LATIN AMERICAN

MUSIC
Objectives

• Describe Latin American Music

• Analyze the musical instruments used in Latin American

Music
• Conceptualize the different vocal and dance form of Latin
American Music.
Factors that were combined to
create Latin American Music:
• musical styles
• cultural backgrounds
• language
• geography
 WHAT ARE THE
INSTRUMENTS USED IN
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC?
 BOMBO
- is a dual- headed
drum made from a
deep tree trunk
with patches made
up of calf or goat
skin; is played
using two sticks.
 CHAJCHAS
- is a rattle made
up of dried hooves
from sheep, llama
or goat and is
worn with a wrist
cloth bracelet.
 ZAMPOŇAS
- it is a panpipe-
type of reed
made of pieces
of bamboo that
are tied
together.
CHARANGO
- is a 10- string
guitar made from
the shell of an
armadillo.
 QUENA
- is a flute made of
bones or bamboo
that has a vertical
notched reed.
 CAJON
- is a rectangular box
made of wood and
played and used as a
drum. It is used by
tapping its front part
while the musician sits
on it. Also known as
“beatbox”.
 MARACAS
- instruments made
of gourd-like
coconut shells with
beans, seeds or
small pebbles placed
inside; they are
played by shaking.
 CLAVES
- are a pair of
hardwood sticks
played by striking
them together.
WHAT ARE THE VOCAL
AND DANCE FORMS OF
LATIN AMERICA?
 CUMBIA
• a type of dance and music
similar to salsa and uses
instruments like accordions,
guitars and percussions.
 TANGO
• is a lively and spirited dance of two
people. It is passionate kind of
dance that shows expression and
connection, and is performed in a
traditional or modern style.
 CHA- CHA
• is a Latin American ballroom dance
with a fast basic patterns of three
steps with a shuttle. It also has a
fast rhythmic pattern.
 BOSSA NOVA
• is a style of music that was derived
from samba, which is an original
Brazilian music. It gives more
emphasis on percussion and
melody.
 PASO DOBLE
• it is Spain's traditional couple
dance. It uses music that is
traditionally played in bull fighting.
 REGGAE
• is a Jamaican form of music and
dance with strong accented and
supplementary beats. In the 1960s, it
was known as ska and is a variation
of rhythm and blues. The most
popular artist of this genre was Bob
Marley.
 RUMBA
• is a kind of song and dance which
originated from Cuba. It has a
percussive rhythm and a
combination of Cuba's musical and
dance traditions. 
 FOXTROT
• is a ballroom dance of two quick
slow steps and two quick steps and
is executed alternately in 4/4 time
signature.