Peru
A box shaped musical instrument. The player sits on the instrument and hits the front and/or sides to make sound.
What is the cajon?
Two of the instruments used in Santana's trademark musical sound are __________ and ___________.
(Name two of) timbales, congas, cowbell, electric organ, fiery lead guitar
This musical style is the oldest of Mexican's many styles of folk music.
What is mariachi?
Timbale player (percussionist) from Puerto Rico who merged Latin grooves with big band jazz?
Who was Tito Puente?
The term "pans" from Trinidad and Tobago refer to these instruments.
What are steel drums?
The quena instrument of Peru can be compared to sound like this instrument.
What is the flute?
The famous festival Santana performed at that greatly increased his popularity.
What is Woodstock?
Singers of this Mexican musical style are often female and sing about lost hope, love, and other tragic circumstances.
What is ranchera style?
Jibaros are inland farmers of what country?
What is Puerto Rico?
Gwo ka is the home-grown musical style from what country?
What is Guadeloupe?
This instrument's body was traditionally made from the shell of an armadillo.
What is the charango?
Santana's first album was titled _____________.
What is Santana?
This musical style mixes the polka traditions of Germany and Eastern Europe with Mexican and American country music.
What is conjunto?
This Puerto Rican style of music was considered the highest expression of Puerto Rican culture and resembles European classical music.
What is danza?
A musical style created from "the soul of calypso" in the 1970s.
What is Soca?
An instrument originally suspended from the necks of herding animals. Modern versions are made with no clapper; a stick is used to produce the sound.
What is a cowbell?
A set of double or triple bells on one handle.
What are the agogo bells?
An instrument made of two round sticks. One rests in the palm of your hand and the other hits the first to produce a sound.
What are claves?
The traditional version of this instrument is a jawbone of a mule with loose teeth that rattle when it's hit.
What is the quijada (or vibraslap)?
A notched gourd that produces a sound by scraping a stick across the notches.
What is a guiro?
Traditional Peruvian rural folk music combined with popular dance music.
What is Huayno?
Name one of the Santana songs we listened to in class.
(Name 1) of Oye Como Va and Soul Sacrifice
This singer's hit song La Bamba was remade by Los Lobos into a rock-conjunto hit.
Who was Ritchie Valens?
Two Puerto Rican musical styles originally sung by farmers chronically the touch lives of Puerto Rico's poor population.
What are bombas and plena?
Writer of many great Caribbean songs, including Jamaica Farewell and Banana Boat Song.
Who is Irving Burgie?