Another factor that has been influenced is the art. After all, look at the top 100 lists and you will see lots of Hispanics artists like Pitbull, Santana and many others. But things don't stop there; to capture the Latino audience and produce a new sound, many American artists have sung with Latins. There are also many Hollywood films that have Hispanic influence. Some of these films are Bandidas, The Mask of Zorro and Selena, which is a movie about the life of this famous Mexican singer and how is killed.
The European part being mainly the melodies and harmony of the Andalucia region of Spain (the homeland of the Conquistadors), while the African part in Salsa is mainly from the western coast of Africa where the slave trade was most prevalent.” ("Justsalsa.com," n.d, p. 1) It is said that “Between 1930 and 1960 there were musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and South America coming to New York to perform. They brought their own native rhythms and musical forms with them, but as they listened to each other and played music together, the musical influences mixed, fused and evolved.” (latinmusic.about.com, Lilich, n.d, p. 1) “This type of musical hybridization gave birth to the 1950s creation of the mambo from son, conjunto and jazz traditions. Continuing musical fusion went on to include what we know today as the cha cha cha, rhumba, conga and, in the 1960s, salsa.” (latinmusic.about.com, Lilich, n.d, p. 1) The type of instruments used in salsa music is what makes salsa music so unique. Salsa music has a heavy use of percussion (clave, maracas, conga, bongo, tambora, bato, cowbell.) Other salsa instruments include
He was the first artist to incorporate “inappropriate” dance moves into his routine, and would put on huge stage shows. The crowd would break out dancing. His lyricism attracted a lot of positive attention from teens, yet very negative attention from parents. It was because of this, and the popularity and fame of his music and him as a celebrity grew immensely, bringing Rock’N Roll with it. Though initially considered provocative, during his career he later appeared many times on television and his music became palatable to many older Americans.
Scott Joplin had played in New York, and other great musicians followed in his footsteps. After The Original Dixieland Jazz Band played on Broadway, jazz musicians imitated the New Orleans sound. While not attaining the undisciplined and wildly erratic beat of New Orleans jazz, the popularity of jazz in New York increased drastically. The 1920s proved to be a Golden Age of jazz in New York. Jazz was diverse and appealed to people from every echelon of society.
In the article titled “The Roaring Twenties” Wikipedia states that “…the majority of people listened to what we would call today "sweet music", with hardcore jazz categorized as "hot music" or "race music." …”. Jazz was seen in the 1920’s and 1930’s as something that unified both cultures together. Though African Americans were not allowed in Jazz clubs during this time, Jazz music played a pivotal roll in African Americans earning acceptance into white society and culture. When Louis Armstrong began playing Jazz music in white clubs this was seen as a major step in earning acceptance into white society.
These revolutions followed the American and French Revolutions, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French colonies in the Americans. Simon Bolivar was an influence of the Latin American Revolution. His goals were to mold the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation just like the U.S. The Latin American War of Independence comprised numerous wars and conflicts which took place between 1808 - 1829. He fought against Spanish rule in 1811 with the inspiration of George Washington.
Assignment 2: Project Paper World Cultures II – HUM 112 The Harlem Renaissance was a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I which started approximately around 1914 and ended around 1919, in the Harlem section of New York City. This topic is also very historical, and creative, literally and figuratively. But, overall it is something different instead of writing about World Wars and the Civil Rights Movement; it is imperative to know the history of where “black arts” comes from. The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential times of cultural black history, in so many different aspects. (Bontemps, 1972) The Harlem Renaissance helped “black folk” in ways that catapulted them to a higher level in the arts, music, and literature.
The movement ushered in new styles of music, new forms of poetry, a wealth of literature and new philosophical ideas pertaining to the specific issues that African Americans faced in early 20th century America. Of these changes, the music of the Harlem Renaissance helped shape American culture, while adding its own elements to the American music tradition. The Harlem Renaissance influenced American culture in ways still seen today. From the lingering sounds of the great jazz riffs to the films of Spike Lee and the books of Toni Morrison, the creative fingers of the Harlem Renaissance still touch America to this day. (Boland) Since the 1920’s Black American culture has come a long way.
Have you ever taken notice that sounds with melody, harmony and rhythm has such a powerful impact on American culture? As the pop star Rihanna sings, “Please don’t stop the music”. Music artist from Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Run DMC, and Beyoncé have had an influence on culture as a whole. People of all ages and different nationalities are influenced by the music they listen to; therefore music sets the norms in most societies. Hip-Hop is the influential trend in American society today, impacting such things as fashion fads, our economy, and how we view women in a misogynistic perspective.
A couple of examples would be the 60s style, with the long hair, ballad type music that promoted peace, love and drugs. Hence, the hippie was born. Then we had the age of Disco, where the music culminated a cult of cocaine using disco dancing people. This type of music had vocals singing to a steady beat that was easy to dance to. After that came the early Metal music which started an entirely different breed of listener, which dressed provocatively and partied all night.