Latin American Music and Jazz Music

The rhythm and styles of Latin America music are influenced by the United States and other countries in Europe like

Spain and Portugal

Latin music is the combination of four musical elements:

Musical styles , Cultural backgrounds, Language, and Geography

It is a dual-headed drum made from a deep tree trunk with patches made up of calf or goat skin; it is played by using two sticks

BOMBO

It is a rattle made up of dried hooves from sheep, llama, or goat and is worn with a wrist cloth bracelet

CHAJCHAS

It is a panpipe-type of reed made of pieces of bamboo that are tied together

ZAMPOÑAS

This is a 10- string guitar made from the shell of armadillo

CHARANGO

It is a flute made of bones or bamboo that has a vertical notched reed

QUENA

These are instruments made of gourd-like coconut shells with beans, seeds, or small pebbles placed inside, they are played by shaking

MARACAS

It is a rectangular box made of wood and played and used as a drum. It is used by tapping its front part while the musician sits on it.

Also known as ‘beatbox’.

CAJON

These are a pair of hardwood sticks played by striking it together

CLAVES

Bombo is an example of

Membranophone

Chajchas is an example of

Idiophone

Zamponas is an example of

Aerophone

Charango is an example of

Chordophone

Quena is an example of

Aerophone

Maracas is an example of

Idiophone

Cajon is an example of

Membranophone

Is a type of dance and music similar to salsa and uses instruments like accordions, guitars, and percussions

CUMBIA

This is lively and spirited dance of two people. It is passionate kind of dance that shows expression and connection, and is performed in traditional or modern style.

TANGO

This is a Latin American ballroom dance with a fast basic pattern of three steps with a shuffle.

It also has a fast rhythmic pattern

CHA-CHA-CHA

This is a style of music that was derived from samba, which is an original Brazilian music.

It gives more emphasis on percussion and melody

BOSSA NOVA

It is Spain’s traditional couple dance that uses music that is traditionally played in bullfighting

PASO DOBLE

This is a Jamaican form of music and dance with strong accented and supplementary beats.

REGGAE

Most popular artist of reggae is

Bob Marley

This is a kind of a song and a dance which originated from Cuba.

It has a percussive rhythm and a combination of Cuba’s music and dance traditions

RUMBA

It is a ballroom dance of two quick slow steps and two quick steps and is executed alternately in 4/4 time signature

Foxtrot

In the 1960s reggae was also known as — and is a variation of rhythm and blues

SKA

What type of animal skin is bombo made out of

Calf or Goat skin

What are the things that are inside of maracas in order to make sounds

Seeds, Small Pebbles, and Beans