son
traditionally mestizo Latin American music, now-wide variety of different song and dance types, all use sesquialtera (simple triple/compound duple
Huasteco
(northern Varacruz) 3 instruments lead violin (virtuosic), 2 guitars, dancing, vocalist in falsetto
mestizo
Latin American people or music of mixed heritages
bossa nova
Brazil- relaxed modern samba influenced by cool jazz
merengue
Dominican Republic- fast african-influenced with distinctive simple duple rhythms
samba
Brazil-Simple duple syncopated dance known in many rural, urban, ballroom types
rumba
Cuba-Highly symcopated simple duple rural dance, later known in ballroom
tango
Argentina- Slow urban couple dance with pronounced down beats
Astor Piazzola
Bandoneon (squeeze box) player from Argentina, composer of tango
conjunto
generic term for folk band in Mexico, became associated with popular bands of N. Mexico and S.W. United States
nortenno
Border music
Jarocho
Band(Veracruz, Mexico)known for fast lively dances/songs “La Bamba”
mariachi
Folk music in (now pan-Mexican)Mexico, started in the Jalisco farms, harp violins,
hauyno
Andean folk dance, most pupular dance from And3ies, duple meter, lon-short-=short, syncopated, lilting melody
guitarron
in Mexico portable bass guitar that replaced harp
requinto
in Veracruz- small guitar with 4 or 5 strings
siku
pan pipes common in Andes/High Amazon
elements
use of harmony, parallel 3rds, paired phrases, distinctive dance rhythms, rhythm guitars
copla
verse/stanza-Spain
estribillo
refrain-Spain
gitano
Spanish gypsies
Andalucia
S.Spain location of Gypsies
conte hondo
Style of vocal music, raspy, timber, melismas, ornamented, passionate ferocity-Gitano
Jose Reyes
Father of Gypsie Kings
norteno (conjunto)
border music, accordians, uses corrido pieces and polka
corrido
narrative style piece with verses you can add, change, alter (medium sized mexican killed a local authority…)
nortano polka
used in border music, brought to border areas by Bohemian migrant workers, in 2,
charros
Marriachi regalia
zapateados
flamenco foot percussion
cante hondo
traditional Spanish gypsies flamenco vocal forms
pans
steel drums made of materials on hand in Tobago and Trinadad
panist
someone who plays the pans (steel drums)