Samba In Brazil

In the Jade Peony of Wayson Choy, poh-poh or the grandmama seems to be the most intriguing character. Her character is complex for her grandchildren who are the narrators of the novel and therefore complicated for the reader of the novel; but not so complicated for their neighbour Mrs. Lim or even Father and stepmother who are from the generation in between. Even though Poh-poh’s character is not the narrator, she is present throughout the story even after her death. In each of the three stories, she is mentioned, described, or quoted by the narrators. She has a huge impact on all narrators. Poh-poh like any other grandparent likes to teach her culture, traditions, and language to her grandchildren. The only difference is that her

Dance has always been the focal point in which Africans are able to let free through movements of emotion. In this essay I will discuss the history of African Dance and its importance to the African Culture. Also will be discussing the general information of African dance, the different types of African dance and the ones that I like the most. Dance in the African culture is something that cannot be taken advantage of in the African Culture because it holds such a strong meaningful moment at the time of any occasion.

The modernize approach of religion and traditions of the old African culture now converted into an Afro-Brazilian culture that still has an impact and exists today which is also still celebrated in Brazil. I believe that without slavery, many of the importance of both sides of society selling slaves and buying slaves would not have shaped humanity in the modern world. “Two centuries had seen African and European cultural religious and linguistic habits merging into unique Afro-Brazilian social and religious customs, music, and storytelling (Nellis 62).” The cultural influence of Afro-Brazilians has persistently grew from celebrations like carnaval into a mainstream popular culture. Brazil holds a variety of different ideas, culture and people. These ideas and traditions include musical interests, dancing, different food dishes, literature and art, festivities, and religious practices.

That alone is a difficult responsibility for one lone art form to fulfill, as unity and autonomy are polar opposite interests. Perhaps the broader terminology of flamenco is necessary to understand its current function; not unlike the 19th century, where traditional and Andalusian Gypsy forms of flamenco coexisted with European middle-class and aristocrat-centered fusions of flamenco, ‘communal and commercial’ and ‘traditional and tourist’ forms of flamenco are currently apparent. Within the fusion of the style, the possibility for an art form of socially marginalized people to become a national symbol. Nevertheless, Andalusians and flamenco musicians have been able to reinvent themselves and the art in many facets, throughout history and politically; the art has been used and continues to be used as a voice to demand equal rights, and the voice of emotional release from the marginalization that lower-class groups

Most of the population practices Roman Catholicism, but there’s a variety of religions such as Indian animism, African cults, Afro-Catholic syncretism, and Kardecism. Some of the languages spoken in Brazil are Portuguese, which is the official language, Spanish, English, French, and other older languages. Another aspect of Brazil’s culture that was mainly affected is their architecture and music, shaped by European and African culture. During the 18th century churches and public buildings were created, while music from three different continents was being mixed and born as a new original type of music. Though all these aspects of Brazilian culture are seen as a blending of cultures, during the first years of slavery, African people preferred to be with their own kind.

A man well known for his military skills during WWI and WWII, George Patton Jr. was a significant leader let alone a great general. Born in 1885, Patton had a drive to be part of the military. The help of that dream was his father telling him all these war stories his ancestors went through (Zeno, 2015). He went through military school in Virginia before he decided to graduate from West Point for his military career in 1909 (Pettinger, 2010).

During this time, Cuban music greatly influenced North American jazz, a legacy carried on by contemporary jazz great Paquito de Rivera. Following the revolution, Cuban-American singers such as Celia Cruz and Olga Guillot became famous for their nostalgic sones, salsas, and rumbas that evoked the sadness of never returning to the homeland. Cruz was parriculary known as the salsa queen and popularized the Latin American genre in the early 1979s. Other famous Cuban-American musicians, such as Willie Chirino and Emilio and Gloria Estéfan of the successful band Miami Sound Machine developed ‘Miami Sound,’ a music style with bilingual lyrics, homeland nostalgia, and Anglo-American appeal.” (Skutsch

This is a vast article about the existence of diverse cultures from different places and how each of them has contributed to enrich the American cultural diversification. The writer mentions immigrants from several countries all over the world, the Cubans among them. The article narrates a long trajectory in the Cuban history since the beginning with the Spanish colonization; it tells even the others cultural influences related to Cuba, which mixture has resulted in a unique authenticity like African, Chinese, Spanish, Jamaican, Haitians. The author talks about the facts occurred after the Cuban revolution triumph and with the communist regime established many Cubans

Throughout the Cuban series of learning in this semesters class, has orchestrated a vast perception of learning of a nations struggle for independence. In formulating a conclusion to interpret the views of the Cuban authors that were influenced by the Cuban revolution, their perception solely captures the struggle of the land. Unlike the El Lider’s attributes to Fidel Castro in the documentary of “The Untold Story of Fidel Castro”. The visual biography concludes a broader spectrum of formulating a culture of prideful and radical nationalist that revokes the rulings of big brother.

As Bame once said, “In dancing, each one finds themselves in ecstatic harmony with other participants, it heightens their sense of belonging and attachment and thereby generates social solidarity among them and the entire community”(40). Ultimately, African music and dance is a relationship that can’t be broken apart. It has been a huge part in life where everybody comes together within their communities and grow together socially and

Marifeli Pérez-Stable looks back at the Cuban Revolution through a sociological lens in her book The Cuban Revolution. Pérez-Stable claims that Cubans held national independence and social justice as goals ever since the end of the nineteenth century. Radical nationalism remained important in Cubans’ view of themselves and their ideals. Thus, Pérez-Stable argues that the origins of the Cuban Revolution of 1959 lie in the independence movement against Spain and the frustrations from the unfulfilled goals they had kept since before the turn of the century (Pérez-Stable 1998, p 4).

The topic that our group will discuss the origin of “Black Dance”, and how it transitions to modern dance. Covering the many definitions of Black Dance, while uniquely showing each characteristic. For these reasons, our group will use vast research methods in order to show the nature of our research. Such as, Journal Articles, Newspaper, along with interviews from present African American dancers. Each interview will consist of a conversation asking the dancer how she or he feels about “Black Dance”, and how it is signifance to his or her.

The purpose of this paper was to look into the differences in development between those of a single ethnic background and those of multi-ethnic background. This paper goes on to glance at development in terms of the sociocultural theory and the ecological systems theory. It takes language development, the development of an identity, and the interactions with society in consideration when comparing biracial and monoracial peoples. At the end of this research period, it was found that those of multiple ethnic backgrounds had a general advantage in many different areas when compared to those of a single race.

The opening scene of Hitchcock’s Psycho remains a typical example of a “horror” genre while contradicting this idea from the start, it begins with Hitchcock’s monologue offering the audience an insight into the film, while at the same time, not telling the audience of any events, constantly stopping before he explains any of the actual events, leaving this suspense within its audiences. This beginning greatly coheres to what the audience perceives to be a “horror” using story-telling techniques in order to capture its audiences into what “horror” is to them. Hitchcock’s slowed speech coupled with the eerie set creates an almost gothic-like atmosphere around this film. The music however is particularly contradictory during this scene, as Hitchcock

My background is developed from a small rural town in Indiana that is roughly an hour from my University. I graduated a year early from my high school with a class of fewer than ninety people. I also have been a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints since I was born. While I come from a loving home life, I have also had to deal with the divorce between my parents which resulted in reliance on government assistance due to lack of child support. In addition, I have also become heavily reliant on scholarship to continue my education.