Cajun Music: Alive and Well in Louisiana. By Ann Savoy One of French Louisiana's most vital attractions is its music. Acadian music has undergone vast changes since arriving in Louisiana, to a large extent because those who play it today live so differently from earlier residents. Understanding Cajun music in all its variety is a large undertaking but an important one. Today, we in Louisiana are fortunate to have living representatives of many of its various styles and stages. A look at Cajun music and its development offers a glimpse into Louisiana's different cultures, its fascinating history, and the variety which exists within a traditional culture. Excerpt, J'ai Ete Au Bal: Cajun and Zydeco Music of Louisiana. Cajun Song : "L'anse aux pailles" Introduction and Use of Accordions in Cajun Music. By Malcolm L.
Comeaux The history of the accordion begins with the invention of the "free reed" in either southern China or Laos, where instruments using this reed date back to 1000 B.C. (Marcuse 1975: 730-731). In the free reed, the tongue (lamella) fits in a frame, whereas the beating reed, so common in European instruments, fits on top of the frame. The concept of free reeds was slow to arrive in Europe, and it was not until the late 1700s that they began to be used in instruments there (Marcuse 1975: 734). The accordion's history begins about 1800 when Europeans began the rapid development of instruments using free reeds. Introduction to Cajun, Louisiana Creole & zydeco music. By Jim Hobbs Cajun, Louisiana Creole & Zydeco Music Search home Who are the Cajuns?
What is Cajun music and where did it come from? The French colonized Canada beginning in 1604, with many settling in what is now Nova Scotia but was then called Acadie. History of Salsa Music & Dance - SalsaGente. Dance like no one is watching!
Following information was compiled from various sources on the Internet Following categories are covered below:1. Marc anthony - aguanile. Top 10 Salsa Songs of all Time. Too many people smoking some funny things in this page.
You should know from the get-go that this topic is always going to be subjective. I personally think you need to break it down a number of ways. 1. Is it for dancing or for listening, or both? 2. Do you like “old” (like the classics) or “new” salsa? Me personally – 1. 2. 3. Anyway, that’s my rant. Plus some stand out tracks – Divino – Pobre Corazon La Salsa Vive – Tito Nieves, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Celia Cruz Ni Calor Ni Frio – Oscar De Leon Baila Que Baila – Jose Alberto El Canario Llego El Sabor – Jose Alberto and Oscar De Leon. Descriptions of Salsa Music Instruments ~ www.justsalsa.com. The Bongos ~ A pair of round drums held in the knees and struck with the hand.
The Botijuela ~ A bottle used to store oil that was used as a bass in original Son bands. The Claves ~ They keep the rhythm in the music and guide the dancers feet. The Conga Drum ~ A skined.drum played with the palms. The Cowbell ~ Played by holding in one hand and striking with a stick. The Guiro ~ A carved gourd played by scraping it with a stick. The Marimbula ~ A finger piano brought to Cuba by slaves from Santo Domingo. The Quijada ~ A very primitive musical instrument. The Timbales ~ A pair of skined drums played with a pair of sticks. Salsa Instruments. Salsa Instruments and the Salsa Band Since the advent of Rock'n'Roll, western pop bands have increasingly experimented with reducing the number of band members.
Some top rock bands have counted as few as three musicians. History of Salsa. Best Reggae Music Songs 2015. Instruments. What Is Reggae? - Definition, Artists & Instruments. History of Reggae - The Reggaskas. Reggae is a term that was coined sometime close to 1960.
Derived from rege-rege, a Jamaican phrase meaning “rags or ragged clothing,” it is used to denote a raggedy style of music that grew up in Jamaica around that time. Reggae is a genre of music that has its roots in a number of other musical styles. It incorporates influences from Jamaican music (both traditional Mento and contemporary Ska), as well as American Rhythm & Blues, which was broadcast from high-powered stations in New Orleans and Florida in the early days of radio, and could be easily picked up in Jamaica. Reggae’s closest musical relations are Ska and Rocksteady, popular in Jamaica during the 1950s and early 1960s. Reggae evolved from these other genres, really coming into its own later that decade. Reggae shares many characteristics with Ska, such as a walking bass line with guitar and piano off-beats, but Ska is faster paced and also tends to incorporates jazz-influenced horn riffs. A History of Reggae Music. Jamaica: the mento TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved.
(See Background: The 20th Century) The first Jamaican recording studio opened in 1951 and recorded "mento" music, a fusion of European and African folk dance music. The island was awash in rhythm'n'blues records imported by the so called "sound systems", eccentric traveling dance-halls run by no less eccentric disc-jockeys such as Clement Dodd (the "Downbeat") and Duke Reid (the "Trojan"). Nakai: Earth Spirit - Native American Music. Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America at the National Music Museum. Native American music.
Native American music and culture. Music plays an integral role in the daily life of Native Americans.
Music plays an integral role in the life of Native Americans. It is used for ceremonial purposes, recreation, expression, and healing. Worldwide - the largest accordion internet site with weekly news from around the world about festivals, competitions seminars, artists, concerts, masterclasses, events, CD reviews, videos, celebrity interviews, information about accordion produ. Believe it or not, it all began in the middle of the nineteenth century in Germany.
Yes, the diatonic accordion, the main instrument of Tex-Mex music, was created by Friedrich Buschman, whose fellow country-men emigrated to the state of Texas, around 1890, to work the fields, and the construction of railroad lines in Northern Mexico. Selena Quintanilla mix de éxitos (la Reyna del Tex-Mex) Texas Music: Its Roots, Its Evolution. By Jay Brakefield. The History of Tex-Mex Music Introduction. Tex Mex Music – Songs, Albums & Artists. <div class="warning" id="noscript_notice"> JavaScript is disabled in your browser settings. rhapsody.com requires JavaScript.
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