Salsa RootsPart 2

Bellwork: Define Terms

Corrido—a Mexican ballad

Jibaro —folk songs of the Puerto Rican Mountain peoples

Guaracha—Afro-Cuban musical theater/pop music

Bomba- a puerto rican dance style

Plena—a Puerto Rican song originally used as a auditory newspaper.

Timbales- a cuban drum

Outcomes Grammar: Learn basic facts about the roots

of salsa music

Logic: Make your own salsa

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Make your own salsa

Corrido

Jibaro

Guaracha

Bomba-Play it

R R L LL R R L LL R R L LL R R L LL

Plena-Play it

R L R L R R L R L

Timbales

Guided Notes In the United States from 1940-1950 there

was a large influx of Latin immigrants.

Sanitaria is a system of Yoruba religious customs, including a trance for communicating with their ancestors and deities, animal sacrifice and sacred drumming and dance.

 Salsadromos are large dance halls in Lima, Peru.

A Salsamingo is a salsa fan or expert.

Active Listening #3 What instruments are also used in Big Band

music?

The choir of singers is replaced by a choir of what?

Just the Facts:Ran Kan Kan

Tito Puente was an innovator, mixing Latin genres with big band tunes and jazz.

The timba rhythm is played on the congas.

Active Listening #4 Name three instruments in the percussion

section:

What instruments are acting as the “response” to the trumpets call?

Just the Facts:El Manisero

Rodriguez's primary instrument was the trumpet.

Bauza was the first to explore modal jazz, setting the stage for later jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Take your own notes In addition to Puerto Rican, Cuban and US

influences Mexico, Venezuala and Columbia were instrumental in the development of salsa.

Some feel labeling of salsa is detrimental since it homogenizes the complex musical forms, genres and practices of Afro-Caribbeans.

Many Cuban musicians like Mambo King Perez Prado Cubans believe that salsa music doesn’t exist, that it is purely Cuban Music.

CFU: Whiteboards Answer the following questions on your

whiteboards

Q1 What type of jazz music did Arsenio

Rodriguez discover?

Q2 Many Cuban musicians like Mambo King

Perez Prado Cubans believe that salsa music doesn’t exist, that it is purely:

Q3 In the song Ran Kan Kan, what type of

rhythm is played on the congas?

Q4 What is a Salsamingo?

Active Listening #5 What number do they count up to (in

Spanish)?

Which percussion instrument is the loudest?

Just the facts:Hay Fuego en el 23

Rodriguez’s played the tres, a Cuban guitar.

The son montuno is the final up-tempo section of a son (Cuban song), with its semi-improvisation, repetitive vocal refrain and brash instrumental climax.

Exit Ticket What is the name for a Mexican ballad?

What is a Plena?

Define Sanitaria:

Tito Puente was an innovator, what three genres did he mix into his salsa music?