Music and traditions in Ecuador

Music in Ecuador

Learning Objective:

Students will understand that Ecuador is part of a megadiverse and multicultural world, contributing to the construction and care of a more just and equitable human society.

Open Ended

a. Have you ever been to Cuenca?

Open Ended

b. Is parade of the Baby Jesus a tradition in your hometown?

Open Ended

c. What other Ecuadorian festivals do you know?

Multiple Choice

• folk music

• Pasillo

• Afro-Ecuadorian Music

• sanjuanito

• pasacalle

Multiple Choice

• folk music

• Pasillo

• Afro-Ecuadorian Music

• sanjuanito

• pasacalle

Multiple Choice

• folk music

• Pasillo

• Afro-Ecuadorian Music

• sanjuanito

• pasacalle

Multiple Choice

• folk music

• Pasillo

• Afro-Ecuadorian Music

• sanjuanito

• pasacalle

Multiple Choice

• folk music

• Pasillo

• Afro-Ecuadorian Music

• sanjuanito

• pasacalle

El Condor Pasa

Alomía Robles was influenced by indigenous movements during the 20th century to compose a zarzuela, which is a Spanish operetta, written to be played by an orchestra that he called El Cóndor Pasa. In 1933, he sold the rights to El Cóndor Pasa to the Edward B. Marks Music Corporation. In the 1960s, Andean bands became very popular in Europe. One of these groups was called Los Incas. They performed their own version of El Cóndor Pasa with Andean instruments. Paul Simon, from the band Simon & Garfunkel, saw them perform in Paris and he learned the melody and added his own lyrics to it. He named the new version If I Could and it became the most popular song across Europe; especially in countries like Spain, Austria, and the Netherlands. However, Paul Simon didn’t know that the copyrights to the song didn’t belong to the group Los Incas. The son of Alomía Robles sued Paul Simon and, after some time, the authorship of the composer was reestablished. One hundred years after it was written, El Cóndor Pasa is now free for the public to use.

Write True (T) or False (F). If the

Multiple Choice

a. Alomia Robles was influenced to compose El Condor Pasa in the 20th century

• True (T)

• False (F).

Multiple Choice

b. The version of El Condor Pasa that became famous in Europe was originally created by Paul Simon.

• True (T)

• False (F).

Multiple Choice

c. El Cóndor Pasa is not free for the public to use.

• True (T)

• False (F).

Read the text and answer the questions.

Fill in the Blanks

Who first wrote El Cóndor Pasa?

Open Ended

What happened to the original composition in 1933?

Multiple Choice

• Bombo

• Rainstick

• charango

• Siku

• Quena

Multiple Choice

• Bombo

• Rainstick

• charango

• Siku

• Quena

Multiple Choice

• Bombo

• Rainstick

• charango

• Siku

• Quena

Multiple Choice

• Bombo

• Rainstick

• charango

• Siku

• Quena

Multiple Choice

• Bombo

• Rainstick

• charango

• Siku

• Quena

Multiple Choice

• tarka

• wankara

• maracas

• Marimba

Multiple Choice

• tarka

• wankara

• maracas

• Marimba

Multiple Choice

• tarka

• wankara

• maracas

• Marimba

Multiple Choice

• tarka

• wankara

• maracas

• Marimba