VPMA99H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Simon & Garfunkel, Strophic Form, Spirit Possession
11 Apr 2015
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Lecture 8: music of latin america and the caribbean. Latin america south & central america colonized by latin culture = spain and. Also portuguese in brazil and native languages, e. g. quechua. African (large numbers of slaves who came to the area) Degree of influence varies from place to place. Many racially mixed groups mestizo, usually of spanish/indian descent. Usually refers to music, dance, instruments based on a combination of native indian and. In some cases african elements are included too. Example the marimba (african xylophone) is used by afro-american communities as well as adapted mestizos. Yoruba is also prominent where roman catholicism is prominent. Harp is seen to be indigenous, but was actually brought over from europe. All highlands music are similar, while all lowlands music are similar. Costumed dances encouraged by missionaries to make catholicism appear more attractive to converts. Musical instruments stringed instruments brought from europe, e. g. harp, violin, mandolin, accordion and guitar(particularly important).
