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MÉXICO

MÉXICO. Diego Rivera. Pre-Columbus Middle-America. Highly advanced societies including Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Mayan, and Aztec. Spain arrived in 1511, wanted riches, fought wars Smallpox was deadly. Spanish Colonies. Many slaves brought on ships from Africa

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MÉXICO

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  1. MÉXICO Diego Rivera

  2. Pre-Columbus Middle-America • Highly advanced societies including Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Mayan, and Aztec. • Spain arrived in 1511, wanted riches, fought wars • Smallpox was deadly.

  3. Spanish Colonies • Many slaves brought on ships from Africa • Many Native Americans forced into slavery • Catholic faith spread through schools and churches • Mexican Independence Day: Sept. 16, 1810

  4. Quinceañera

  5. Día de los Muertos • Celebrated in Mexico to remember and pray for relatives who have died. • November 2 • Families clean and decorate graves, share memories, offer ofrendas • Many types of traditional food

  6. Banda Music • Started in 1860s with styles from military bands. Some military leaders even took bands with them as they traveled. • Instruments: Tuba, Trumpets, Saxaphones, Drum Sets, Trombone, Accordion • Traditionally from the Mexican state of Sinaloa

  7. Mariachi Music • Instruments: • At least 2 violins • A guitar • A guitarrón (large bass guitar) • A vihuela (higher pitch than guitar) • Trumpets, sometimes harps • Originally from the state of Jalisco

  8. Cumbia • Began as a courtship dance in Colombia • African slaves used traditional instruments (drums made of wood, ropes, and animal skins), then started adding Native American instruments. • Guiro • Claves • Timbales • Soon European instruments were added • Flute • Guitar • Violin • Accordion PanchoGalán

  9. Salsa • Originally from Cuba • Cuban immigrants to New York used parts from many other styles of music (African and Spanish) to create salsa • Dance-oriented • Instruments • Percussion! • Trumpets, Trombones • Bass Guitar

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  11. Merengue • Merengue music has fast songs with many different styles. • Merenguetípico (oldest style, but still common) • Merengue de orquesta (big band merengue) • Merengue de guitarra (guitar merengue) • Rhythm is very important! • Syncopation is very common…music is played “off-beat” • Instruments (traditionally) include saxaphone, accordion, güiro, tambora

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