AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN AND POPULAR MUSIC

Soul music

Ain't No Mountain High enough Ben All I Could Do is Cry Soul to Soul Betcha by Golly Wow

Musical instruments used in Maracatu

Alfaia Drum Tarol Agbe Shekere Caixa Miniero or Ganza Gongue

Godfather of Soul

Brown was known as the

Blues music

Early Mornin' A House is Not a Home Billie's Blues

call and response songs

Mannish Boy - a signature song by Muddy Waters School Day - Ring, Ring goes the bell by Chuck Berry

Noted performers of the Rhythm and Blues genre

Ray Charles James Brown Cab Calloway Aretha Franklin John Lee Hooker

Soul forefathers

Sam Cookie and Jackie Wilson are acknowledged as

Spiritual music

We are Climbing Jacob's Ladder Rock My Soul When the Saints Go Marching In Peace Be Still

Reggae

a Jamaican sound dominated by bass guitar and drums

Were

a Muslim music performed often as a wake - up call for early breakfast and prayers during Ramadan celebrations

Marabi

a South-African three-chord township music of the 1930s-1960s which evolved into African Jazz

Kwassa Kwassa

a dance style began in Zaire in the late 1980s popularized by Kanda Bongo man

Zouk

a fast, carnival - like rhythmic music, from Creole slang word for "Party."

Antonio Carlos Jobim

a foremost figure of bossa nova. He became famous with his song "DESAFINADO" (1957)

Jit

a hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music played on drums with guitar accompaniment, influenced by mbira - based guitar styles

Soca

a modern Trinidadian and Tobago pop music combining "soul" and "calypso" music.

Blues

a musical form of the late 19th century that has had deep roots in African - American communities. It creates an expressive and soulful sound. The feelings that are evoked are normally associated with slight degrees of misfortune, loss in love, frustration, or loneliness

Jive

a popular form of South African Music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance

Juju

a popular music style from Nigeria that relies on the traditional Yoruba rhythms

Bossa

comes from the Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro means "trend" or "something charming." Integrating melody, harmony, and rhythm into a swaying feel, where the vocal style is often nasal

Maracatu

first surfaced in the African state of Pernambuco, combining the strong rhythms of African percussion instruments with Portuguese melodies

Call and Response

is a succession of two distinct musical phrases usually rendered by different musicians, where the second phrase acts a direct commentary on or response to the first. It also forms a strong resemblance to the verse-chorus form in many vocal compositions

African traditional music

is largely functional in nature, used primarily in ceremonial rites, such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations

Samba

is the basic underlying rhythm that typifies most Brazilian music

Son

it is a fusion of the popular music of Spain and the African rumba rhythms of Bantu Origin. Originating in Cuba, it is usually played with the Tres (Guitar)

Mariachi

it is an extremely popular band in Mexico whose original ensemble consisted of violins, guitars, harp, and enormous guitarron (acoustic bass guitar)

Sitti Navarro

known as "Philippines Queen of Bossa Nova." Some of her songs are Para Sa Akin, Hey Look at the Sun, Lost in Space, and Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw

Bob Marley

known as the proponent of reggae music. He was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician, and guitarist. He Achieved International fame and acclaim for songs such as One Love, Three Little Birds, No Woman, No Cry; Redemption Song; Stir It Up

Salsa

music in Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Colombian dance music. It comprises various musical genres including the Cuban son montuno, guaracha, chachacha, mambo and bolero

Latin music

music of Latin America is also called as

Apala (Akpala)

musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan

Bossa Nova

originated in 1958-59 as a movement effecting a radical change in the classic Cuban Samba

Axe

popular musical genre from Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil. It fuses the Afro -Caribbean styles of the march, reggae, and calypso

Afrobeat

term used to describe the fusion of West African with black American Music

Afro-Latin American Music

the African influence on Latin American music is most pronounced in its rich and varied rhythmic patterns produced by the drums and various percussion instrument

Nacoes

the maracatu groups were called "______" (nations) who paraded with drumming ensemble numbering up to 100, accompanied by a singer, chorus, and a coterie of dancers

Indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, African

the music of Latin America is the product of three major influences

Shekere/Sekere

the rattle

Spiritual

the texts are mainly religious, sometimes taken from psalms of Biblical Passages. The Vocal inflections, Negro accents, and dramatic dynamic changes add to the musical interest and effectiveness of the performance

Native American/Indian Music

this kind of music has a distinctive music element pertaining melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and dynamic. It includes courtship songs, dancing songs, and popular American or Canadian tunes like Amazing Grace, Dixie Jambalaya, and Sugar Time

Indigenous Latin American Music

this kind of music was largely functional in nature, being used for religious worship and ceremonies

Agidigbo

thumb piano

Agogo-bell

two or three talking drums

Soul

was a popular music genre of the 1950s and 1960s. It originated in the United States. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues, and often jazz. The catchy rhythms are accompanied by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves which are among its important features