FAMST 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Son (Music), Tipico, Xylophone
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Cosmopolitan flare in his music, blended musical influences. Began performing on "la hora intima" - mexico city radio show. Integrating the sounds of mexico into a whole. Became famous for his "boleros" - romantic ballads (rooted in cuba) Sensorial, affective, and emotional response to the sound. Not everyone spoke spanish at the time, but it still could reach people emotionally. But to people who do speak spanish, can be comforting and offer a sense of culture. Caribbean and cuban influences appropriated into mexican context. Used to be a quartet, but expanded to a sextet. Use some of the original instruments of the son: the botija and unique square bongo Son cubano = style of music and dance originating in cuba, gaining worldwide popularity in 1930s. Popularization began with the arrival of radio broadcasting in 1922. Havana became a haven for americans evading prohibition laws - center for. Marimba (influenced by chiapas, africa and central america)
