Part 1: Bridges
Part 2: The Salsa Revoution
Part 3: The Chicano Wave
Part 4: Divas & Superstars
Fun Facts
100
Complete the phrase: Machito & ______________________
Afro-Cubans
100
What record label dominated salsa in the 1970's?
Fania
100
Who was the first Mexican-American rock star?
Ritchie Valens
100
Where did Latin Pop originate?
Miami
100
What was controversial about the TV show "I Love Lucy"
Lucy & Ricky were an interracial couple.
200
Latin dance craze of the 1930's
Rumba
200
What term is used to describe Puerto Ricans born in New York?
Nuyoricans
200
Why did Little Joe change his band's name?
to embrace his Chicano roots
200
Who was the first Latin Pop group?
Miami Sound Machine
200
Who is the biggest selling salsa performer of all time?
Marc Anthony
300
What instrument (introduced in the 1940's) revolutionized Latin music?
Congas
300
What is the birthplace of salsa?
New York City
300
Which instruments are used in conjunto music?
accordion & 12 string bass
300
Before Shakira began sining in English, she was well-known in Latin America as ________________________.
an alternative rocker
300
What boy band was Ricky Martin part of?
Menudo
400
What broadened Latin music's appeal in the 1950's?
cha-cha-cha
400
What did Ruben Blades bring to salsa?
lyrical sophistication
400
When was Selena's English-language album released?
1995
400
What was the first Reggaeton crossover hit?
Gasolina
400
Who is responsible for reviving salsa music (in the 1990's)?
Sergio George
500
Who were the big three?
Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Machito & his Afro-Cubans
500
What happened when the Fania All-Stars preformed at Yankee Stadium?
riot
500
What kept Freddie Fender's career from taking off (right away)?
he went to jail for 5 years
500
What genre of music did Juanes play in Colombia?
heavy metal
500
What was Ricky Martin's first hit (English) single?
Living la Vida Loca
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