Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: _________________

Subject: MUSIC 10 Teacher: ____________________________ Score: ______________

Lesson : Quarter 2 Week 5 LAS 1

Activity Title : Afro-Latin American and Popular Music
Learning Target : Describe the historical and cultural background of Afro-Latin American and
Popular music
Reference(s) : MELC MU10AP-IIa-g-2, Learner’s Manual pages 40-79
LAS Writer : Jomar C. Castro

African Music is a collective result of the cultural and musical diversity of the more than 50
ethnic divisions of the continent. It is largely functional in nature, used primarily in ceremonial rites,
such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations.. Some traditional African
music include the Afrobeat, Axe from Salvador, Bahia and Brazil, Jit of Zimbabwe, Kwassa kwassa
from Zaire, the Apala by the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, and the Jive of South Africa.

Latin American Music music of Latin America is a product of three major influences -
Indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, and African. The indigenous music of Latin America was largely
functional in nature, being used for religious worship and ceremonies. Some of Latin American
popular music forms are the tango, bossa nova, samba, son, and salsa.

Popular music literally means “music of the populace,” similar to the traditional folk music of
the past. As it developed in the 20th century, pop music (as it has come to be called) generally
consisted of music for entertainment of large numbers of people, whether on radio or in live
performances. Some examples of popular music are blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music with
the Western swing and country music.

Direction: Briefly describe the history and culture that influenced the type of music identified below
and provide sample genres as. Complete the table below with your answers.

History Cultural Background Sample Genres

African Music

Latin American
Music

Popular Music

Explanation Rubric
Level 4 (4pts.) Level 3 (3pts.) Level 2 (2pts.) Level 1 (1pt.)

student was able to convey several student was able to convey a few student was able to convey
Knowledge and student was able to convey several
ideas w/ a good degree of ideas w/ some degree of limited ideas w/ little
Understanding ideas w/ high degree of knowledge
knowledge knowledge knowledge

student was able to make student was able to make student was able to make
student was able to make connections
connections between the ideas w/ a connections between the ideas connections between ideas
Organization between the ideas w/ a high degree of
considerable degree of clarity and w/ some degree of clarity and w/ little degree of clarity
clarity and effectiveness
effectiveness effectiveness and effectiveness

Shows lots of grammatical

Grammar Convention Shows no grammatical error Shows less grammatical error Shows few grammatical error
error