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Latin America terms
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06/27/2009

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son
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traditionally mestizo Latin American music, now-wide variety of different song and dance types, all use sesquialtera (simple triple/compound duple
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Huasteco
Definition
(northern Varacruz) 3 instruments lead violin (virtuosic), 2 guitars, dancing, vocalist in falsetto
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mestizo
Definition
Latin American people or music of mixed heritages
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bossa nova
Definition
Brazil- relaxed modern samba influenced by cool jazz
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merengue
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Dominican Republic- fast african-influenced with distinctive simple duple rhythms
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samba
Definition
Brazil-Simple duple syncopated dance known in many rural, urban, ballroom types
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rumba
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Cuba-Highly symcopated simple duple rural dance, later known in ballroom
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tango
Definition
Argentina- Slow urban couple dance with pronounced down beats
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Astor Piazzola
Definition
Bandoneon (squeeze box) player from Argentina, composer of tango
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conjunto
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generic term for folk band in Mexico, became associated with popular bands of N. Mexico and S.W. United States
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nortenno
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Border music
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Jarocho
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Band(Veracruz, Mexico)known for fast lively dances/songs "La Bamba"
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mariachi
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Folk music in (now pan-Mexican)Mexico, started in the Jalisco farms, harp violins,
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hauyno
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Andean folk dance, most pupular dance from And3ies, duple meter, lon-short-=short, syncopated, lilting melody
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guitarron
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in Mexico portable bass guitar that replaced harp
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requinto
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in Veracruz- small guitar with 4 or 5 strings
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siku
Definition
pan pipes common in Andes/High Amazon
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elements
Definition
use of harmony, parallel 3rds, paired phrases, distinctive dance rhythms, rhythm guitars
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copla
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verse/stanza-Spain
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estribillo
Definition
refrain-Spain
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gitano
Definition
Spanish gypsies
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Andalucia
Definition
S.Spain location of Gypsies
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conte hondo
Definition
Style of vocal music, raspy, timber, melismas, ornamented, passionate ferocity-Gitano
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Jose Reyes
Definition
Father of Gypsie Kings
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norteno (conjunto)
Definition
border music, accordians, uses corrido pieces and polka
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corrido
Definition
narrative style piece with verses you can add, change, alter (medium sized mexican killed a local authority...)
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nortano polka
Definition
used in border music, brought to border areas by Bohemian migrant workers, in 2,
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charros
Definition
Marriachi regalia
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zapateados
Definition
flamenco foot percussion
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cante hondo
Definition
traditional Spanish gypsies flamenco vocal forms
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pans
Definition
steel drums made of materials on hand in Tobago and Trinadad
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panist
Definition
someone who plays the pans (steel drums)
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