Terms (Latin America)
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nicholasnadel on December 12, 2010
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 Capoeira | Vocal • Call & response - Polyrhythmic percussion • Berimbau - Originally from Africa and recreated in Brazil - Played by striking the string with a stick and also the hand holds a small rattle (caxixi) to add another timbre - The stone - Increasing tempo Created by runaway African and Indian slaves Compé - "with the foot," African fighting Martial Art "Dance" disguised combat training - Ginga - opening move - Cooperation - Control - Confrontation |
| Tango | music written in duple time for dancing the tango |
| Mestizo | a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) |
| Huayno | a lively duple meter dance, played often on a bomba |
| Orquesta tipica | Piano, violin, and bandoneón ensemble in Argentina |
| Sesquialtera | two meters played simultaneously, creating poly rhythm...found in the bambuco, cueca, gato and malamba, jarabe; juxtaposition of simple triple and compound duple meters |
| Hemiola | Two bars in a simple triple time articulated as if they were three bars in simple duple time |
| Marinera | -coastal dance of Peru, generally called the "National Dance of Peru.". -Mestizo song-dance in Sesquialtera rhythm |
| Yaravi | • ballad, romantic • slow triple meter • pre-contact origins |
| Son | Mexico's most important song-dance genre, a strophic song usually on romantic themes and in many regions characterized by sesquialtera rhythm. |
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