AFRO-LATIN MUSIC

Blues

• It started with African-American people in the southern part of the United States specifically in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

• It uses bent notes in relation to the major scale.

Spirituals

• Refers to the religious folk song that existed outside an established church.

• The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of former slaves that was the first to popularize this genre, also known as Negro Spirituals.

Soul

• this genre emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s

• The term used to emphasize the emotionality of the music as well as its Black Gospel Music tradition

Call And Response

• A lead singer announces an opening phrase or call, and the chorus utters a short response. The instrumentalist may also be part of Call And Response.

Cumbia

A dance-oriented musical style that came from the coastal region of Colombia and Panama. It started as courtship dance among Africans but later was combined with the steps of the native Americans.

Pasadoble

It is a Spanish term that literally means “double step”. This lively dance is performed to the music used during the entrance of the bullfighter in the ring.

Tango

It originated in the lower-class district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is a lively and spirited dance of two people that shows expression and connection and is performed in traditional and modern styles.

Bossa Nova

It is a Brazilian music genre formed from the fusion of Samba rhythm and the complex harmonies and improvised passage of jazz.

Reggae

It is a musical style developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Its characteristics feature is a rhythm with a heavy emphasis on beats two and four and in a 4/4 time signature.

Rumba

refers to the sensual ballroom dance performed in social occasions and international contests.