The movie ‘From Mambo to Hip-Hop’ is a great documentary about a revolution in the entertainment industry. It talks of evolution on Salsa music and Hip-Hop culture in suburbs of New York. South Bronx is a ghetto neighbourhood. The people living in the area are challenged economically. There is a record of high cases of violence that exist in the streets due to high crime rate and drugs being traded as a means of survival (Gordon, 2005). Most of the people living in the area are descendants of African
In this brief poem by Martin Espada titled “Latin Night at the Pawnshop,” sacrifice is a harsh reality met by many people who come to America searching for the ultimate American dream. This unpleasant portrait of America represents the tension between societies that unify a mixture of cultures versus a society that requires people to renounce part of their cultural characteristics to assimilate into their new community. The complete set of instruments of a salsa band is for sale in a pawnshop window
islands with a large number Latin American population too. South Bronx has got influence from the Caribbean culture in the beginning of twentieth century. (Gordon 2005) says immigrants greatly influenced the culture in areas they settled in America. Conga drums and
never a day that I did not wake up to the sound of loud salsa music blaring. Or to the loud voices of my mother or grandmother talking. To anyone else this “talking” would surely be mistaken for an argument or fight. Cuba is where salsa music and the conga drum originated so we tend to be very prideful of this. One of the greatest salsa singer/writer was the late Celia Cruz. She was somewhat of a hero to Cuban people; seeing as though she had been a Cuban refugee, and became a great success in the U
ensemble. The event was at the college Mount San Jacinto in Menifee, California at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble is Menifee Jazz ensemble which consisted of outstanding instrument players. The instruments included were trumpets, trombones, saxophone, drums, congas, piano, bass, and guitar. Menifee Jazz Ensemble collectively performed 10 pieces, but the three that stood out and stuck to me the most prominently for different reasons that I'll explain why were "What is hip", "Baby Brown", and "I'll Take Les."
doing moves at the same time when a caller says to do it. The last interesting syle is the New York style. This style mainly focuses on body isolation and body movements and is danced on only the beat of two. On the beat of two the couples hear the conga drum pattern and they are suppose to reflect on the music. They often think that this is a time to reflect on the where the music was originated from. This style focuses more on the partners separating and doing
In Martin Espada’s 1987 poem “Latin Night at the Pawnshop,” setting affects the mood of this poem. First, the title highlights setting in this poem. It is nighttime. In contrast to the night, the poet’s use of “Latin” invokes colorful images of Latino Culture. Furthermore, combining the words Latin and night creates a vivid mental picture of fiesta for me. This might be because of the many nights I’ve spent in Mexico. Nonetheless, had Espada made the title “Latin Day at the Pawnshop”, I would be
During this movement, every instrument was present and heard including the piano. The instruments played in this section were the piano, drums, electric guitar, double bass, saxophone, conga, marimba, and trombone. This section seemed to have a tempo and a steady beat, unlike the opening piece. The segment also seemed to be more mellowed out with very few high pitches. There were forms of imitations and from the opening piece however in
This is the first time I have heard Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run. I like the lyrics to the song, it contains a love story of leaving town with the girl he loves. The song is really heavy with the drums and guitar. Bruce Springsteen also has a soft voice in this song. I’m shocked that this song took six months to make. It says that this song was avoiding the glam and stadium rock to establish a personal connection with the audience and the performer. The song touches the audience soul and creates
innovation Machito contributed to the Salsa community was the significance of the instrumentation. Traditionally, Salsa had often emphasized the main lead singer and the vocal parts to Salsa, but due to the use of newer instrumentation of the use of congas, bongos, and timbales there was a need to create a triumvirate between these three instruments, which led to the basis of most Salsa music. With the triumvirate of the three percussion instruments, the horns also adapted the same rhythmic vocabulary
I attended “The Spring Jazz Collaboration” featuring the “CSI Jazz Combo”, “Swing Band”, and “Madrigal Ensemble” on March 9th. At first I thought it was just going to be three people playing the saxophone, the drums, and the bass. I was obviously wrong. Each song had their unique sound. I really liked how each musician had their own solo because it helped me hear the instrument and know what they sound like and that’s coming from a person who had never experienced a Jazz concert. The concert was
Afro-Cuban Music African music has had a major influence on Cuban culture beginning in the early 1550’s through slave trade. Thousands of slaves were brought to Spain in the 1400’s and eventually migrated to Cuba. Since these “Ladinos” were accustomed to Spanish culture and language, they easily were able to get by in Cuba and even escape slavery. As a result, Slave owners in Cuba brought more slaves directly from Africa. In 1526, a Royal Decree allowed slaves to buy their freedom, resulting in
The American Jazz Saxophonist Charlie Parker once said, “Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But man, there’s not a boundary line to art.” Therefore, don’t expect after reading this article that you are going to be able to create millionaires-hits-songs, but take this as the first step in your long way to create a well-produced Bachata. The genre of Bachata was originated
The early salsa music from 1970-1980 will be the focus for this world music genre study. Salsa music includes salsa music and songs, which was developed in New York before its recognition in 1970s. Cuban as the origin of salsa, however, it was believed that the first salsa music was from New York before 1970. ‘Salsa’ has the meaning of ‘sauce’ and it was a product of the interaction between Afro-American and Latin people in New York City who tried to gather together to identify their culture and
Latin Jazz Last Sunday I went to jazz bar in Manhattan and I listened “Latin Jazz?E Latin jazz is “a fusion of African and indigenous rhythms from the entire Latin American Diaspora with the language of jazz?E It was first known as coop, but you are now familiar with it as afro-Cuban. When talking about afro-Cuban jazz, it is difficult to not mention certain turning points in history that made this music possible. The roots of much, of the music might be traced back to African Cuban slaves. In Cuba
Music has continued to change throughout each decade but every decade have somebody that inspired the people with the music. Marc Anthony Muniz born September 16, 1968, better known by his stage name Marc Anthony, is an American actor, singer, record producer, and television producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and five-time Latin Grammy winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and
When Gloria Estefan was immortalized a few years ago with her own wax figure at Madame Tussaud's museum, the honor was yet another vote in favor of the Cuban singer/songwriter's lasting contributions to global pop culture. Her wax figure is in the company of the museum's gallery of celebrities, but it's safe to say that Estefan is truly one of a kind. During the past 20 years--and through the sale of 70 million albums and singles combined--the enigmatic Estefan has broken the mold with her roster
He has always loved jazz and what it stands for, the new york times says “Mongo Santamaria, a Cuban conga player and percussionist who arrived in New York at the beginning of the jazz-Latin fusion and was arguably the most popular Latin musician of the 1960's, died on Saturday. He was 85”(Ben Ratliff). This quote from the New York Times tells us that Mongo
Brass section Edit The brass section is a collective term for the trombone and trumpet sections. Quite often these sections play the same phrases and rhythms, for a powerful, brassy sound. These instruments can also make use of sound-changing mutes, which are widely used in jazz. Trumpets Edit The trumpet section usually comprises four (sometimes five) players, each playing a separate part. The section leader is usually the first (or lead) trumpet, who plays the highest and most strenuous part. When
for African slaves, and they were also prone to diseases from there. The trans-Atlantic slave trade banned slavery, making it so Europeans wanted to seize countries with force. For the first time, they explored. King leopard of Belgium buying the Conga free state is an example of what was starting. The countries noticed that the claiming of Africa may lead to a war. They held a conference to peacefully divvy up Africa. No Africans were invited to this conference. The driving forces behind imperialism