Exam #3 Review

Listening: Samba, rumba, bossa nova, & choro

Be able to define what a syncretic religion is.
A religion that barrows from more than one tradition

Be able to name the principal syncretic religion of Cuba.

Santeria
Be able to name the principal syncretic religion of Brazil. These 2 questions will be
multiple choice.
Candomble

What are the characteristics of Rumba its texture, origins, and in what ways did it
influence Cuban music?
Percussion and vocals. Origins from Santeria.
Name two Cuban styles that remain common and popular outside of Cuba. (These
are Cuban styles that have remained popular throughout the world to this day,
though they are not as popular in Cuba today as they were in the 1950's.)
Habanera and Bolero.
Name two early Cuban styles
Contradanza, Habanera.
Name the musical style that each of the following are most associated with.
Tito Puente- Mambo
Willie Colon- Salsa
Hector Lavoe- Salsa
Ruben Blades- Salsa
Johnny Ventura- Merengue
Was there slavery in Brazil?
Yes

What is choro? Where and when did it originate?

Instrumental music developed in 1880s in Rio De Janeiro
What is the national music of Brazil? In what city did it originate? When did it
develop?
Samba. Rio de Janeiro
Who is the man most responsible for the development of bossa nova? When did
bossa nova first appear? In which city did it originate?
Antonio Carlos Jobim. 1958. Rio De Janeiro
Who is Carlos Gardel?
Voice of Tango
Who is Astor Piazzola?
Modernized the tango

In what city did tango originate?

Bueno Aires
What is a samba school? What do they do? How many members? What is their
purpose? (From the article I passed out) (Short essay)
Smaller groups of 1000 and larger groups of 5000. They are large instrumental parade groups.
They parade during carnival and get judged to see which group was the best.

Short Essay: Describe the differences in how the early British North American colonies
were populated as contrasted with Latin America, and how slaves were treated differently
in these colonies as compared to those in Latin America. (You may reproduce the chart
that I put on the board.)
BNA: (colonies

LA:

Families were Religious (Puritan) and

Conservative

A lot of Single Man

Stripped Slaves of Culture but treated

them as a business asset so there was
not as much need for replenishment
No African based percussion

Didnt strip slaves of culture but didnt

treat them carefully.
Slaves life expectancy was short so there
was a lot more African culture being
replenished

African based percussion

Also, explain what effect this had on modern-day music?