La Música del Mundo Hispano

Music of the Spanish-Speaking World

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