BIOL 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Maraca, Lyric Poetry, Spirit Possession
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In uence of rastafarian religion & philosophy uses synthesizers and electric organ cool (i. e. smooth) and political. Brass sections (lots of trombones) cuatro (often replaced by the piano) congas claves maraca bongos double bass guitar. Pro table french colony 20th c marked by violent dictatorships fetich (syncretism) -- the amalgamation of different religions. Syncretism: yoruba rituals + catholicism deity = orishas = catholic saints spiritual possession bata drums polyrhythmic, time-telephone circuit formula , and call-and response. Haitian rotation in uenced by the french and american rotation. Guitar &voice are central, not percussion sophisticated harmonies, tonal pattern , arrangement , and lyric poem intimate signing, samba-derived guitar strumming. Created through an internationalization - jamaican medicine as transnational global music (representing the minority ) Upbeat and fasting , harmonically simple merengue tipico: tampura + accordion + guira (latter adde d sax) merengue de orquesta fusilamiento -- shooting death penalty.
