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Latin American Music (Types (Bachata (Origin: Dominican Republic,…
Latin American Music
Types
Bachata
Origin: Dominican Republic
Romanticism incorporated into music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrCUjqQYS3U
Regional Mexican Music
Most generic term in Latin Music
Origin: rural Mexico and the United States
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYHtwWxorE
Tango
Origin: Argentina, Uruguay
Evolved in the 19th century in the immigrant communities of Buenos Aires.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cRyekJMmXw
Merengue
Origin: Dominican
Republic
has been modified with the incorporation of different instruments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_XNTr3zOA
Latin Pop
produced back in the 1970s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTuYtgkuqFY
Origin: the United States
Latin Urban Music and Reggaeton
Origin: The United States
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJ6LuUFpMo
evolve into a complex genre that includes all kinds of tropical rhythms, pop and dance music.
Brazilian Music
Most generic Latin Music term
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeyw3_MD6mU
Origin: Brazil
Latin Rock and Alternative Music
incorporate all kinds of traditional Latin music rhythms into their music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcnNeGQHwDc
influenced by the development of rock music
Characteristics
Spanish Decima
Syncopation
Call and Response
African Rhythm
Melodies often in thirds in the trumpet
Lively, upbeat tempo
Background and Origin
Incorporates African Music from Slaves
Has wide variety of style: scumbia, bachata, bossa nova, merengue, rumba, salsa, samba, son, and tango.
From: Latin America (namely the Romance speaking countries)
Origins: Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas in the 16th century
Performed in Spanish, Portuguese and French
Main Instruments
Pan Flute
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zR-B-BEIWg
Reco-reco
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jo2BOtu7Og
Tres
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBxgWlwz70
Marimba
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU
Bombo legüero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WWn21vGW6w
