Chapter 12 - South America and Mexico
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Chapter 12 introduces the music and associated cultural activities from South America and Mexico. The sikuri (panpipe) ensembles descended from the ancient Inca population contrasts with more modern styles, such as tango, samba, and mariachi. The global celebration of Carnival, which is most famous in its Brazilian manifestation, is highlighted in a feature box.
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Practice Quiz
Videos
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- Andean Musicians at Machu Picchu
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk68sDgO1EA
- Sights and Sounds of Peru
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=C-F7dTx2nUA
- Peruvian Ethnic Music & Dances
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RpDTlBVW0
- Native Peruvian Music
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHR6f-Vt-dY
- Huayno Cusco
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSE0N_RsDBg
- Sikuri en la Fiesta del Carmen
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSbYu5P2xr0
- Tango – Argentina
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXhQNRsH3uc
- Street Tango
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuRl1TqNfg8
- Mariachi
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKf6-fSM08
- Nelson Sargento
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2mkPBSDQGY
- Rio Carnival 2007
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s8xkOxLCUQ
On Your Own Time Links
Links and Further Resources
The Amazon Rainforest
- Book:
- Turino, Thomas.Moving Away from Silence: Music of the Peruvian Altiplano and the Experience of Urban Migration. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
- http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3643710.html
- Book:
- Mendoza, Zoila.Shaping Society through Dance: Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
- http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3641137.html
- Book:
- Olsen, Dale. Music of El Dorado: The Ethnomusicology of Ancient South American Cultures. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2002.
- http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=OLSENS02
- Website:
- Music from the Andes
- http://boleadora.com/andes.htm
- Website:
- The Incas
- http://incas.homestead.com/
- Popular Artists of the Andes:
- Los Kjarkas
- Los Incas
- Illapu
- Quilapayún
- Rumillajta
- Savia Andina
- Website:
- Argentina-Tango
- http://www.argentina-tango.com/index.htm
- Website:
- Tango Argentino de Tejas
- http://www.tejastango.com/
- Book:
- Denniston, Christine.The Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance. Anova Books, 2008.
- http://www.history-of-tango.com/history-of-tango-dance.html
- Website:
- Ástor Piazzolla
- http://www.piazzolla.org/
- Popular Artists of Argentina:
- Carlos Gardel
- Tanghetto
- Carlos Libedinsky
- Gotan Project
- Bajofondo
- Book:
- Browning, Barbara. Samba: Resistance in Motion. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1996.
- http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=21462
- Book:
- McGowan, Christopher, and Ricardo Pessanha. Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1998.
- http://books.google.com/books/p/temple_univ_press?id=7MFDEoTR7MC&dq=samba&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- DVD:
- Favela Rising. Dir. Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist. Magnolia Pictures, 2009.
- http://www.favelarising.com/
- Audio:
- Getz/Gilberto. Verve Records: 521414, 1964.
- http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/music/detail.aspx?pid=10366&aid=2856
- Website:
- Top 10 Carnival Festivals of the World
- http://www.festivalpig.com/Carnivals-of-the-World-Top-10.html
- Website:
- Virtual Capoeira
- http://www.virtualcapoeira.com/
- Website:
- Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola (Portuguese)
- http://nzinga.org.br/pt-br
- Book:
- Talmon-Chvaicer, Maya. The Hidden History of Capoeira: A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2007.
- http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/talhid.html
- Audio:
- Capoeira Angola from Salvador, Brazil. Smithsonian-Folkways: SFW40465, 1996.
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/capoeira-angola-from-salvador/id82059632
- Popular Artists of Brazil:
- Gilberto Gil
- Caetano Veloso
- Margareth Menezes
- Daniela Mercury
- Olodum
- Clara Nunes
- Chico Buarque
- Ivete Sangalo
- Virginia Rodrigues
- Marisa Monte
- Website:
- Mariachi 4 U
- http://www.mariachi4u.com/
- Website:
- Mariachi.org
- http://www.mariachi.org/
- Book:
- Sheehy, Daniel. Mariachi Music in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Music/WorldMusicEthnomusicology/?view=usa&ci=9780195141467
- Popular Artists of Mexico:
- Carlos Santana
- Selena
- Ritchie Valens
- José Alfredo Jiménez
- Vargas de Tecalitlán
- Banda Machos
- Pepe Aguilar
- Banda el Recodo
- La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
- Tito Guízar
- Molotov