Course Prospectus
A
survey of the musics of the many Latin cultures of the Americas viewed in their cultural context. The course will include
Mexico, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean and
those Latin cultures which thrive and survive in the US. The indigenous, European and African roots of the various genres of Latin music will be considered as well as their
most recent developments.
Course Outline.
I. General Introduction
A. Broad cultural
areas and influences
1.
Afro American
2. European
3. Indigenous
B. Geographic and Cultural
Areas
1. Mexico and Central America
2. The Caribbean
3. South America
II. Latin Music in the
US and Europe
A. Introduction
of Latin Music
1. New Orleans
2. Early Brazilian
3. Tango
4. Rumba
5. Habanera
6. Mambo
7. Salsa
III. Regional and traditional
forms
A. Mexico
1.
Sones Mariachis
2. Sones Jarochos
3. Sones de Tierra Caliente
4. Yucatan- Bambucos, Jaranas & Claves
5. Oaxaca- Chiapas
B. Central America
and the Marimba
1.
Indigenous Marimbas
a. Guatemala Highlands
b. Indios Janizeros-Nicaragua
2. Mestizo Marimba
a. Guatemala - Chiapas- Oaxaca
b. Costa Rica
3. African marimba
C. The Caribbean
1. Cuba
a. Afro Cuban and Santeria
b. Early rumbas
c. Guitar conjuntos
d. Conga and Comparsas
e. Sonoras
f. Salsa
g. Guajira Music
2. Puerto Rico
a. Afro Puerto Rican
b. Jibaro Music
c. Urban Trends
d. Salsa
3. Haiti
a. Afro religious cults
b. Merengues
c. New pops
4. Jamaica
a. Roots - Janncanoe
b. Ska, Rock Steady sand Reggae
5. Other island traditions
6. Steel Bands
D. South America
1. Venezuela - Colombia
a. Coastal music
b. Central plains
2. The Andean Region
a. Pre-Columbian tradition
b. The mixtures
c. The recent trends
3. Brazil
a. Afro Brazilian
b. Choros
c. Samba da roda
d. Escola da Samba
e. New Pops in the 1920s
f. Country music - Toadas e arrasta-pe
g. Northeast and Forros
h. Brazilian pop scene
4. Chile and Argentina
E. Latino Music in the US
1. Tex Mex
2. New Mexico
3. Puerto Rican
4. Salsa
F.Franco Caribbean
1. Haiti
2. Zouk
3. Antigua, etc