Analysis Of The Ttoa Initiative

Music is all around us; it is a universal language in which unites people from different cultures. From a basis level, Music has emerged from individual reasons and influences, allowing it to divide into smaller sub entities which end up being contributors to all cultures creating a globalized community. Further more, different sub genres of music such as Dance, Jazz, Classical, and Alternative have derived from an origin and were created because of varied factors and to this day influence specific groups. On an international latino level, this specific community has become highly recognized in today’s world. The Latin Music consists of many sub genres but the most influential ones are Reggaeton, Salsa, Bachata, Samba and Mariachi and Tango

Culture makes up who we are, what we believe and how we behave. About four years ago, I had the opportunity to live in Ecuador. I found the relationships and communication perspective to be very interesting and after spending two years there, I was able to notice several distinct intercultural differences between the American and Ecuadorian cultures. Since my analysis of Ecuador is only based off of my personal experience, I’ve also invited my friend Luis Salas from Quito, Ecuador who is currently attending Brigham Young University to give his own insights. By gaining his perspective of what it’s like to live in America as an

The Spanish imported an estimated one hundred thousand African Slaves to Peru in an attempt to replace the indigenous population of working within the sugar plantations and silver mines. Due to this heavy influx of slaves, Peru’s cultural would be influenced by music and dance

Archives left by Hernado de la Parra give a glimpse into the early years of Cuban music, reporting that instruments such as the clarinet and violin were combined with the sounds of African percussion to create a unique sound (Fernando, O. 1952). Whilst the roots of Cuban music are European and African, the music over time has seen changes and growth with the influence of different cultures such as the United States. The influence of Cuban music over time has been strong around the world, as it has seen the growth of not only other musical styles but also dance; these being rumba, salsa, cha-cha and

1. In which region and in what country is San Basilio located? What is the language of the linguistic minority in this region? What are the cultural advantages of being in this linguistic minority?

Accompanying this essay is a transcription of the first verse and refrain from a vocal performance of “El Terengue”. The recording comes from the Ruben Cobos Collection and is performed by Edwin Berry. This recording was made in Tome, New Mexico in 1971.

Music has been integrated in our lives more than before. In an era where portable music players and cellphones give people access to thousands of songs anywhere they go, music has easily become a soundtrack to our life. In our current era, children by the age of five will have listened to more music than Mozart was exposed to his entire life. This past winter I had the privilege of visiting Theo’s Place, a children’s home in Fond Doux Haiti. Before leaving the United States, I had been told that there would be a language barrier. As much as I tried to imagine what that would be like, I failed. I grew up with the privilege of Spanish-speaking parents, and so Spanish became my first language. On my first day of 1st grade, I was introduced to

On February 16, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Harriet Fulton Theater, the University of Tennessee at Martin hosted its Civil Rights Conference with the UTM percussion ensemble. Entitled “Roots of Rhythm,” the purpose of the conference was to trace the migration of the slave trade through music, specifically focusing on the five following countries: Ghana, Zimbabwe, Trinidad, Colombia, and Brazil. The introductory piece was “La Samba,” and the instructor informed the audience that slavery widely influenced the cultures of the countries. The ensemble started with Ghana whose musical style was called “Kpanglo.” The next country, Zimbabwe, had a musical style called “Shumba,” which is considered the rock version of percussion music and includes the

Schooling in Esmeraldas replicates this ideology. Historically, the accomplishments and validity of Afro-Ecuadorian culture have been absent from national curriculum. This is primary due to Ecuador’s national policy of assimilation based on concepts of mestizaje (Johnson, 2009). However, there have been major repercussions to assimilation policies in Ecuador. In 2006, a government-sponsored publication stated that the government has not considered Afro-Ecuadorian communities sufficiently, and scholars suggest that such policies have made Afro-Ecuadorians virtually invisible, stigmatized, and marginalized in contrast with mestizoz and whites (Redvers,

The TTOA workshop is an example of this initiative. The decision to use the TTOA workshop to explore the development of intercultural programs in the region is due to the fact that, in many ways, the program is a replica of other intercultural education initiatives in the region. First, Juan Garcia, a pioneer of Afro-Ecuadorian educational programs, created it. It also aimed to emphasize the historically, political, and economic significance of Afro-Ecuadorians in the larger context of

The heritage of the Conquista, the conquest of Middle and South America by the Spanish presents itself nowadays mostly in a culinary fashion: cocoa, chocolate, corn, tomatoes. Albeit living in a global age, lesser known and little researched is the music origination in the New World; music that interlinks the cultures of three continents. Beside the less pleasant actions undertaken by both the European clerical and secular subjugators, it was also the conquistadores that brought music along with them from the old continent. This music quickly spread throughout the colonies and settlements. Exposed to local influences, the music was soon shaped to please the local ear. After all, when the Dominican and the Jesuit missionaries took off to preach the gospel, music was one of their most important messengers. Most notably in Mexico, Bolivia and Peru, a breathtaking wealth of music has been written in the 17th and 18th century. Even though we are not to forget the brutal

The Traditional music of Africa presents itself as an oral practice of instrumental skill passed down from ancient ancestors. This idea has influenced the sound produced through instrumentation thus allowing the replication of spoken language. Within Ghanaian tradition, the practice of dance drumming is a part of everyday culture and can be linked to religion, politics, life events and entertainment (Green 2012 p. 235-238). The practice of drumming acts as the central focus of Ghana’s musical culture functioning to form well-connected ethnic groups (Jones 1964 p. 334). Through the relationship of music and traditional ritual, an understanding of the Ghanaian culture may be

Popular musical development and societal development are usually parallel with one another. Artists and musicians can change a society and have an enormous impact on how a country runs itself. A good example of how a country can be influenced by new, innovative music would be the Tropicalismo movement. Caetano Veloso is a Brazilian musician that started the Tropicalia movement and created music that combined many elements of different music together, and Veloso did this with other tropicalists. The background of Caetano Veloso, the two songs Caetano Veloso produced, information about Tropicalia, and the background of Brazil can help us comprehend how music has a great impact and influence on society. Tropicalia is more than just a music genre produced in the late 1960s, but a social-political movement that radically changed the way Brazilians saw contemporary Brazilian music.

This initial rejection "Brazilianized" choro by the elite classes do not hinder the growth of the popularity of this choro. And though audiences may have been very aware of racial differences, by the first decade of the twentieth century that race matters far less than either familiar with the music and musicians can play with great skill. The relative flexibility of racial barriers is also allowed mixing of musical styles and evolution of different musical

For my cultural experience, I decided to connect with my roots. Even though I am Hispanic American, my parents never truly exposed me to my Mexican culture. This assignment seemed like the perfect opportunity to connect with elements of my heritage.