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Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet bent at 45 degress
Major innovator of the bebop style
was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser
trumpet player known for his big personality and bent horn
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tres dos ortres golpes (middle)
False
True
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quinto is the lead drum, highest
False
True
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Doldrums - a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression
False
True
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Syncretism
When two elements from two different cultures blend together = new
blending of religon and lanague from different places.
blending of cultures and ideas from different places.
When two elements from two different cultures blend together = nothing
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Celia Cruz
a Cuban-American singer
a cuban-american musican
nicknamed "La Guarachera de Cuba".
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Orisha
worshipped in the Cuban
deities, or gods,
worshipped in Africa
representatives of Olodumare, the Supreme Being
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Santeria
the least important drums in the Afro-Cuban form of the Yoruba religion
the most important flute in the Afro-Cuban form of the Yoruba religion
the most important drums in the Afro-Cuban form of the Yoruba religion
the most important drums in the Afro-Cuban form of the Christian religion
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Ry Cooder is best known for his slide guitar work
False
True
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Batá
Sacared bass of Yoruba religion
Sacard drums of Yoruba religion
Sacared guiter of Yoruba religion
Sarcard flute of Yoruba religion
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Cuban Revolution
against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
Conducted by Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries
fighting to keep Cuban the way it is
Happened on July 26
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in 1902 Independence-granted independence from America
False
True
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Rumba Instruments
Trio vocals
Percussion
Conga Drum
Flute
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Rumba
based on African musicand dance traditions, namely Abakuá and yuka
genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song
Orginated during the late 19th century
Orginated in Puerto Rico
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The tumba orsalidor is the lowest
False
True
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Tres
The original Cuban tres has six strings.
The sound has no defining characterics
Is a 3-cource chordophone of Cuban orgin
Is commonly played in a varity of Afro-Ciban genres
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Tres is a folk guitar with 3 sets of 2 string
True
False
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Buena Vista Social Club an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996
True
False
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Conga
a tall, narrow, single-headed drumfrom Cuba
also known as tumbadora
Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three type
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Yoruba is an instrument
False
True
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What is Cuba’s oldest city and first capital
Santa Clara
Baracoa
Havana
Oriente
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Ruban Gonzalez
"forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s"
Cuban pianist
"forged the style of modern Cuban drum playing in the 1940s"
Cuban drummer
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Canto - Spanish; literally "chant." The second section of a rumba (synonym, largo).
True
False
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Vocables - a word, especially with reference to form rather than meaning.
True
False
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Yoruba
Musical instrument
Religion
Brought to Cuba as African slaves on sugar plantations.
Language/Ethnic Group
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Guajíra
Cuba's most popular styles of acoustic music
Cuba's most popular styles of electronic music
came outof the backwoods in the early 20th Century,
Cuba's least popular style of acoustic music
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Drum Trio
1 people playing drums
4 people playing drums
3 people playing drums
2 people playing drums
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Diana intro. Vocables Introductory material of rumba
True
False
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Urban migration
People moving to urban cities in search for a new life and oportunity
People moving to rual cities in search for a new life and oportunity
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Montúno - An improvised and often climactic part of rumba music.
True
False
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The bata drums are the orchestra of the Yoruba temple.
False
True
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Clavé -"Key" One pair of hard wooden sticks, struck together.
True
False
33
In 1959 Cuban Communist relations to the U.S Fidel Castro.
False
True
34
Shango - God of Thunder
False
True
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Spanish control of Cuba
Cuba was inhabited by Amerindian cultures prior to the arrival of Columbus
Cuba was inhabited by Spanish cultures prior to the arrival of Columbus
England conqueredCuba and appointed English governors to rule in Havana.
Spain conqueredCuba and appointed Spanish governors to rule in Havana.
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Tito Puente is an American musician
False
True
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When did Cuba become a US Territory
1981
1998
1898
1888
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Bongos
an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument
consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes.
Uses an eight-stroke pattern called martillo.
They are struck with both hands
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Louis Armstrong
Cuban trumpeter and vocalist
American trumpeter and vocalist
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In 1492 With three ships, Cristóbal Colón sails into the unknown.
True
False
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What is Santería?
a fusion of Jewish practices and African folk beliefs
a fusion of Catholic practices and African folk beliefs
a fusion of Catholic practices and American folk beliefs
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What does the Bata look like?
3 two-headed drums each with its own tone
1 two-headed drums each with its own tone
2 three-headed each with its own tone
3 three-headed drums each with its own tone
