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Music &Culture. Where are we?. Trinidad is located in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela It shares land with its neighbor Tobago These two countries are often called twins because of there simular cultures and geographical friendship. Background. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Music &Culture
Where are we?
- Trinidad is located in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela
- It shares land with its neighbor Tobago- These two countries are often called twins because of there simular cultures
and geographical friendship
Back
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nd• Music is heavily dominated by
many secular and religious holidays
• The music has roots in many mixed desendent cultures on the island including, African, Indian, French, Spanish and British.
• One of the greatest celebrations of music is the world-renowned Carnival, a music festival preceding the season of Lent that’s filled with Parades, Music Competitions and Roadside tents.
• This country is known for it’s drumming and steel drum band competitions
Three main genres of music:
-Calypso-Soca
-Rapso
CALYPSO-
-Over 100 years old-Largest musical genre in Trinidad throughout it’s history-A classic African derived style-Has a strong international presence-Found it’s roots in the Carnival celebration in the 19th Century, however the crowds gathered at Calypso Carnival tents are usually older musicians and fans-Many singers and composers came out of this genre including; Harry Belafonte, Mighty Sparrow, Lord Kitchener -Performances can last up to 4 hours!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yXCDw427w&feature=related Engaged Listening:
While listening to this Calypso piece, pretend you are on a Caribbean Island and move your body to the music!
Soca
- Developed from Calypso- Has a very rhythmic Latin beat
and is associated with strong rhythmic dancing and drumming
- Draws young crowds and is often heard in Carnival celebrations
- Leading artists include; Machel Montano, Destra Garcia and
Shurwayne Winchester- Popular pieces have become
international such as the famous; “Who Let the Dogs Out”, and
“Feelin Hot Hot Hot”
Soca! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RToPIHZKdM&feature=related “Who let the dogs out”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaPs8sxqB0 “Feelin Hot, Hot, Hot”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYITD8TMvcM
Activity: Active Listening “Who
Let the Dogs Out” and
“Feelin Hot, Hot, hot”
Rapso
-Developed from mixing rap beats with those of Calypso and Soca
-Has developed into its own form with its own artists and has taken on a culture of its own.--Includes a blend of street poetry from both
Trinidad and Tobago-This genre of music devopled as a way of
picketing during political unrest in the 1970’s during the Black Power Movement and pro- African
Sentiment-Rapso artists include; Cheryl Byron, and Lancelot
Layne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrVrvVk4MZU
Active Listening: Reflect on how this example is different from other examples of Trinidad music we have heard.
Steel Pan!:-One of Trinidad’s greatest achievements was the invention of the steel pan of steel drum (names
are used somewhat interchangeably)! -Steel bands of over 150 members gather to compete in Panorama, a competition at the
annual Carnival Festival. -Steel pans are individually pitched to cover different parts, soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.
-Steel drum music is extremely versatile and can play anything from Calypso to Classical music-Steel drumming had developed over decades
originally started using dented oil drums-Since its start, the steel drum has been an important asset to almost all the music in
Trinidad
Engages and Active Listening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQfoSll9rTg
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=962&c=134#multimediaBoxInternalLink
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1094&c=134
Traditional Songs of Trinidad
Marianne
Dodo Petit Popo: Lullaby
Traditional music often gets overlooked when learning
about Trinidad Culture, however there are quite a
few children’s songs sung at celebrations, in schools, or at
bedtime!
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/trinidad___tobago_865
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/calypso_701/en_US
http://caribplanet.homestead.com/101_Rapso.html
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/studies/pdf/study_r_henry.pdf
http://tonyguppy.com/steelpan.htm
http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=953&t=ec&c=134
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYITD8TMvcM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaPs8sxqB0 Works
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