Lo todocomenzó en España
- La tradición musical de España comenzóen tres partesprincipales.
- Pais Vasco
- El Norte
- Andalucía (en el sur)
La música de Pais Vasco
- In Pais Vasco live the Basques.
- Uses a lot of vocals.
- Txalaparta (a wooden instrument played with sticks)
- Txistu (a one-handed shepherd's flute)
- Alboka (a horn-clarinet).
- They also use various trumpets and drums.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=505x6YgAgyc
La música del norte
- Jota-music has a relatively up-beat, rhythmic style.
- Castanets, flutes, tambourines and guitars
- .Sometimes has a slower beat in other parts of Spain.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3PmJiNQGI
La música de Andalucía
- Flamenco was born in southern Spain.
- Blend of gypsy influence and Spanish influence.
- Moors introduced a guitar-like instrument ('al Khitara').
- Accompanied by dancing, drums and hand-clapping.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIG0r0CCBBw
Bachata
- Bachata originated in the Dominican Republic .
- Spread to Latin America and Mediterranean Europe.
- Often romantic; tales of heartbreak and sadness.
- Bachata, the dance form, also developed with the music.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb5oKZExypo
Salsa
- Originated in Cuba.- The term "Salsa"
began to be used in New York City during the 1970s.
- Influenced by many gentres, including Puerto Rican bombaand plena, Dominican merengue, and Colombian cumbia.
- Also influenced by Latin jazz.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4e7VcnWCT0
Merengue
- Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic, around the 1850’s.
- Rafael Trujillo, dictator from 1930 to 1961, declared it the cnational music and dance style.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DExpTjbnssM&feature=player_detailpage
Tango
- Tango began in Buenos Aires, Argentina
-Tango is a style of ballroom dance music
Played by a sextet, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two
bandoneóns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXhQNRsH3uc
Cumbia
- Cumbia comes from Columbia.
- Influenced by Native Colombians, West Africans and Europeans.
- Popular in the Andean region and the Southern Cone.
- More popular than the salsa in many parts of Columbia.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpAHUT0gam4\
Música de Guatemala
- Marimba is a popular type of music in Guatemala
- First mentioned in history in 1680
- Bands include a smaller marimba for three players, a larger marimba for four players, drums, a string bass.
- Some bands have saxophones, trumpets and a trombone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0x_W58RXes
Puerto Rico
- Reggaeton got its start in Panama, but more of it is produced in Puerto Rico than anywhere else.
- Spanish-language version of Jamaican dancehall music
- Most popular dance music in the Spanish CaribbeanDaddyYankee and Don Omar
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtqPEKuCJc
Mexico
- The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad.
- The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants.
- Consists of 1) a greeting from the singer and prologue to the story; 2) the story itself; 3) a moral and farewell from the singer.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a28XL2Kw6IE