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WorksheetsLatin American Music
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the three official languages of Latin America?
German, Spanish, and British
Spanish, Portuguese, and French
Irish, Guarani, and Spanish
Russian, Portuguese, and Quechua
What are there instruments did the Spaniards and Portuguese settlers introduced to the native people throughout Latin America?
drum and other percussion instruments
flute and other wind instruments
guitar and other stringed instruments
maracas and other shakable instruments
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
It is a musical genre with elements from American jazz, and rhythm and blues.
Tango
Cumbia
Rock
Ska
Who is this Cuban composer and violinist who introduced Cha-Cha-Cha?
Enrique Gil
Enrique Jorrin
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Jarden
It is derived from the sound of the scraper and the rhythm of the shuffling feet of the dancers.
Tango
Cumbia
Cha-Cha-Cha
Bossa Nova
This musical genre formed from the fusion of samba rhythm and the complex harmonies and improvised passages of jazz.
Tango
Bossa Nova
Reggae
Cumbia
It is characterized by a close hold, a low center of gravity and an emphasis on Contra Body movement.
Tango
Cumbia
Bossa Nova
Cha-Cha-Cha
It is distinguished by being percussion-heavy, with a signature double beat.
Tango
Cha-Cha-Cha
Cumbia
Bossa Nova
