Cultural Differences In Spanish, Native American, And Caribbean

Each country of South America has their own distinctive culture. Some of the most interesting cultures and traditions that are routed in South America are exhibited through music and dance due to their constant influence across the region. Music and dances contain a wide variety of styles; from contemporary rock and pop to more popular folk and native genres. Spanish, Native American and African are the three main sources of the cultural groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some examples of these different cultures are Colombian, Puerto Rican, and Brazilian.
For Colombian culture, the music’s diversity is intimately linked to its many distinct regional differences. Some examples of these regional differences are; Vallenato which is a type of Colombian music and dance, originated on the Atlantic coast and Currulao which is a type of music from the Pacific coast ( it uses the sea, rain, and rivers as its central themes and employs mostly ordinary
Eventually these became fused with music either imported or native to the Hispanic New World. Dealing with life, death, and everyday events of an agrarian society far removed from the royal courts of Europe, this music has been studiously collected and re-orchestrated for modern audiences. Later was the creation bomba y plena. They are actually two entirely different types of music that are coupled with dance. Bomba is pure African and was brought over by black slaves who worked on the island's sugar plantations in the 17th century.Whereas bomba is purely African origin, plena blends elements from Puerto Ricans' wide cultural backgrounds, including music that the Taíno tribes may have used during their ceremonies. This type of music first appeared in Ponce about 100 years ago, when performing the plena became a hallmark of Spanish tradition and