1.07 Music of the World- Review Questions and Critical Thinking
1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century. 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? 4. What was the Palladium? 5. How did the television and films increase the exposure of the US to Latin music? 6. How did Latin music influence rock music? 7. Why do you think Latin music had such a great influence on the development of popular music? 8. Do you think that any of the music that you listen to has Latin influences? Why or why not?
1. In the twenties jazz combined with Cuban influences to create and afro-Cuban style. It also helped the true integration of New York. People of all races and social statuses came to clubs to see these bands, and in turn all danced together on the dance floor. 2. Machito and the Afro-Cubans gave Africa the credit it deserved and when it became popular it even further integrated the audience. In New York there was an abundance of people to be apart of the band and to be the audience. The people who came to see Machito and the Afro-Cubans were of all races and had varied audiences. They had whites and Cubans and people of all races, but only people who understood would get their “hidden messages”. Machito and the Afro-Cubans provided a cultural bridge. 3. Dizzy incorporate Latin into his Jazz to create “Cubop” or Latin-Jazz. He asked Bauza about someone who could play the “Tom-Toms” and Bauza referred him to Chano Pozo who joined the band. Dizzy and the band would create songs to feature Chano’s playing. And Chano’s Latin flare would combine with Jazz to create their Latin-Jazz. 4. The Palladium was a club in New York where the Mambo became popular. People of all races and statuses would join. Its where one of the first mixed race couples danced together. The only rule of the Palladium was that you had to dance. 5. T.V. shows and movies such as I
1. In the twenties jazz combined with Cuban influences to create and afro-Cuban style. It also helped the true integration of New York. People of all races and social statuses came to clubs to see these bands, and in turn all danced together on the dance floor. 2. Machito and the Afro-Cubans gave Africa the credit it deserved and when it became popular it even further integrated the audience. In New York there was an abundance of people to be apart of the band and to be the audience. The people who came to see Machito and the Afro-Cubans were of all races and had varied audiences. They had whites and Cubans and people of all races, but only people who understood would get their “hidden messages”. Machito and the Afro-Cubans provided a cultural bridge. 3. Dizzy incorporate Latin into his Jazz to create “Cubop” or Latin-Jazz. He asked Bauza about someone who could play the “Tom-Toms” and Bauza referred him to Chano Pozo who joined the band. Dizzy and the band would create songs to feature Chano’s playing. And Chano’s Latin flare would combine with Jazz to create their Latin-Jazz. 4. The Palladium was a club in New York where the Mambo became popular. People of all races and statuses would join. Its where one of the first mixed race couples danced together. The only rule of the Palladium was that you had to dance. 5. T.V. shows and movies such as I