MUS200H1 Lecture : Notes_LatinAmerica.doc
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Musical traditions that are syntheses of many styles. Indigenous peoples music plays a large role (central amazon basin, brazil) Rainforest people, dependent on forest for survival; defined by their ceremonies in which. The suy attribute composition to natural forces (animals, fish, insects, plants), channeled through a medium whose spirit is temporarily suspended to a receiver (pupil) them. Through exogamous marriage and warfare they encountered new songs, and assimilated. This myth deals with the origins of staples, like sweet potatoes, corn, & manioc. Grunts, whistles, heavy breathing, other sound effects, text fragments, etc. affected. Root chew root eat juice drink, eat in the way that your masters do, drinks and isn"t. Purpose: weaning a child to solid food by invoking the spirit of a pig. Speaker is telling a group of men about the kinds of social and behavioural considerations that are involved in the selection of a wife for a young man.
