latin american musical traditions in the US

what were some mexican son spanish influences?

• instruments

• harmony

• literary forms

what mexican son instruments were used?

guitar & violin

what mexican son literary forms were used?

copla & decima (poetic forms)

what african influences made mexcian son?

polyrhythms: sesquialtera

what is son jarocho?

any person, thing, cultural idea that comes from southern veracruz

what is the traditional ensemble for son jarocho?

• jarano

• arpa

• requinto

son jarocho: requinto

four string, plucks melodies in between verses (main guitar)

son jarocho: jarano

eight string, double cortases

son jarocho: jawbone

jaw of a cow, teeth rattle by hitting or scraping to make sound

son jarocho: marimobola

large mental tongs tuned to pitches sit on box & pluck

what dance forms does son jarocho include?

• zapteado: shoes with metal bottoms

• tarima platform: helps amplify sound

la bamba

• step into latino music

• 1958: top 40 hit by riche valens

• la bamba

what was teh new son jarocho like?

modernized

• las cafeteras

  • from LA

• instruments (newer)

what were the new son jarocho instruments?

• requinto

• multiple jaranas

• jawbone

• cajon

• marimobola

what did tejano (tex-mex) include?

• border songs

  • german influence

  • polka

• conjunto style

  • accordion, baijo sexto (group music)

• tejano stars

what were some tejano stars?

• lydia mandoza

• flaco jimenez

who is lydia mendoza?

tejano star, sang multiple styles about working

who is flaco jimenez?

tejano star, pioneer of tejano style

what were some afro-cuban musical traditions?

• yoruba/lucumi (west africa)

• cabildos

• santeria

• rumba

afro-cuban: cabildos

centered in afro-cuban culture

afro-cuban: santeria

musical religion practiced, deities

afro-cuban: rumba

everyday music & dance, instruments not sacred

what is cuban son?

african & european influences

• septeto nacional

cuban son instruments

• congas

• bongos

• maracas

• tres: six string, three double coarses

• claves: two sticks (3:2 rhythm or 2:3)

post 1950 latin styles

• the paladium ballroom, NYC

  • large cuban population, latin jazz, best dancers & bands

• the cuban revolution

what did salsa do to latin music>

• marketing term

  • internationalization of salsa, romanticized

  • fania records

brazil

• portuguese colony

• multicultural melting pot

bossa nova characteristics

• emphasis on the guitar & integration of the voice

• understated almost speech-like vocal ability (whisper)

• jazz influential (complex, improv)

• romance & nature central themes

bossa nova major musical figures

• joão gilberto

• antonio carlos “tom” jobim

spanish rock

• latin rock

• pan-latino movement

• new production centers (miami, LA)

• latin grammys

latin artistis

• shakira

• santana

• luis fonsi & daddy yankee

• juanes

who sang hasta la raiz?

natalia lafourcade