Introduction to Latin Music

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1. Slide 1: Introduction to Latin Music Cultural History Percussion Instruments Latin Jazz
2. Slide 2: Cultural History of Latin Music • What is Latin music? • Where does Latin music originate? • How did Latin music come to the USA? • Why is Latin music American music?
3. Slide 3: What is Latin music? • The term “Latin music” is a generic category with a singular identity. • The term “Latin music” can include music from various Latin American and Caribbean countries. • Latin American and Caribbean cultures do not share the same musical traditions, musical instruments, or cultural identities. • Each country has its own musical heritage and identity.
4. Slide 4: Where does Latin music originate? Latin music shares three common cultural elements: • African culture • Native American culture • European culture
5. Slide 5: How did Latin music come to the USA? Colonialization of the new world • England, Spain, France and Portugal began colonizing territory in the new world during 1500’s to 1800’s. • European countries enslaved and imposed customs on native people. • Colonial powers transferred people from their homelands to the new world.
6. Slide 6: Colonial powers in the new world • Spain colonized Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic, and South America. • France colonized Haiti. • Portugal colonized Brazil. • England colonized the USA.
7. Slide 7: Colonial Cuba • Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. • Spain colonized Cuba to be the largest sugar producing region in the world. • Approximately 3.5 million African slaves were transported to the new world between the 1500’s to 1800’s. • The Spanish suppressed African traditions by imposing religion and Spanish language on the slaves.
8. Slide 8: How did African traditions survive Spanish colonialization? • Africans maintained their cultural and religious practices in secret. • Africans continued to worship their own gods by giving African deities names of Christian saints. • Africans continued religious ceremonies that involved drumming and chanting.
9. Slide 9: Spanish American War 1898 • U.S. entered into war with Spain due to sinking of the battleship, “Maine”. • The Platt amendment allowed the USA to intervene in Cuban independence by requiring Cuba to sell or lease to the USA land for naval bases. • Guantanamo Bay is the result of that amendment. • The USA occupied Cuba from 1898- 1902.
10. Slide 10: Why is Latin music American? • In the 1920’s the United States granted citizenship status to Puerto Rico. • Puerto Ricans immigrated to East Harlem in New York City. • In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government. Many Cuban citizens left Cuba for the USA. • Cubans immigrated to the USA and began living in Miami and New York.
11. Slide 11: Latin music integrates with Jazz • In the 1940’s, Latin and Jazz music begin to integrate when Latin composer, Juan Tizol, wrote “Caravan” for Duke Ellington. • Cuban arranger Mario Bauza formed the Latin group: Machito’s Afro-Cubans. • Dizzy Gillespie merged Jazz with Afro-Cuban music to introduce, “CuBop”. • In 1947, Chano Pozo, a Cuban conga drummer joined Dizzy Gillespie’s jazz band.
12. Slide 12: Percussion Instruments • Clave • Guiro • Maracas • Palitos • Cowbells • Cajones • Congas • Cascara • Bongos • Timbales • Shekere • Tambora • Tres • Bombo • Marimbula
13. Slide 13: Gillespie & Chano Pozo, “Manteca” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9UPptx9jmM
14. Slide 14: Cuban Dock Workers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T45gOJKxthA&feature=related
15. Slide 15: Giavonni Hidalgo & Changuito http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-HWLu-3pQ
16. Slide 16: Carlos “Patato” Valdez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxJrQl3m3QQ&feature=related
17. Slide 17: Buena Vista Social Club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2dFLlaEaIU