Origins
Where did reggae music originate?
Jamaica.
Name 2 genres from Cuba
Mambo, son, bolero, salsa, etc...
What is a really fast dance that includes a lot of knee moving?
Merengue
Which Colombian music genre is a blend of African, Indigenous, and Spanish music traditions?
Cumbia
Who is the famous singer and dancer from Cuba known as the "Queen of Salsa"?
Celia Cruz
Calypso music originated in which Caribbean country?
Trinidad and Tobago.
Name 2 genres apart from Reggae that come from Jamaica.
Ska, Rocksteady, Dancehall, Ragga, etc...
What is a really slow dance that has a very strong 1,2,3 pattern?
Bachata
What is the name of the accordion-driven music genre from Colombia?
Vallenato
Salsa music has its origins in which two countries?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
What genre of music, originating in the Dominican Republic, focuses on storytelling and dance?
Bachata
Name the two main genres from Dominican Republic.
Bachata and Merengue
What dance style is traditionally performed to calypso music during Carnival and it includes a large stick?
Calypso
Which Colombian city is known as the heart of the country's salsa scene?
Cali.
What is the signature instrument used in reggae music?
Guitar.
Which popular Caribbean dance style originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s? Especially for Dancing.
Dancehall
Name 3 Salsa artists.
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What fast-paced dance style, performed during Jamaican dancehall parties, is characterized by its energetic moves and acrobatics?
Dancehall
Wich genre is deeply connected and based in an African genre called Soukus?
Champeta.
What region of Colombia is known for its influence on the Afro-Colombian genre known as Currulao, Mapale, Torbellino, etc...?
Pacific Coast
The music style "reggaeton" has its roots in which two countries?
Panama and Puerto Rico.
What style of music, originating in Puerto Rico, mixes hip-hop, Latin, and Caribbean sounds and became popular worldwide in the 2000s?
Reggaeton
With of these 3 is almost impossible to dance without a couple: Raggeaton, Salsa or Merengue?
Salsa
Which coastal Colombian city is renowned for its annual Carnival, one of the biggest in Latin America?
Barranquilla