MUS 2382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Music Of Cuba, Mariachi, Sikuri

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 2382
• Professor: Genevieve Boucher

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M u s 2 3 8 2 : l e c t u r e 9. C a r i b b e a n , & s o u t h a m e r i c a. M o n d a y , m a r c h 2 7 , 2 0 1 7. The c a r ibb e a n. Linguistic diversity due to colonization (all colonized by the british) o. Prior to colonization: indigenous groups on the islands: most population today is of european or african descent (may have mixed ancestry with indigenous groups) Slave trade from africa brought many different population groups: when british abolished the slave trade in 1843, many indentured workers were imported from british-india and china to supplement the workers. Cross-cultural creations: most islands will have some european cultural heritage, and some ethnic groups that are important o.