Music of Latin America
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Music of Latin America
“¡Viva México!”
In This Unit, We Will…
Explore the geography of areas with Latin American music
Explore the instruments used in Latin American music
Listen to music from different Latin American cultures,
populations, and religious groups
Sing songs from Mexico and other Latino regions
“What Will I Be Doing?”
You will be doing three different things…
#1: Creating connections between content areas – Geography,
History, Art, Technology, and Music
#2: Listening to new music that you may never have heard
before
#3: Learning melodies, harmonies, and rhythms from different
cultures
Geography
Latin America includes…
South America and those parts of the Americas
colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese
Mexico
Central America
The Caribbean
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Languages Spoken
Spanish is the “principal language”
Portuguese
Native American
languages
European
languages
Over 420 languages!
Religions
Roman Catholic
Christianity is the majority
Protestant
“Indigenous Rituals”
Argentina = Jews, Muslims
Characteristics of
Latin American Music
European influences
Indigenous People
Of Bolivia
African influences
Characteristics of
Latin American Music
HARMONY: Took folk melodies and popular music and
adopted European harmonies, like guitar strumming
Parallel Thirds: Singers and instrumentalists added a
second melody two scale steps away
Distinct Dance Rhythms: Music they can dance to!
Left – Tango
Right – Rumba
Harmony
Took folk melodies and popular music and adopted European
harmonies, like guitar strumming
Lots of ORNIMATION (extra little decorative notes)
Instrumentalists alternate between chords and rhythmic
phrases (example: strum, strum, pick, pick, pick, strum,
strum)
Spoke of their culture in their songs (folk)
“Sisquistrí”
Solo harp, six-course Spanish guitar, lead singer and chorus
TRANSLATION:
“All the little flowers with the captivating faces,
We dedicate this beautiful verse to you
From these poor singers.
I have a nice wish to tell you the truth…
Because when I see you, you turn your head away
If you do it because I am ugly, complain to my
mother!
No woman is ugly when she dresses and she
dances and the dance platform sways this way in
our land!”
Parallel Thirds
Singers and instrumentalists add a second melody two scale
steps away
“Escualo”
Solo violin,
cello strumming
the parallel third,
light percussion
Distinct Dance Rhythms
Music they can dance to!
African drumming had a BIG influence on Latin
American culture
Dances were used in everyday life in Africa and mixed
well with their celebratory use in South American
culture
Tango Dancing Competion
Adele "Someone Like You" Rumba Dance Competition
Other Types of Music
Samba –Originated from the “Brazilian Carnival,”
translates to mean “dance circle.”
Carmen Miranda – Famous Brazilian actress
Bossa Nova – Derived from the Samba, more harmonic
and less percussive
Latin American Instruments
INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS: Wooden flutes,
drums, and rattles
EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS: Chordophone (guitar),
harp, trumpet, clarinet, accordion, and saxophone
AFRICAN INSTRUMENTS: Idiophone (bells), many
types of drums (conga, bongos, claves, timbales), and the
marimba
Indigenous Instruments
Wooden flutes, drums, and rattles
South American Tribal Flute
South American Street Performers
European Instruments
Chordophone (guitar), harp, trumpet, clarinet, accordion, and
saxophone
African Instruments
The Marimba
Super Mario Bros Theme
Hedwig's Theme
A Short Presentation
Anthony Ybarra
Presentation at the University of California Santa Barbara
African American Rhythms in Latin American Music
(26.34 minutes)