Mexican Gaita Research Paper

All over the world there are many features that make up a culture. Culture can be defined as the characteristics, attitudes, knowledge and beliefs of a group of people, relating to language, cuisine, religion, interaction, lifestyle, and more which is learned through socialization. These aspects of cultures are what distinguishes it from others. It is interesting to explore and learn about new cultures. I will be focusing on the Mexican culture, their religion, death, family life, weddings and ….

Next I will be talking about plena and bomba music. Plena and bomba are both rooted in Puerto Rico. Plena is a genre of Puerto Rican folk music. Usually it is connected with the costal sides of Puerto Rico. Just like salsa, the origin of plena has

There are still folk styles, outside of Guanacaste, such as the Talamanca 's Danza de los Huelos and the Boruca 's Danza de los Diablitos. Guanacaste is the major regin for Costa Rican folk music, especially pre-Columbian styles like the Danza del Sol and Danza de la Luna of the Chorotega, who also made popular the ancient quijongo (a single-string bow and gourd resonator) and native oboe, the chirimia.

Pablo Camacho was one of my old family friend who lives in Puerto Rico, since that’s where my family’s from. He used to be my dad’s family accountant who ran all the numbers and did all the financial operations of the business. Since my dad moved away from the island, we still keep in touch because of how close they were. Therefore, I thought this was the perfect person to vex or ask him questions for my interview. I have to disclose that Puerto Rico’s primary language is not English and I had to translate this interview from Spanish. I did my best in translating everything and summarizing it.

The last genre Norteño is comprised of other music like “Tejano” or “Tex-Mex”. This kind of music is very relatable to me and is personally one of my favorite type of Mexican music. A twelve string guitar known as “bajo sexto” and the accordion are Norteño’s most characteristic instruments. Norteño music is usually played by a group of men or a band. The music is originated from migrated europeans who traveled to northern

Born in 1899 to a modest, but comfortable household in Mexico City, Carlos Chávez was exposed to music through the primary instruction of his older brother Manuel, who gave him piano lessons. From a very young age, Carlos taught himself and analyzed works of great composers in order to get a grasp on composition. He started out composing for piano in a traditional romantic style. The compositions from before 1921, mostly for piano, are essentially Romantic, with Schumann as a detectable influence. These juvenilia also include piano arrangements of Mexican songs, and so prefigure two main musical interests of Chávez’s maturity: traditional genres (sonata, quartet, symphony,

Abraham’s passion for music never died. He would teach her older brother and sister how to play instruments. She felt left out because she was the only one that didn't play any instrument so, she questioned her dad why he didn’t let her sing and he would say that the reason was because she was simply too small. That’s when, Selena proved her dad wrong. She showed him what she was capable of, so she began singing. Her dad couldn't believe how beautiful she sounded. That’s when Abraham saw that selena had a great talent. Her dad made Selena practice almost every day with her brother and sister. When Selena was nine, Abraham, started the group “ Selena Y Los Dinos “ meaning Selena and the guys. The band featured her sister Suzette on the drums

Whenever I spend time with my family, music permeates the place. Producing a relaxing, peaceful environment, the slow, Salvadoran cumbia differs from the upbeat, Puerto Rican salsa and reggaeton which create a convivial, dancing atmosphere. Soaking in the mumbling music as they casually converse and dine, my Salvadoran family contrasts with my Puerto Rican family. Initiated by yelling “WEPA” and demanding dancing, the music couldn’t even restrain my ailing, wheelchair-bounded great-grandmother from

He examines how the instrumentation, repertoire, and usage of the word itself had changed significantly since the Mariachi appeared in the 19th century. Son Jalisciense is the genre most associated with traditional Mariachi, and the sons are considered the oldest part of the repertoire. This style was very popular and known in rural areas to be dance tunes and festive style music. Traditionally son text has been made up of colpes usually octosyllabic and totaling four to six lines, about themes of love. Through the use of sons, Mariachi has seen other sub genres emerge such as son jarocho and son Huesto. These different Genres are all played in different states. Although these sons have different sounds and form, they do share a few things like, compound meters, all are played at a fast tempo, and all are composed of dance music. This development speaks to the innovation Mariachi has made in its past, and continues to make moving forward. As mariachi moved into the twentieth century we realize that it is a genre that is always changing and development because as it travels around the world in popularity, different people and cultures will continue to develop their own versions of the

It was a bright hot summer day here in Little Pine First Nation, where the events took place. The chief and councillor’s had organized a fun filled day with family and friends spending it with one another. As the hot dreadful heat of the day goes by slowly the community is together as one enjoying the music blasted. The bass was pounding on my concession booth the good old country music that everyone likes. Kids are screaming, parents are cheering, cars and trucks are ramming, horses are stomping as they too are getting excited for the big day to start.

Many non-Hispanic people tend to think that all Hispanics are Mexican. Mexicans make up almost two thirds of the Hispanic population in the United States, but that does not mean that there is any shortage in diversity among Hispanics. Being Hispanic makes it easy for me to identify the differences in Latin America culture. Hispanics are one of the most racially diverse ethnic groups in the world. Hispanics are light skinned, black with afro textured hair, Indigenous, Asian, Spanish, German, and Italian.

On September 19, 2016, I attended a live performance at “Villa Elba Lounge” in the Bronx, New York. The group featured was “Felo Swing y su Orquesta” and the main singer was Felo Swing. During the presentation, the eight members of the group played an important role to accomplish their goal, which was entertaining. However, two of them had more than one function: they were part of the choir. But, also each one of them had to play an instrument; one a piano, and the other one a guitar. Most of the time, Felo Swing was featured as a soloist, because he sang most of the songs alone. The remaining five members of the group had also fundamental parts of the presentation: two of them played guitars, one the bongo, one the drum, and the only woman

El pasillo is a symbol of Ecuadorian music. The Origen is from the Vals of Europe. In the 18th century El Pasillo came to America; Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Each country modifies the original pasillo based on their culture. In Ecuador and Colombia is known as "El Pasillo" and in Venezuela like "vals". At the end of 19th century Apancio Cordova was known as the first composer of this genre. By the 20th century El Pasillo from Ecuador start to modify from festive and danceable tone to a more romantic and melancholic. The lyrics of the song come from poems, but with the time lyrics reference to places from Ecuador. For example "Guayaquil de mis amores" is a song that talks about Guayaquil a city from Ecuador. This song was and still more

“La Folía” comprises Pedro Bonet and Belén González Castaño, and was founded in Madrid, Spain in 1977. Pedro Bonet is Professor of Recorder at the Royal Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he also teaches Improvisation in Early Music and Baroque Ensemble. Belén González Castaño is a professional pianist who has performed on the recorder with La Folía on numerous concert tours and recordings.

This afternoon, I went to the music concert hall where is located in the music building for the listening hour, a small noon-time concert which is performed by the staff and students from the music majors. Since it is a free noon-time concert, most of the audiences just wear the t-shirts and jeans to the concert. Dresses are not required for the concert. The performance today is given by the Ananda Jazz Ensemble. They have played “Running Away”, composed by Bob Marley; “Madalena”, composed by Ivan Linz; “Conejitos y Ananda”, composed by Abi Romero; “La Bikina”, composed by Ruben Fuentes; and “Chukaro”, also composed by Abi Romero. Because this is a Latin Americdan Journey, all of the music performed is jazz music. All pieces played in the concert are an ensemble of piano, bass, and drums. During the concert, I was trying to be a perceptive listener; I enjoyed the music with concentration and paid attention to the music’s unity and variety, such as the dynamics and tempos. I also tried to associate the music with a picture when I listened to it and understand the emotion in the music.