Salsa
History and Culture
Latin Instruments
Music Vocabulary
Samba
100
Salsa is a genre of this style of music
What is Latin?
100

Where salsa music originated

What is Cuba?

100

This type of instruments includes the maracas, guiro and claves

What is percussion?

100
The term used to describe a group of musicians that play salsa music
What is ensemble?
100
Where samba music originated
What is Brazil?
200
Salsa musician who composed "Oye como va"
Who is Tito Puente?
200
Salsa and samba music emerged around this time
What is the early 1900's?
200
These salsa instruments are played by shaking
What are maracas?
200
Both samba and salsa music includes this, a group of singers who sing the chorus
What is choir?
200
The most common type of instrument used in samba music
What is percussion
300
Salsa ensembles usually include these two types of drums
What is are conga drums and bongos?
300
A traditional samba parade that occurs every year in Rio de Janeiro
What is Carnival (Carnaval)
300
The section of musicians that include trumpets and trombones
What is the horn section?
300
The music structure of both Salsa and Samba includes these two elements
What is melody(song) and rhythm(percussion)
300
The Brazilian name of a percussion instrument that is played by shaking
What is the Chocalho or Pandeiro?
400
The ______________ is a common and basic move in Salsa dancing.
What is the side step?
400
This Brazilian musician composed the popular samba song "Mas que nada."
Who is Sergio Mendes?
400
A common instrument used in both Salsa and Samba bands
What are drums (percussion)?
400
Salsa and Samba songs typically have these two parts
What are verse and chorus?
400
Traditional Samba dancing emphasizes movement in this part of the body
What are the hips?
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