Trujillo And The Marinera Music Analysis

Intricate costumes, rhythmic movement, expression of culture, and religious backgrounds all make up the art form of the dance of los Matachines. The traditional dance-drama of los Matachines is danced by both men and women of all ages. Essentially, every costume and instrument used by los Matachines is self-made by the dancers and can be created from many different materials such as rocks, sand, feathers, etc. To begin their dance, these dancers will form two lines facing each other with enough space in between, while the two main dancers at the moment move along through the middle of those lines performing their specific piece in the dance. Although every group of Matachines will have their own story to tell,

In this essay I will be describing and going into detail about salsa, plena, bomba, and merengue music. What really is the style of music along with the importance it has in and for the island it belongs to. As well as the effect the music has dealing with tourism and some of the famous musicians in that style.

Peru’s music has a style of music and dance known as Afro-Peru: a mixture of African and Peru culture. Within the music, the music has a style of soul. The dance is highly energetic and sensual, which can be traced back to African

We were the center of attention. This was our moment—our time—to make a statement on the raging political events. It was evident from the speechless, astonished faces of the audience that we were successful. I smiled as I watched my activism and dance group, Bailamos, dance with pride on the stage. After all the countless hours of organizing dance routines and spreading the Hispanic-Latino culture throughout school, I was finally able to witness the outcome for myself.

As most people will agree on, music is essential to life. Music is heard while working, driving, sleeping, and even studying. Music can be a form of expression and also a form of entertainment. Songs can describe the life of a person, or they can describe their hopes and dreams. These songs can be heard everywhere from the supermarket to the bookstore. Just like emotions, music is the world’s universal language. Therefore, Chicano Music represents the lives of Mexican Americans who went through hardships as well as accomplishments.

Cumbia is a musical genre that originated in Colombia, it evolved from an afro-colombian traditional form of music to a more popular, urban form of music. This new form of music arrived and started to become popular in Peru, specifically Lima, in the 1960’s due to migrants coming from the Andean Mountains. This new form of music emerging in the society of Lima was looked at in both a positive and negative light. In Peru, the Cumbia that is played and performed is different than that of Colombia, it is considered a subgenre called “Chicha”.

Amalia Hernandez was born in 1917, and was the famous creator of Ballet Folklorico. Classical Ballet was Hernandez’s first passion, in which she started taking lessons as a young girl. Later in her life, she decided to specialize in Native American dance. Ballet Folklorico was first founded in 1952. The company was a huge success, and soon became the largest and most popular dance company in the entire world. More than 60 regions of Mexico were incorporated into her performances. Amalia Hernandez’s work and style incorporated many different cultures and themes. Many dances were fiesta themed and incorporated beautiful different colors and costumes. Fiesta theme performances were fun and different to watch. The vibrant colors and creativity made them unique and festive. A great deal of Mexican history was also incorporated in Hernandez’s work as well.

Latin Americans are considered as minority in the USA because they have a great diversity regard with race, culture and language. They helped build this country since their cultures have been adopted in this country and them also apport help to this country. Latin Americans have made a lot of contributions to the USA such as military, language, fine arts, literal arts, music, politics, food and others.

Although the dance originated in Zitlala, dancers perform it today in many regions for many different celebrations and festivities. One of these include “Dia de San Juan Bautista” or Day of Saint Juan. In fact, they perform this and similar dances during celebrations of all the Saints. A parade usually marks the beginning of the festivity. Cars and floats move along the streets. These floats normally all demonstrate some aspect of Mexican culture, such as music. Then, the dancing begins. There is also a firework show. These festivities usually last through the night. The dance is

The Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic is little known by most Americans, but America is ever present in the Dominican consciousness. Until Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire went head to head in the legendary homerun battle of 1998, few Americans were aware of any American-Dominican rivalry in western hemispheric culture. Nothing gave Dominicans more pride than to see Sosa hold Major League Baseball's homerun record, albeit for less than 24 hours before McGuire reclaimed U.S. dominance in "America's favorite pastime." Only merengue, a tropical music and dance form, exceeds baseball in its ability to raise Dominican nationalist sentiment vis-à-vis the United States. For years, Dominican musicians and

A Quinceanera is a hispanic coming of age ceremony. The preparation of the young ladies is based on the future role they would take as members of their family and community. This celebration includes music, food, and a dance performed by the Quinceanera and her court. This is a celebration in the hispanic culture that transforms young girls into young ladies, it acknowledges the ending of childhood and a new beginning but yet over time, it has lost it’s tradition, history and it’s purpose. It has become more about the fashion of the dresses and the dance routines and not about it’s tradition. People do not understand what a quinceanera symbolizes, the roots of a quinceanera and how it's performed in other parts of the world and how it has

For the purpose of this project, I have chosen the Puerto Rican Bomba Dancing as my artifact. This artifact is not something you can physically hold in your hands or go to a store and purchase, it is intangible and yet pure. It represents a culture and embodies the idea of freedom. Unlike most dances where the person follows the rhythm, in Bomba dancing, the dancer leads the drummer with the tap of their feet and movement of the hips and shoulders. The parties involved mostly dress in white with the females wearing plantation style outfits and head scarves. The lyrics sung normally evoke a sense of freedom and an escape from the hardships of slavery. (Bomba, n.d.). The most important elements of Bomba Dancing are the lyrics, the drums and the traditional outfits. The combination of these 3 elements truly enhance the experience. Moreover, Bomba dancing is one of those things that the medium of experience should be in person. This is due to it having the potential to take you back in time to the 17th century where you

According to the website Biography, “Mexican-born dancer and choreographer José Limón is recognized as an important figure in the American modern dance movement of the 1930s-1960s” (Biography). Jose Limon is one of the Ballet dancer sand choreographers in the 1930s. Even though he is considered to be a Ballet dancer, Limon is well-known for performing and choreographing a great amount of Modern Dance piece. Jose Limon is significant to me because he is the first Modern Dance choreographer I know, and his representative work “the Moor’s Pavane” impressed me the most due to the plots and the expressive movements in this piece. After watching the video “the Moor’s Pavane,” it raised my interest on Jose Limon; it also motivated me to do a deeper research on the information about Modern Dance. Jose Limon, one of the pioneers of Modern Dance, his Limon Technique has brought a significant contribution to the field of Modern Dance in the 20th century.

This observation standpoint will allow for the data that is collected to exhibit the thick description that will provide a complex understanding of the ways that the creators of the cultural object of mariachi interact with the social world and the receivers of this particular cultural object. The people that are involved in these settings where mariachi is played along with the contextual intricacies that is provided by all the social actors involved will be utilized to better understand the complete cultural diamond of mariachi music as a cultural object.

Culture: I was interested in the definition of “Latin.” I find it interesting because of all the confusion that comes about when this subject is discussed. Many groups of individuals claim to be “Latin”, making it difficult for some culture to take sole possession of “Latin” music.