functional in nature.
They were used for religious worships and ceremonies.
Indigenous latin american music
African influence on Latin American music is largely felt in its varied and rich rhythmic patterns as performed by the drums and other percussion instruments.
Afro latin american music
Southern Chile and Colombian Pacific used Renaissance melodies.
Euro latin american music
Spanish and Portuguese, sometimes Creole.
Language
song form consisting of 10 lines each is having eight syllables.
Decima
Comes from the days of slavery in the late 17th century.
Cumbia
Derived from the word cumbe means ___
Originateding from
Dance
Panama
Unmistakable dance originated in Cuba in the 1940s.
Cha cha
developed the dance as a variant of the mambo and rumba.
Enrique jorrin
Spanish word “tanner” meaning
To play
African origin meaning
African dance
Combination of percussive rhythm song, and dance.
Rhumba
Bossa Nova means
New trend
Something charming
Started in Jamaica but has its roots in New Orleans R&B.
Its forefather is the ska.
Reggae
Developed in the US in the 1920s.
Developed in African American nightclubs.
Foxtrot
Named after entertainer
Harry fox
Dates back to a French military march entitled paso doble which means
Two spets
Dates back to a French military march entitled paso doble which means
Two spets
series of hollow pipes madwe from hollow reeds.
Zampona
small, ten-stringed guitar.
Charango
set of hardwood sticks struck together providing rhythm in music.
Claves
consisted of open minded, hollow gourd with parallel nitches cut on one side that played by rubbing a stick or tine.
Guiro
two drums joined together.
Bongos
untuned percussion instruments played by holding the handles and shaking.
Maracas
wooden rectangular box played as a drum.
Cajon
