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A folk musician who was blacklisted, yet still reached a wide audience, largely through participatory music.
Pete Seeger
A genre of music that combines elements of American jazz and Afro-cuban folk music.
What is Afro-Cuban jazz?
The interest of singers and musicians from outside of a regional, racial, or ethnic group in perpetuating its traditional music.
What is a folk revival?
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What is "This Land is Your Land"?
A war that lasted twenty years (1955–1975), resulting in over 2 million civilian deaths and a large protest movement in the United States.
What is the Vietnam War?
The "High Priestess of Soul" who used her music to promote militant and separatist messages during the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Nina Simone?
A Mexican music genre originally associated with the working class.
What is mariachi?
A neighborhood south of Harlem, NYC where many hispanic immigrants settled during the twentieth century, many of whom brought their music traditions with them.
What is Spanish Harlem or "El barrio"?
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The Jew's Harp
The promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism that reached a height during the 1950s.
What is The Red Scare?
A folk singer who marketed themselves as a working class American, known for singing about the experiences of Dust Bowl refugees.
Who is Woody Guthrie?
A genre known for smooth, lyrical singing, call & response, melismas, and a strong gospel & blues influence.
What is soul?
A verse structure used in jíbaro songs that consists of 10 lines with 8 syllables each and a complex rhyme scheme.
What is décima?
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"We Shall Overcome"
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What is Charles Mingus's "Fables of Faubus"?
The accordion virtuoso and norteño musician largely credited with reviving popularity of Mother's Day serenatas.
Who is Thomás Granado?
A 19th-c. Puerto Rican music genre used to spread news about current events.
The layering of multiple, independent rhythmic ideas on top of one another.
What is polyrhythm?
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What is norteño music?
The name for an informal gathering of folk musicians that became widely popular during the folk music revival of the 1950s & 1960s.
What is a hootenanny?
The two musicians who brought their individual backgrounds in jazz and Afro-Cuban music together in 1964 to create something new.
Who are Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo?
Folk songs that originated in Puerto Rico, were brought to the US by the 1930s, and are sung by a travador.
What is jíbaro?
The type of drums Ezequiel Torres builds that are used in Santeria religious practices.
What are bata drums?
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A very large, six-string instrument that is used as a bass in mariachi ensembles
What is a guitarrón?