INFLUENCES ON

LATIN AMERICAN
MUSIC
 INDIGENOUS LATIN-AMERICAN MUSIC
Before the arrival of the Spanish,portuguese,and other
European colonizers,the natives were found to be using
local drum and percussion instruments such as the
guiro(open-ended,hollowgourd with parallel notches cut in
one side),maracas(a gourd or a gourd-shapedratlle fillied
with seeds or pebbles and used,often in a pair,asa a rhythm
instruments),and turtle shells.Wind instrument like the
zampoña( pan pipe)and quena (notched-end flute)were
traditionally made out of aquatic canes.
Materials for making indigenous instruments
ranged from hollow tree trunks,animal skins,fruit
shells,dry seeds,clay,ang hardwood trees,to jaguar
claws,animal ang human bones,and especially-
treated inflated eyes of tigers.
The indigenous of latin America was largely
functional in nature,being used for religious
worship and ceremonies.The used of
instruments,as well as singing and dancing
served,to implore the gods for a good harvest or
victory in battle,to guard against sickness and
natural disasters,and of course tgo provide
recreation.
AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC

The African influence on latin American music is

most pronouncedin its rich and varied rhythmic
patterns produced by drums and various percussion
instruments.Complex layering of rhythmic patterns
was a favorite device,where fast-paced tempos
addto the rhythmic density.
Vocal music was often-deeped chested while
inhstrumental music greatly relied on drums and
buzzers to produce rich sounds and occasional loud
volume levels for added.
 EURO-LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
The different regions of Latin America adopted various
characteristics from their European colonizers.Melodies
of the renaissance period were used in Southern Chile
and the Colombian Pacific coasts,while step wise
melodies were preferred in the heavily Hispanic and
Moorish-influenced areas of Venenzuela and Colombia
.Alternating dual meters,such as 6/8and 4/4,known as
“sesquialtera”found in chile and adopted in Cuba and
Puerto Rico,were immortalized in the song I Wanna Be in
America from Leonard Bernstein Broadway music,from
un accompanied vocal solos to those accompanied
bystringed instruments.
MIXED AMERICAN MUSIC
The diversity of races and cultures from native
American,Afro-Latin Americans,and Euro-Latin
Americans account for the rich combinations of
musical elements.This musical fusion,combining
native instruments with Europerean counterparts
and musical theories,was further enriched by the
instruments brought by the African slaves.
POPULAR LATIN
AMERICAN
MUSIC
Latin America has produced a number of musical genres and
formsthat had been influenced by European folk music,African
traditional music,and native sources. Much of its popular music
has in turn found its way tgo America,Europe,and eventually
the rest of the world.Its danceable rhythms,passionate
melodies,and exotic harmonies continue to enthrall music and
dance enthusiast worldwide.Some of these latin American
popular music forms are the tango,bossa nova,samba,son,and
salsa.
1.SAMBA- The Samba is a dance form of African
origin wich evolved into an African-Brazilian favorite
in the working class and slum districts of Rio de
Janiero.Its lively rhythm consists of a 2/4meter that is
danced as three steps per measure,thus creating a
feeling of a 3/4meter instead.It was meant to be
executed for singing,dancing,and parading in the rico
carnival.
Samba has several variations,so that ther is no clear
–cut definition of a single samba form.Its most
adventurous kind is known as the batucada,reffering
to a large percussion ensemble of up to a hundred
players or an intensely polyrhythmic style of
drumming.
2.SON –The son is a fusion of the poular music or
canciones(songs)of spain and the African rumba rhythms of
Bantu origin.Originating in cuba,it is usually played with
the tres (guitar),contrabass,bongos,maracas,and
claves,(two wooden sticks that are hit together.)Although
the son is seldom heard today,it continues to influence
present-day Latin American music,particularly as the
forerunner of the salsa.
3.SALSA-The salsa is a social dance with marked
influences from Cuba and Puerto Rico that started in
New York in the mid 1970s.Its style contains elements
from the swing dance and hustle as well as the complex
Afro Cuban and Afro-Carribean dance forms of
pachanga and guaganco.
The execution of the salsa involves shifting the
weight by stepping sideways,causing the hips to
move while the upper body remains level.The arms
shoulders are also incorporated with the upper body
position.A moderate tempo is used throughout,while
the upper and lower body act ni seeming disjoint aas
described above.
END WITH THE REPORTERS :
MISS MARIAN ADONZ
MISS JAINNAME VILLARIZA
MISS ROXANNE PIOQUINTO
LERA LEGAN
ROWENA P.
JERVIN DELA CRUZ
JIM PAUL MENDEZ
MARK ANGELO FEGURO