The Pua that Blossoms Overtime As I sat at my desk one rainy afternoon, looking for some type of inspiration to finish my debate paper for my Political Science course, I unintentionally clicked on “Kaulana Nā Pua” by the Kuleana Project. I had heard this composition many times before in poems, songs, chants, and it was also sung once to close an event I attended. However, as the music played through my speaker, the tears ran down my cheeks. I knew this was exactly what I needed to complete my assignment
Introduction World music may sound as simple as its name suggests, however the world music phenomenon expresses a deeper story that many people seem to miss. There is so much that makes up a world music genre, but what we hear about it is not always the easiest to decipher and generally comes from powerful and large organisations, where not all of it is explained thoroughly. A lot of their understanding comes from what they are only interested in and most important stories and factors are either
Twentieth century Latin America was a period of cultural renaissance: from the birth of the rock movement in Mexico to the rise of nueva canción in Chile, youth were finding new ways of expressing themselves within the confines of their governments. The dawn of cultural upheaval in Mexico was rock n’ roll, a movement inspired by US artists that defied traditional social values in favor of lax morality and propagated the raucous spirit of youth. Following rock n’ roll were rock, a period of more socially
On the other end of the spectrum, the Mexican rock movement originated from outside the country, specifically from the US and UK, with roots in jazz and African rhythms (Zolov 17–18). Rock music was performed more by bands such as Los Locos del Ritmo and Los Dug Dugs during both its initial stage and counterculture movement, so the general standard for instruments was a guitar, bass, drums, and piano (Zolov 95). Another distinguishing feature of rock n’ roll was that it wasn’t simply meant for listening