Celiz Salsa Musical Analysis

One of America’s historic strengths have been our ability to incorporate aspects from many different cultures to create a stronger whole. Our music, art, literature, language, architecture, food, fashion and more have all benefitted. I have chosen three key principles (to do them all would be a dissertation for me) and combined them with an art focus so as to show the importance and powerful role the arts can have in effective leadership and empowering the body of an organization. Again, in a world that has become increasingly Global, we can no longer deny the presence of ‘the other’ and their importance in our communities. Especially those within and around our faith communities.

On November 20, 2015 I attended the Brazos Valley World Fest located at, Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in College Station, TX. Although the festival had events from many cultures, it was the “Latin” events that really stood out to me. As a proud Hispanic woman, the activity that I was most excited about was, the salsa performance. The name of the performance was called “salsa fusion”, which was accompanied by the live performance of the twelve piece band La Orquesta Salmerum form Houston, Texas. Salsa music is a very fast up beat genre of music, it’s a style I find very closely related to urban-jazz. After the performance, it was evident that one of the main and most dominating instruments of the genre, is the Conga drums. When focusing on

If people heard Latin music on the radio or on any other media outlet they would see that, "Latin beats and sounds continue to express the pride, identity and lifestyle of the Latino culture. " Latino artist take traditional beats and blends them into modern view. Even though, Latin music itself is cultural different from American music it blends different ethnic style to draw different audiences to hear their sounds. Or the music will often blend the sounds of traditional and modern sound. Like "La Bamba" was inspired from a traditional wedding song from “Veracruz."

There many types of music in this world today. In this essay I will be discussing the music of Merengue and salsa. I will also be comparing them, and telling you about each of them individually.

Watching this documentary really expanded my knowledge of the rich history of salsa. Prior to the documentary, my knowledge was very limited. Growing up in a Hispanic household, salsa and other Spanish music was regularly playing. My parent pushed it on me and my brother, encouraging to learn about our rich culture. So everything I knew about the salsa revolution (before watching the documentary) came from my parents who really grew up listening to it and who were constantly surrounded by it growing up.

Salsa combines a common Latin type of music derived from Cuba and original Puerto Rican style music. Once modernized, the world known dance and music style received the label "Salsa." Reggaeton Reggaeton is one of the largest musical exports known to Puerto Rico throughout the 1980's. Reggaeton receives it's name from it's basic genre type, being essentially Spanish sung Reggea. This music genres origins lie mainly with and artist native to Panama known as El General and Puerto Rican native Vico C.

After signing in, men and women of all ages and ethnicities gathered in the Reeve Ballroom for the annual event, Holidays Around the World, which was hosted by the Multicultural Education Coalition of the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. Featuring the group Salsa Manzana and other performers, this festival included multiple cultural presentations through song and dance. First, the UW Oshkosh Taiko Performers presented their traditional ensemble. Taiko is written using the characters for fat and drum and indicated the instruments used in the performance. Wearing traditional, unisexual clothing, the Taiko performers chanted in Japanese while banging on the Taiko drums. With the help of the moderator, the group gave a nearly seamless, synchronized performance with a constant release of energy. Afterwards, Salsa Manzana performed various songs including Sunny Rain, Feliz Navidad, and Jingle Salsa.

In her book, Salsa Dancing into Social Science, Luker discuss the importance of sampling, operationalization and generalization in canonical social science research while highlight the believe that each of these ideas can also be applied to qualitative research. While all three concepts are important to consider when it comes of qualitative research. It is import to definite that similar and differences. The following gives an overview of how each competent uses within canonical social science research, how that translates into effect qualities and explore the ways in which Hochschild utilizes these methods in her research for Strangers in Their own Land

First there are different kinds of music that can be considered Puerto Rican. In general, Salsa is considered to be Puerto Rican music of today, but a famous musician by the name of Tito Puente says he plays Cuban music. (Waxer, Oct., 29). The reason for this is that he believes Salsa originated in Cuba, and Puerto Ricans just play their

Flamenco is a Spanish art form made up of three parts: guitar, song, and dance. Flamenco has its own type of guitar. It is similar to a classical guitar but with thinner tops and less internal bracing. The guitar is stroked at a fast pace and the base can be used as a drum. There are many song forms in Flamenco singing. Each expresses a unique emotion. Songs in the Latino culture are popular in Flamenco singing. Flamenco dancing is known for its emotional intensity, proud carriage, expressive use of the arms, and rhythmic stamping of the feet. Castanets are also often used.

The 1970s saw several new innovation incorporated into Salsa music. For example, Willie Colon introduced the Cuatro from Puerto Rico which is a stringed instrument to add flavor to this music. Songs backed with Jazz, Rock tunes from Brazil and Panama. Celia Cruz one the most celebrated icon of Salsa was able to incorporate an electric piano making Salsa move with the changing times. Jazz elements were also added to Salsa music by Eddie Palmieri. He brought in Manny a renowned percussionist. The 1980s was also a year of transformation in Salsa music. The Puerto Ricans developed a more smooth type of Salsa: Romantic Salsa which has lyrics dwelling on love and romance. They also developed a more explicit type of Salsa: the erotic Salsa. The

Music plays a huge role in my life. From having a bad day, to turning it to a happier day; and with other songs, they move me. But the type of songs that makes me feel like this is the Mexican music, or “Regional Mexicano”. I have noticed that these types of songs are what most Mexicans prefer to listen to. Usually they listen to them when they are sad about something, probably because his girlfriend left him, or just because he woke up on the wrong side of the bed ha-ha. Or just because Mexicans are happy, they listen to the most joyful songs they can hear.

The Bo Diddley beat . . . was Afro-Caribbean in derivation. The most durable . . . bass riff in Fifties rock & roll . . . had been pinched . . . from a Cuban son record. The screaming, athletic saxophone playing . . . was straight out of Forties big-band swing. . Traditional Mexican rhythms entered the rock & roll arena through Chicano artists. . . . Rock & roll proved an All-American, multi-ethnic hybrid, its sources and developing substyles too

Flamenco is a form of Spanish folk music which originated in Andalusia in the south of the country. This type of music as we know it today is a spectacle which is made up for four different elements Cante-Voice, Baile-Dance, Toque-Guitar, and the Jaleo, which roughly translated means “hell raising” and involves hand clapping, foot stomping, and encouraging shouts of the audience ("Flamenco - History."). However it was not always like this. Flamenco was first recorded in the late 18th century and consisted of what the Spanish refer to as Palo Secos, or dry styles.("Flamenco - History."). This was basicly singing or chanting accompanied only by a rhythm beaten out on the floor by a wooden staff or cane. However the genre underwent a dramatic development in the late 19th century and had become the spectacle that we know today. In the past flamenco music was not very widespread outside the region of its origin. However in

Hispanic’s music had a great impact in USA. Nowadays, Americans listen to Hispanics’ music. Hispanics’ music now is part of American’s culture. These changes in USA began around of 19th century, when Hispanics immigration increases in the USA. One of the big changes in music occurred around 1940s, when Americans began to recognize the efforts of Cuban-American musicians. One of the Cuban bands was Cugat. It was known better Orchestra ‘based in New York’s Waldorf Astoria’ which had a great visual and musical style. Another Cuban band was Machito who were dominated as one of the best New York’s scenes at that time. Thanks, to those bans Americans adopted some of Cubans’ dances and performances such as rumba, mambo and cumbia. Americans used and still using the Cuban instruments like bongos and maracas to create their rhythms. Later on, Americans created Jazz by African Americans with the influenced of Cuban’s music.