This document provides an overview of various musical genres from Africa and Latin America. It discusses key characteristics and origins of different styles of African music such as sub-Saharan, North African, and how African music is typically accompanied, unaccompanied, strophic or call-and-response. Genres from different African countries are also outlined. The document then discusses Latin American music, describing the languages and religions of the region and characteristics like harmony, parallel thirds, and distinct dance rhythms. The three typical instrument groups of indigenous, European, and African instruments are identified. Several popular Latin American musical genres are then summarized such as cumbia, cha-cha-cha, bossa nova, foxtrot, reg
2. - Rise of the new form of ART
- Music of entertainment,
nightlife, and leisure.
- Evolved from religious music
3. Four factors of Afro-Latin Music
- Rise of Cultural power
- Capitalism hand in hand
with consumerism
4. Four factors of Afro-Latin Music
- Record production
- The Youth Culture
5. Two types of African Music
1. Sub-Saharan music
2. North Saharan (Arabic
culture influence)
6. African Music Description
- Part of everyday activities
- Part of rites and ceremonies
- Not normally written down
- Relies on percussion
instruments
7. Occasions include:
- Childhood lullabies & play song
- Birthdays, Marriages & Funerals
- Religious, political, & tribal
occasions
8. Type of music
- Accompanied
- Unaccompanied solos,
duets and choruses.
18. Convert a folksong in an Afro musical
version. Create 6 groups in the class. The
following should be observed:
Accompanied, Unaccompanied, Strophic,
and Call and response.
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20. 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
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22. LANGUAGE SPOKEN
• Spanish is the “principal language”
• Portuguese
• Native American languages
• European languages
Over 420 languages!
