Salsa Roots Part 2
Dec 29, 2015
Salsa RootsPart 2
Bellwork: Define Terms
Corrido—a Mexican ballad
Jibaro —folk songs of the Puerto Rican Mountain peoples
Guaracha—Afro-Cuban musical theater/pop music
Bomba- a puerto rican dance style
Plena—a Puerto Rican song originally used as a auditory newspaper.
Timbales- a cuban drum
Outcomes Grammar: Learn basic facts about the roots
of salsa music
Logic: Make your own salsa
Announcements Test on Salsa Roots Thursday, December 12th.
Reading #16 due Today
Outline of slide show due Today
Exam study guide due Thursday, December 12th
Make your own salsa
Corrido
Jibaro
Guaracha
Bomba-Play it
R R L LL R R L LL R R L LL R R L LL
Plena-Play it
R L R L R R L R L
Timbales
Guided Notes In the United States from 1940-1950 there
was a large influx of Latin immigrants.
Sanitaria is a system of Yoruba religious customs, including a trance for communicating with their ancestors and deities, animal sacrifice and sacred drumming and dance.
Salsadromos are large dance halls in Lima, Peru.
A Salsamingo is a salsa fan or expert.
Active Listening #3 What instruments are also used in Big Band
music?
The choir of singers is replaced by a choir of what?
Just the Facts:Ran Kan Kan
Tito Puente was an innovator, mixing Latin genres with big band tunes and jazz.
The timba rhythm is played on the congas.
Active Listening #4 Name three instruments in the percussion
section:
What instruments are acting as the “response” to the trumpets call?
Just the Facts:El Manisero
Rodriguez's primary instrument was the trumpet.
Bauza was the first to explore modal jazz, setting the stage for later jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Take your own notes In addition to Puerto Rican, Cuban and US
influences Mexico, Venezuala and Columbia were instrumental in the development of salsa.
Some feel labeling of salsa is detrimental since it homogenizes the complex musical forms, genres and practices of Afro-Caribbeans.
Many Cuban musicians like Mambo King Perez Prado Cubans believe that salsa music doesn’t exist, that it is purely Cuban Music.
CFU: Whiteboards Answer the following questions on your
whiteboards
Q1 What type of jazz music did Arsenio
Rodriguez discover?
Q2 Many Cuban musicians like Mambo King
Perez Prado Cubans believe that salsa music doesn’t exist, that it is purely:
Q3 In the song Ran Kan Kan, what type of
rhythm is played on the congas?
Q4 What is a Salsamingo?
Active Listening #5 What number do they count up to (in
Spanish)?
Which percussion instrument is the loudest?
Just the facts:Hay Fuego en el 23
Rodriguez’s played the tres, a Cuban guitar.
The son montuno is the final up-tempo section of a son (Cuban song), with its semi-improvisation, repetitive vocal refrain and brash instrumental climax.
Exit Ticket What is the name for a Mexican ballad?
What is a Plena?
Define Sanitaria:
Tito Puente was an innovator, what three genres did he mix into his salsa music?