The Music of Latin America and Its Rythm Flashcards
is known to have originated from Colombia in the 1880s. Originally, ______ music is made of flutes (gaitas), maracas, claves, and drums. As it evolved into band music, guitars, clave, accordions, and other instruments were integrated into the music.
CUMBIA
which originated from Argentina, is an interpretative, sensitive, and improvisational social dance that allows its dancers to connect themselves to the music, their partners, and their surroundings.
TANGO
is done in big places as its movements would require, and
Salon tango
is an intimately danced version usually performed in small places such as cafes and crowded dance floors.
Milonguero tango,
is a ballroom style dance that originated from Cuba. Its music is said to have originated from composer Enrique Jorrín, in the 1950s, while being a performer of the Orquesta América. Cha-cha music is characterized by a strong downbeat with lesser syncopation, which became popular with dancers during that time.
CHA-CHA
it began in the second half of the 19th century, when Afro-Cuban workers in Havana and Matanzas in Cuba began to develop a new style that we now refer to as rumba. Accompanying music instruments include the idiophones, maracas, claves, and drums.
RUMBA
roughly translated, means “new beat.”________ originated in Brazil during the 1950s.
First bossa nova music recording. “Girl from Ipanema,” also a composition by Jobim, is regarded as one of the most popular among songs in the bossa nova music genre.
BOSSA NOVA
what is the meaning of bossa nova?
new beat
originated from Jamaica in the 1960s and is one of today’s popular music genres. ______ is based on an earlier Jamaican music form, the ska, and is performed by drums doing a heavy rhythm pattern, bass guitar, electric guitar, and scraper
REGGAE
a dance that originated from New York in the United States, was introduced by Harry Fox. He was doing trotting steps set to ragtime music, and the audience from then on referred to his performance as “Fox’s trot.” Foxtrot is a smooth dance with long walking movements.
FOXTROT
is a Spanish term that means “double step.” It is a genre of light Spanish music set to binary rhythm and is believed to be set to 16th century Spanish dances. This music was also used in bullfights in the 19th century, serving as entrance music for bullfighters. Thus, the paso doble dance is patterned after the movements of a Spanish bullfight.
PASO DOBLE
