Nation Report part 2

1. CUBAN CULTUREPowerPoint By Michelle Crisp

2. Culture through Music and Dance Cuban culture is a mix of African, European, and North American (Latin American) cultures The instruments and dance in Cuban music are mostly of European (Spain) and African decent The African slaves who worked the sugar plantations and the Spanish who worked the tobacco farms created the rhythms

3. Cuban Music African culture brought “polyrhythmic percussion” as part of music Most of the Afro-Cuban roots of music originated from the self-formed “cabildos” or organized clubs from African slaves In the 20th century, element of Santeria music became popular

4. Cuban Dance Cuban music has been influencial to create many different styles of dance. Some forms of dance include, the Son, Habanera, Guaracha, Danzon, Rumba, Bolero, Chachacha, mambo, and punto This cultural music has also been influencial around the world to create other dances like the Salsa, jazz, tango, and more!

5. Sources Wikipedia: Cuba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba Wikipedia: Culture of Cuba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Cuba Images: Google Images