Cumbia
What is the main instrument in which African culture influenced Cumbia?
Drums
How did Dominicans refer to themselves as?
Hispanidad
What is the heartbeat of reggaeton called according to the first video we saw?
Clave (key pattern)
Merengue is the most popular song & dance of which country?
La Republica Dominicana
What 3 cultures create cumbia?
African, Indigenous, and European
True or False: Modern bachata is a combination of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Domincan Bachata?
True
Before Reggaeton, what genre did the Jamaicans in Panama form?
Reggae en español
What is the name of the percussion instrument distinctive to merengue?
Tambora Drum
What is the African word for dance/party?
Cumbe
What was the word bachata known as?
Reunion and/or Party
Who was the artist that tackles racism faced by dark-skinned boricuas?
Tego Calderon
What is the word used to describe Merengue’s origins as a blend of European and West/Central African musical cultures?
Syncretism