Music 12 Unit 8: Latin Music in the United States || All Solved.
The tango originated in Puerto Rico correct answers False
"El Manisero" was the first authentic Cuban song that enjoyed widespread popularity with
American audiences correct answers True
The cha-cha-cha was the first of the twentieth-century Latin dance fads in the United States
correct answers False
The two most important "mambo kings" mentioned in the text are Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado
correct answers False
The habanera entered the United States by way of Mexico correct answers True
The rumba evolved from an Afro-Cuban dance called the mambo correct answers False
A clave rhythm pattern usually consists of five irregularly spaced taps spread over two four-beat
measures correct answers True
Of all the famous bandleaders in Hollywood, the most filmed bandleader was Xavier Cugat
correct answers True
The show I Love Lucy illustrated the blending of Latin music/musicians into American culture
correct answers True
The downtown Latin style was intended for the Latin community while the uptown Latin style
was for the white American market correct answers False
The uptown Latin style featured heavier percussion and denser, more complex rhythmic texture
to appeal to the ever growing Latin community in New York correct answers True
The tango originated in Puerto Rico correct answers False
"El Manisero" was the first authentic Cuban song that enjoyed widespread popularity with
American audiences correct answers True
The cha-cha-cha was the first of the twentieth-century Latin dance fads in the United States
correct answers False
The two most important "mambo kings" mentioned in the text are Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado
correct answers False
The habanera entered the United States by way of Mexico correct answers True
The rumba evolved from an Afro-Cuban dance called the mambo correct answers False
A clave rhythm pattern usually consists of five irregularly spaced taps spread over two four-beat
measures correct answers True
Of all the famous bandleaders in Hollywood, the most filmed bandleader was Xavier Cugat
correct answers True
The show I Love Lucy illustrated the blending of Latin music/musicians into American culture
correct answers True
The downtown Latin style was intended for the Latin community while the uptown Latin style
was for the white American market correct answers False
The uptown Latin style featured heavier percussion and denser, more complex rhythmic texture
to appeal to the ever growing Latin community in New York correct answers True
