study for midterm. rumba music Flashcards
Rumba
by far the most famous and influential afro selucal music and dance genre is rumba
rumba’s accompaniyment
one or two dancers are accompanied by an assemble of 3 congas, 2 pairs of tapped sticks, a lead singer , and a chorus
rumba’s african heritage
absense of european influence, or melody, rumba sound very african, come from congolese slaves
more about rumba
the ruma started in the 1800s. is a unique cuban creation- it did not come from africa.
style of muba
three popular styles but the
guaguanco is most populas , it distinguished by its particular rhytm and dance styles
guaguanco pattern
a recuurent pattern is played by one or two drummers on two different congas
another player taps with hard sticks on the side of one drum.
lead singer strikes tw short hardwood sticks together to promote another pattern
another conga player playing higher key just improvised
more about guaguanco and rumba music
rumba can be about anything, politic, love, cockfighting.
the cunta is when the lead singer cues the other singer to start a refrain
singing a short refrain is caled called and response which very popula in afro cubans and most caribbean musics, which is called a montuno
mumba muntuna dance.
start with with a couple dancing togehter but they sort of like ignoring each ther kinda like in courtship dance where it may seems very rude, as the man pretend to kicked the woman in the groin, ,they dance without touching each other. Rumba is diffuct as it involves a lot of skills to perform. upper class cubans see the dance as vular. Rumba is still popular in cuba and outside of cuba , and throughout the latin amerca, but it knons more for the music rather than the distinve dance.
the yambu
another rumba style is often play on wooden box instead of congas. the rumba has following in the states, especially in new York, where in the 1950s they used to play on central park,.
