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For our final Discussion Board, I would like you each to discuss which musical culture you found most interesting during this course. Which instruments did you find most interesting and why? Were there any particular activities you found intriguing? Do you feel like you now know more about our diverse planet, and about how musical activities reflect the cultures that create them? Your discussion post should be around 150 words (5 pts), cover all of the topic points (5 pts), and be submitted on time (5 pts). You are also required to respond to at least one of your fellow classmates posts (5 pts), and give constructive feedback and/or pose questions that are relevant to the discussion topics. There are 20 points possible for this assignment.Chapter 10 Caribbean in Excursions in World Music ( TEXT BOOK ) : https://easyupload.io/3ujf74 caribbean_lecture_presentation.pptx Unformatted Attachment Preview Music in The Caribbean Caribbean History  The Dutch, English, French and Spanish began colonizing the Caribbean around 1500.  Some areas, such as the Bahamas, weren’t colonized until the 1700s.  The indigenous people of the Caribbean, the Arawak and Caribs, were completely wiped out by colonial invaders. Caribbean History  The demographics of the Caribbean reflect it’s history of Colonization, Slavery and Indentured Servitude.  Today, the majority of people are of African-descent. European minority, East Asian and South Asian Indentured Laborers  Colonial languages and new languages are spoken throughout the region and have a hierarchical relationship. Instruments and Musical Style  African and European derived musical practices, aesthetics, and instruments predominate throughout the Caribbean.  African-derived instruments, dances, rhythmic concepts/complexity, compositional concepts  European-derived instruments, dance forms, song forms  Localized East Indian instruments and musical traditions  In many instances, these musical traits have been combined to create new Creole styles Religious Syncretism  Religious life also reflects the colonial encounter  What does the term “religious syncretism” mean?  Catholic and Protestant religious practices blending with African religious practices  Haiti- Vodoun  Catholic/Ewe, Fon of West Africa  Cuba- Santeria  Catholic/Yoruba of Nigeria  Trinidad- Shango  Catholic/ Yoruba of Nigeria  Bahamas- Obeah  Christian/Igbo of West Africa Religious Syncretism  Some common traits found in Vodoun, Santeria, and Shango:  Pairing of Catholic religious practices and Saints with African Deities and religion, simultaneous worship  Each Saint/Deity has a particular theme:  Colors and sacred objects  Mannerisms and movements  Drumming patterns and songs  Spirit possession ceremonies that involve highly Africanized drumming and dance. “Remembered Traditions”  Haitian Vodoun Video “Rake n’ Scrape” The Bahamas  Traditional Bahamian music usually played on accordion, saw, and goatskin drum.  Typically accompanied quadrille dancing, a type of square dancing.  Rhythm and sounds of traditional rake ‘n’ scrape provide the foundation for a great deal of popular Bahamian music.  Links to other similar genres found in the Caribbean, but instrumentation uniquely Bahamian. Unifying and indentifying culture.  Video Listening Activity: Rake n’ Scrape  Listen to “Rake n’ Scrape” found in the Caribbean Audio File. Follow the Listening Guide in your book as you listen.  What Sounds are you hearing?  What Behaviors are associated with this musical activity?  What Conceptions or Ideas govern the sounds and behaviors of this musical activity? Calypso in Trinidad  Early origins of Calypso  Cariso  French Creole song  Kalinda Video  Stick fighting  Tamboo Bamboo Video  Ensemble of various bamboo percussion instruments  These genres played a huge role in Trinidad’s Carnival celebrations, and helped create calypso music.  Calypso Bands by the 20th century  Guitars, violins, cuatros, clarinet, trumpet, piano, and various percussion instruments Calypso in Trinidad  By the early 20th century, Carnival was split into two venues  Calypso bands in tents and tamboo bamboo in the streets  Calypso lyrical content focused on current events, politics, and social situations in Trinidad  Why would elite groups and government officials consider Calypsonians potentially dangerous?  Popular in U.S. during the 1940s and 1950s, Jazz band feel Video Listening Activity: Calypso  Listen to “Calypso” found in the Caribbean Audio File. Follow the Listening Guide in your book as you listen.  What Sounds are you hearing?  What Behaviors are associated with this musical activity?  What Conceptions or Ideas govern the sounds and behaviors of this musical activity? Steel Bands in Trinidad  One of the world’s newest musical instruments/genres.  Where did all of these oil drums come from? Why was the pan invented?  Developed in the urban slums, the pan is now the national instrument of Trinidad.  Unlikely orchestras  Organization and roles of instruments  Emphasis on arrangement  “Engine Room” drum set that drives the ensemble Video Afro-Cuban Rumba  Rumba developed as a secular alternative to sacred African-derived drumming traditions in Cuba during the 2nd half of the 19th cent.  Lead vocalist, chorus, clave, palitos, congas  Rumba consists of two main sections:  Canto- narrative text  Montuno- call and response with the chorus/percussion  Male/female dance- ritualized enactment of male conquest  Vacunau- sexual pelvic thrust movement  Why was rumba frequently banned or limited?  Video Listening Activity: Afro-Cuban Rumba  Listen to “Afro-Cuban Rumba” found in the Caribbean Audio File. Follow the Listening Guide in your book as you listen.  What Sounds are you hearing?  What Behaviors are associated with this musical activity?  What Conceptions or Ideas govern the sounds and behaviors of this musical activity? Garifuna Punta  Unique origin of the Garifuna people  Where do Garifuna people live today?  Punta    Couples dance, fast hip movement, usually composed by women Call and response singing, rattles, conch shell, and drums: Segunda- steady ostinato Primero- improvisation of ostinato  Punta is performed during festivals, at wakes, and at celebrations that follow dugu ceremonies  Video Listening Activity: Punta  Listen to “Punta” found in the Caribbean Audio File. Follow the Listening Guide in your book as you listen.  What Sounds are you hearing?  What Behaviors are associated with this musical activity?  What Conceptions or Ideas govern the sounds and behaviors of this musical activity? Garifuna Punta Rock  Why do the Garifuna face significant challenges regarding their identity?  Punta Rock- 1970s, conscious revitalization of traditional punta as a popular genre  Competition with Reggae and Western Rock genres among younger Garifuna generation  Rock band instrumentation, punta rhythms and dance moves, Garifuna language (sometimes English or Spanish)  Mostly composed and performed by men. Video Chuntney-Soca in Trinidad  Chutney Indo-Caribbean, derived from East Indian folk/film songs  Soca Afro-Creole, blends calypso with other afro- pop genres from the U.S. and Caribbean  Interethnic relations, musical identity and cultural politics in Trinidad “Separate but Equal”  How does the blending of these two styles reflect contemporary society in Trinidad  Video Merengue in the Dominican Republic  Merengue Accordion, saxophone, guiro, tambora  History of merengue reflects cultural politics in the Dom. Rep.  Rural folk music  Urbanized form becomes national music  Similar genres exist throughout Caribbean, what makes merengue uniquely Dominican?  Unifying and indentifying culture  Video Listening Activity: Merengue  Listen to “Merengue” found in the Caribbean Audio File. Follow the Listening Guide in your book as you listen.  What Sounds are you hearing?  What Behaviors are associated with this musical activity?  What Conceptions or Ideas govern the sounds and behaviors of this musical activity? ... Purchase answer to see full attachment