M.2 - African and Latin American Music

African Music

African Music

• rich and diverse in cultural heritages

• call and response as one of their most famous techniques

• important part in the daily life and to religious expression and political events

Maracatu

• African Brazilian performance

• ceremony of the coronation of black kings in 1674 in Recife, Brazil

• begins with singing a song by the leader with response in chorus by the subordinates

• processional ceremony, theater, and dance

• Maracatu de Nacao

Blues

• gloomy folk-song

• cotton and vegetable fields

Soul

• characterized by emotional and improvised delivery by using gestures and body movementS

Spiritual/Negro Spirituals

• religious theme

Bombo

• tree trunk with calf/goat skin patches

• dual headed drum

• plCayed with two sticks

Chaichas

• dried hooves from sheep

• rattle

• wriZst cloth bracelet

Zampona

• bamboo

• panpipe-type of reed

• tied together

Charango

• made of the shell of an armadillo 10-string guitar

Quena

• bones or bamboo

• flute, vertical notched reed

Cajon

• wooden rectangular beatbox

• tapping the front partMa

Maracas

• gourd-like coconut shells with beans, seeds, or small pebbles

• shakingC

Claves

• pair of hardwood that strikes together

Cumbia

• similar to salsa

• accordions, guitars, and percussionsT

Tango

• lively and spirited dance

• shows expression and connection

• traditional or modern styleC

Cha Cha

• fast basic pattern of three steps with a shuffleB

Bossa Nova

• derived from samba

• Brazilian music

• percussion and melodyP

Paso Doble

• Spanish traditional couple dance

• traditionally played in bullfighting

Reggae

• Jamaican form of dance and music

• strong accented beats

• 1960s Ska

• variety of rhythm and blues

• Bob Marley

Rumba

• originated in Cuba

• percussive rhythms

• Cuba's musical and dance tradition