African and Latin American Music

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Neil Ramos
Red Joson
History of African and Latin American
Music
History of African and Latin American Music

 Latin American Music Originated in the 16th Century

when the Spanish and Portuguese conquered
Ameircans.
 African American music can be traced back to the
days of slavery. As the slaves are working, you could
hear them singing songs to help pass time.
AFRICAN MUSIC DESCRIPTION
AFRICAN MUSIC DESCRIPTION

 African music are used for religious ceremonies and

rituals, to teach and give guidance, to tell stories, to
mark the stages of life and death and to provide political
guidance or express discontent.
 African music can be described as, highly rhythmic
music. The complex rhythmic patterns often involving
one rhythm played against another to create a
polyrhythm.
INSTRUMENTS – AFRICAN
INSTRUMENTS – AFRICAN

Idiophones –Sound is produced by the body of

the instrument vibrating

Shekere Agogô
INSTRUMENTS – AFRICAN

Membranophones –Sound is produced by the

vibrations of a tightly stretched membrane

Body Percussion Djembe

INSTRUMENTS – AFRICAN

Lamellaphone –Sounds produced by the vibration

of toungs of metal, wood or other materials

mbira
INSTRUMENTS – LATIN AMERICAN
LATIN MUSIC DESCRIPTION

 Latin American music can be described by the

percussion instruments used in making or performing
a song
 Latin music is used for getting together for social
gatherings such as weddings, birthdays, births,
baptisms, holidays and festivals
INSTRUMENTS – LATIN AMERICAN

 Also known as electronic piano, Digital Piano is an

alternative to the acoustic counterpart with almost the
same construction and working method.
INSTRUMENTS – LATIN AMERICAN

 Originating from Cuba, the Conga is a single-headed

drum commonly comes in a set of two. Each drum is
tuned to a specific pitch, giving it its rhythmic beat.
INSTRUMENTS – LATIN AMERICAN

 A Pandeiro is a hand-held frame drum with a round

wooden frame instrument that resembles a tambourine
and comes with small cymbals around its side. The
Pandeiro is widely popular in Brazil.
REFERENCES:

 https://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-music.html#:~:text=It%20permeates%2
0African%20life%20and,political%20guidance%20or%20express%20discontent
.
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zg4hb82/revision/4#:~:text=Music%20and%20danc
e%20are%20very,by%20the%20percussion%20instruments%20used
.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Africa#:~:text=Like%20the%20music%20of%20
Asia,triplet%20played%20against%20straight%20notes
.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxuD7HUcipk&t=155s
 https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/travel/what-are-the-top-10-traditional-instruments-u
sed-in-latin-america-49760/