Timbales

Anyone with an interest in Latin-American Jazz in the past twenty-five years is sure to have heard the remarkable vocal styles of Flora Purim. She is well known for her part in “Return to Forever” with Chick Corea. Purim has also recorded and performed with many critically acclaimed artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. Flora Purim is called the “Queen of Brazilian Jazz.” Flora Purim

discussion was based on a list of prepared questions- What is the name of your band, how many players are there? “We are the Lucky Seven Mambo, and we have seven players” (hence the name) what instrumentation is included? “We have Percussion set, timbale (tubs), congas, bongo/bells, vocalist, bass, keyboard player, and vibraphone.” What is the role of vibraphone in a Latin music? “It really has that Latin kind of sound,

Cumbia is a musical genre that originated in Colombia, it evolved from an afro-colombian traditional form of music to a more popular, urban form of music. This new form of music arrived and started to become popular in Peru, specifically Lima, in the 1960’s due to migrants coming from the Andean Mountains. This new form of music emerging in the society of Lima was looked at in both a positive and negative light. In Peru, the Cumbia that is played and performed is different than that of Colombia,

Growing up in Arizona where the Hispanic culture is so vibrant and plentiful, I have spent much time surrounded by the rich music of their people, and have had that ingrained into my mind as what “Latin music” is since I was a child. That same sentiment can be shared by much of the west coast, yet if one were to ask someone on the east coast or Midwest what Latin music is, their answers will all differ. This is because Latin music is not one dimensional, nor is it only in reference to the Spanish

Tito Puente, the Jazz musician, composer, arranger and cultural icon, is known, variously as “king of timbales and mambo”, “sultan of salsa”, and most famously as El Ray - the King - of Latin Music. His Latin identity is often emphasized in a way that is somewhat unusual for Jazz musicians. Indeed, Ella Fitzgerald, or more recently, Diana Krall, do not have their cultural backgrounds so heavily stressed. Perhaps the emphasis on culture stems from the fact that Puente is Latin Music’s most prominent

Imagine you are a play fanatic in 1957, clutching your ticket, waiting to enter a magnificent theater, to see the opening of West Side Story. You loved the choreography Jerome Robbins always created, and watching his pervious plays, Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof, and Gypsy .You could not be more thrilled to see the musical West Side Story, which he choreographed and directed. Leonard Bernstein has grown to become one of you favorite composers, and you can barely contain your anticipation to listen

traditional cumbia and vallenato and added more percussion, and electric guitar and bass. For example, in this concert, the classifications of the instruments used were the aerophone using an accordion, electrophone with a bass and electric guitar, guiro, timbales, and

Merengue Dance of the Dominican Republic Nina Nerisa Torres In the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region, lie the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation by area coming next after Cuba. It is a diverse country with stunning mountain views, majestic architecture and rich culture. Part of its culture is its famous national dance, merengue. Merengue dance’s name came from the sweet treat made

Cuban Music, popular genres and artist When visiting Cuba, you will hear the drums and see the people dancing from the moment you wake up until you go to sleep. Cubans are known for their Afro-Caribbean music of salsa, cha-cha, son, rumba and many more different music styles influenced by both Spain and Africa. Cuban music is dance music, meaning that if you are planing to go to a Cuban nightclub be prepared to dance or move out of the dance floor. Cuban music is traced back to the cabildos, they

would be healthy and survive. One method that was used, that Pilcher describes, is the combination of the protein and amino acids from corn and beans as eating corn alone does not supply a balanced diet, but both corn and beans do. In Tamales or Timbales: Cuisine and the Formation of Mexican National Identity, Pilcher also looks to the history of Mexico and national identity through cuisine. Historically, Mexico is a conquered nation even after reaching independence in 1821. And while Mexico is a