Dance Fads
What was the first Latin dance "fad"?
The tango
Who was responsible for bringing the tango back to the US through a Broadway show?
Irene & Vernon Castle
What was the term for the Americanized Latin song?
Beguine
Where did the rumba and the habanera originate from?
Cuba
What was the dance fad that was created in the United States, that wanted to combine Cuban rhythm with the horn sound of swing?
The mambo
Who were the two mambo kings?
Tito Puente and Perez Prado
What is the rhythm pattern that is named after the instrument it is typically played by?
Clave rhythm
What are the two distinct Latin styles among Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians?
What was a Latin dance that gained some of its popularity through a popular opera in 1875?
The habanera
Who helped commercialize Latin music by simplifying rhythms that tailored to American composers and musicians, and led an orchestra that was the most visible evidence of a growing Latin musical presence in the US?
Xavier Cugat
What was the rhythmic basis for the tango?
The habanera
Who were the two people who helped develop the mambo?
Frank Grillo (Machito) and Mario Bauza
What was the dance fad that became popular from Cuban commercial radio?
The rumba
Which significant figure in Latin music in the US aided in finding the American Latin style, and famously wrote Latin songs that had nothing to do with the culture?
Cole Porter
What are the two prominent features in Latin music?
Features more percussion instruments and dense, complex rhythmic textures
What makes Americanized Latin rhythm different from an authentic Latin rhythm?
An Americanized Latin rhythm divides the beat equally, the Latin rhythm is the opposite
What was different about when the rumba gained popularity compared to the mambo?
The mambo had a larger, more willing audience, which resulted in it remaining authentic to Cuban rhythms and sounds. The rumba did not have the same audience, which resulted in the simplification of its rhythms as time went on
Which composer famously composed an habanera featured in his opera, Carmen?
Georges Bizet
What does the clave pattern consist of?
Why did American composers simplify Latin rhythms?
The Latin rhythms felt unnatural to them, so they simplified them to fit their own musical understanding. This would accommodate the American composers and musicians, and would eventually become the most familiar form of Latin music in the US.