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religion - rumba - son
-African ritual
Religious drumming and chanting traditions
influenced rumba rhythms
Those rhythms later became part of son, the foundation of salsa
call-and-response
singing-where one singer (or group) sings a phrase and another singer or group answers it. It
creates a musical conversation.
Example pattern:
Lead singer: "Vamos a bailar!"
Chorus: "¡Vamos!"
improvised dance
community participation
Santería
- ceremonies involving music used to communicate with spirits.
examples-
-Batá drum rhythms for specific orishas
-Chanting in Yoruba language
-Dance that represents the orisha
orishas
, -spiritual forces in Santería
each orisha has specific rhythms and songs
drumming patterns are used to call the spirit
Chango (Santa Barbara)-orshia dance
-Chango is identified with Saint Barbara, e blending of African religion and Catholicism.
-important orisha associated with thunder, power, and drums.
-Musically:
strong drum rhythms
energetic dancing
red and white symbolic colors
Transformativity
- African traditions adapted but survived in the Americas.
Son
-Son combines Spanish lyrical and harmonic traditions with African rhythmic patterns
Bomba
Strong call-and-response singing.
A musical conversation between dancer, drummer, and singers.
Plena
hand drums called panderetas.
Lyrics tell stories about daily life, news, or social events.
"the newspaper of the people."
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religion - rumba - son
-African ritual
Religious drumming and chanting traditions
influenced rumba rhythms
Those rhythms later became part of son, the foundation of salsa
call-and-response
singing-where one singer (or group) sings a phrase and another singer or group answers it. It
creates a musical conversation.
Example pattern:
Lead singer: "Vamos a bailar!"
Chorus: "¡Vamos!"
improvised dance
community participation
Santería
- ceremonies involving music used to communicate with spirits.
examples-
-Batá drum rhythms for specific orishas
-Chanting in Yoruba language
-Dance that represents the orisha
orishas
, -spiritual forces in Santería
each orisha has specific rhythms and songs
drumming patterns are used to call the spirit
Chango (Santa Barbara)-orshia dance
-Chango is identified with Saint Barbara, e blending of African religion and Catholicism.
-important orisha associated with thunder, power, and drums.
-Musically:
strong drum rhythms
energetic dancing
red and white symbolic colors
Transformativity
- African traditions adapted but survived in the Americas.
Son
-Son combines Spanish lyrical and harmonic traditions with African rhythmic patterns
Bomba
Strong call-and-response singing.
A musical conversation between dancer, drummer, and singers.
Plena
hand drums called panderetas.
Lyrics tell stories about daily life, news, or social events.
"the newspaper of the people."
