Afro-Latin American and Popular Music (Quiz 3)

Latin America typically refers to

• Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions or North and South America

• The islands

• Mexico

• Columbia

This chordophone is a very large, deep-bodied, six-stringed bass guitar.

• Guitar

• Ukulele

• Vihuela

• Guitarron

This aerophone is a pan flute made of several different lengths of bamboo shoots, and is found all across the Andes. Typically this instrument is played between two musicians.

• Siku

• Cajon

• Vihuela

• Grito Mexicano

This style of music, Portuguese for 'new trend', is a smooth, jazzy style that originated from Brazil and has a distinct rhythm.

• Ranchera

• Latin Jazz

• Bolero

• Bossa Nova

A dance-oriented music style that came from the coastal region of Colombia and Panama.

• Cumbia

• Cha Cha Cha

• Reggae

• Bossa Nova

Bob Marley is an internationally acclaimed Jamaican singer of what genre?

• Cha Cha Cha

• Cumbia

• Reggae

• Tango

She hails as the Queen of Bossa nova in the Philippines.

• Rachel Ann Go

• Charice Pempengco

• Sarah Geronimo

• Sitti Navarro

It is a ballroom dance in 4/4 time signature, with alteration of two slow and two quick steps.

• Foxtrot

• Cha Cha

• Rumba

• Paso Doble

It is a traditional vocal and couple's dance from Spain and is danced to the type of music typically played in bullfights.

• Foxtrot

• Cha Cha

• Rumba

• Paso Doble

Afro-Latin American music is characterized by soft beat.

• True

• False