2. Music of Latin America is the product of
three major influences- Indigenous,
Spanish-Portuguese, and African
Indigenous Latin-American Music Natives
were found to be using local drum and
percussion instruments such as the guiro,
maracas, and turtle shells, and wind
instruments such as zampona ( pan pipes)
and quena (notched-end flutes).
3. Music of Latin America is the product of three
major influences- Indigenous, Spanish
Portuguese, and African
Materials came from hollow tree trunks,animal
skins, fruit shells, dry seeds,jaguar claws,
animal and human bonesand especially-treated
inflated eyes of tigers.
The indigenous music of Latin America was
largely functional in nature, being used for
religious worship and ceremonies
4. Afro-Latin American music
African influence on Latin American music is
most pronounced in its rich and varied rhythmic
patterns produced by the drums and various
percussion instruments. Euro-Latin American
Melodies of the Renaissance period were
used in Southern Chile and the Colombian
Pacific coasts.
Step-wise melodies were preferred in the
heavily Hispanic and Moorish-influenced areas
of Venezuela and Colombia
5. Popular Latin American Music
Some of these popular music forms
are tango, bossanova, rumba, son and
salsa.
1.Cumbia- originated in Panama, popular
courtship dance
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7. 2. Tango- African origin meaning
“African Dance”/from the
Spanish word “Taner” meaning
to play. Foremost Argentinian
and Uruguayan urban popular
song and dance.
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9. • 3. Cha cha- Is a ballroom
dance it is originated from
Cuba in 1953, derived from
mambo and its characteristic
rhythm.
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11. 4. Rumba- recreational dance of
AfroCuban origin, normally used as a
ballroom dance where a solo dancer
or couple would be in an embrace
though slightly apart.
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13. • 7. Foxtrot- Gave rise to other
dances such as the black bottom,
Charleston and shimmy.
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15. 8. Paso Doble- “double step” is a
theatrical Spanish dance used by
the Spaniards in bullfights. The
dance is arrogant and dignified with
a duple meter, march-like
character.
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17. 6. Reggae- popular music and dance style that
originated in Jamaica in the mid 1960’s. Robert
Nesta “Bob” Marley achieved international fame
and acclaim because of his songs :No Woman, No
Cry, One Love, Three Little Birds and others.
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19. 5. Bossa Nova- originated in 1958 as a
movement effecting a radical change
in the classic Cuban samba. The word
“bossa” means either ‘trend’ or
‘something charming, integrating
melody, harmony, and rhythm into a
“swaying” feel, where the vocal
production is often nasal.
