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Latin and World Music
World music is the global music that includes traditional music or folk music of a culture. Latin American music is said to be a world music. Its many varieties include Pre-Columbian traditions; the Argentine, Uruguayan and nuevo tangos; Soca, Calypso, Punta, cumbia, vallenato, Cueca, Boleros, Rockoleras, ranchera, Palo de Mayo, Marinera, Tondero, Candombe, Zouk and recent Reggaeton.
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Where is Edmundo Ros the latin band musician?
He lives in Spain now and will be 100 years old this week
Maqam is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music, which is mainly melodic. The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or rank. The Arabic maqam is a melody type. Each maqam is built on a scale, and carries a tradition that defines its habitual phrases, important notes, melodic development and modulation. Both compositions and improvisations in traditional Arabic music are based on the maqam system. Maqams can be realized with either vocal or instrumental music, and do not include a rhythmic component.
Some traditional instruments are guitars, violins, horns, and bass. Mariachis are Mexican bands that play the traditional instruments. The Samba originated from a Afro- Brazillian couples dance and the Bossa nova evolved from the Samba but it has less precussion.
Most of the instruments used in latin American music is based on percussion e.g the surdo which is known as the heart of the samba.
chanchona is the salvadorean version of cumbia, a colombian type of music.
When is it believed Gamelan music was first heard?
Gamelan music is quite old, going back to times before historical records were kept in Indonesia. Is known that it predates the Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia.
However, what I think you are getting at is it's first public exposure to Europeans at the 1889 Paris exposition. This is thought to have greatly influenced the composer Claude Debussy.
What is the style of music that the harp plays?
Harp playes any style of music. My friend a harpist and composer writes and preforms pop music. I myself play classical.My other friend enjoys playing Irish Jigs and air with me.
Are there any Latin Count rappers?
The only rapper I know in the Latin Counts gang is Uzi Boo...........
How did bachata come to the US?
Bachata came to the United States through immigrants and Latino communities. The movie Dirty Dancing made it popular among those outside the Latino community.
What are the cultures of Brazil?
Brazilian culture reflects the various peoples who make up the Demographics of this South American country: Indians, Europeans, Africans, Asians, Arabs etc. As a result of the intense miscegenation of peoples, there was a peculiar cultural reality, which summarizes the various cultures.
Some of the popular music genre originating in Brazil are the most popular Choro, Samba, Bossa Nova and Musica Popular Brasilians.
About three quarters of the population follows the Roman Catholic religion, which makes the country the absolute number of Catholics in the world. There is still a small number of followers of the Brazilian Catholic Church. Here Protestantism 15 percent of the population (mostly by Pentecostal evangelical churches), 1 percent is spirit, 0.5 percent is a Jehovah's Witness and nearly 7 percent have no religion. Other religions, although few practitioners deserve quotation are religions of African origin (sometimes practiced in syncretism with the Catholic religion), like Umbanda and Candomble. Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism (Hare Krishna) have a small number of followers in Brazil, often concentrated in cities in South, Southeast and Northeast.
How do you download music on 4shared?
click the link you want to download and wait a few seconds and then download.
A cantata written by the German composer Carl Orff during the beginnning of the 20th century, based on old medieval poems.
What song is in the sample video for Thainee?
im not sure, here is some free thainee stuff though :)
http://www.thainee.org/category/thainee/
http://www.thainee.org/posts/thainee-bikini.html
http://www.solopimps.com/2008/04/thainee-gallery/
http://asianbutterflies.com/galleries/8/th/050_02/th/1588404.html Solid Base the song is 'I Like It'
Where can you see a picture of the national flower of Spain?
You can see the national flower of Spain, the carnation, at any floral shop. In Spanish, it is called the clavel. It symbolizes passion.
What popular latin song from about 5 years ago sounds like Mohombi - Bumpy Ride?
The only thing I can think of is Kevin Lyttle's Turn Me On, that might be it? Hope this helps :)
What are Bakan's five propositions for exploring world music?
Proposition 1: The Basic Property of All Music Is Sound
Proposition 2: The Sounds (and Silences) That Comprise
a Musical Work Are Organized in Some Way
Proposition 3: Sounds Are Organized into Music by People;
Thus, Music Is a Form of Humanly Organized Sound
Proposition 4: Music Is a Product of Human Intention
and Perception
Proposition 5: The Term
Music Is Inescapably Tied
to Western Culture and Its Assumptions
Where is lorna singer of papi chulo from?
Lorna Zarina Aponte, better known simply as Lorna,was born in Panamá.
