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MH_Songs_Midterm

songs for the MH midterm

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Santeria Cuban; African religious ritual for orishas; in Yoruba; intrsuments- yoruba drums (caja,mula,cachimbo), chekere, cowbell; bata-sacred drums; polyrhythm; call-and-response(solo and group); rhythmic ostinatos; rhythm**; banned, but now cool
Steel pan/band Trinidad; national identity; steel pans (oil drums); no language; syncopation; repetition**; energetic; british banned drums; oil left post WWII; gangs!; gov. banned; trinidad independent; Carnival and breakaway dancing; 1992 national instrument
Capoeira Brazil; berimbau***(bow); pandeiros; agogo;reco-reco; atabque; portuguese; call-and-response;syllabic;descending melodic contour; laid-back; polyrhythm; dynamic consistent; tempo with ginga; martial arts to dance; national sport now; banned and gangs; rod
Amazonian chants Brazil; religious; no instruments; indigenous language; nomads; monophonic; falling melodic contour; pitch bending;consistent tempo; gender separation; no meter/irregular; shamans; community ritual; talk to spirits; music thru dreams
Siku Peru; siku pipes; bombos; cajas; Aymara; ensemble; parallel polyphony**;repetition; hocket**; homophonic; predates colonization; community effort; social cooperation; farming; play as one
Merengue DR; Spanish; guira** (metal scraper, timekeep); drums; call-and-response; side-step shuffle;tambora; accordion; harmony; ballroom dance; folk dance; melody; jaleo and paseo; Trujillo dictatorship; national identity; blends of people and unity thru music
Samba Brazil; Portuguese; national identity; cuica; agogo; drums; polyrhythm; belly bump; vargas; estado novo; samba schools; unite through music; Carnival
Mariachi mexico; violin; guitar; harp; trumpet; clap and stomp; Spanish (operatic); shifts in tempo and meter--> flamenco; screaming; film; festive music; colonization; charros
Son and Salsa Cuban; tres guitar; marimbula; botija; spanish; call-and-response (montuno); long improvisation in tres; syncopation; clave**; drums; verse; harmony; son clave (duple); orchestra later; activism in nyc; cuban independence; rumba; salsa lyrics; influence
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