Paper Topic:

Effect of Latin american music on culture

A submitted in partial satisfaction of the

Requirements for MUS 309

By

Peta D . Vegan

Fall 2007

ABSTRACT OF THE

Latin Music and Its Affects on American Culture

Peta D . Vegan

MUS 309

California State University , Northridge , Fall 2007

Abstract : Many cultures outside America value arts , theater and music Americans place education , material possessions , status and obsession with political power above musical and other artistic influences . Other cultures , such as Mexican , Caribbean and Africa create their own music and entertainment . Today , they most likely have modern

technology , such as television or Internet . They are very proud , and should be , of their God given talents to make musical rhythmic patterns from natural resources such as percussion (claves ) from tree branches . Should foreign people decide to come into America , their musical traditions come with them . For this research , I relied on many of my favorite movies . Latin dancers and singers , in America played the main characters . One show Dance With Me , shows a short clip of a man in Cuba before coming into America after his mother passed away . In Cuba , the background scene showed unpaved roads , houses that resemble tents . Life styles are very simple , nothing elaborate according to the movie scene . The Cubans are dancing in the clips . Everyone is dancing very enthusiastically and energetically women , children , men , old and young . The Cuban man comes to America , meets a professional Latin Ballroom dancer . She never begins a step until she has the music counts down , and all the beats choreographed . He convinces her to try his way of dancing from Cuba Americans do not place as much emphasis on music as Latino cultures Latino music integration are influencing American culture . Americans are incorporating more music into their lives . All technology today is capable of playing some type of music . Political , education , economic and artistic changes are now taking place in America . American politics is known for its high integrity issues for human rights . However American company 's had foreign people working for slave wages . The Hispanic singer , Selena probably has the biggest influence on the changes in American cultures . Although her death was passed off as an obsessed fan ' Selena actually died of a government conspiracy . It may be American or it may be the Mexican government . Her Latin American music talents are still influencing American politics , economics education , and of course , music . The combination of American and Latin music is doing much more than just providing music . The biggest affect Latin music has on America is changing the assumptions Americans always had no one was worthy of material possessions of luxury , or could have outstanding musical talents without a Ph D . Dance and music instructors do not need a four year college degree . The books and journals I used for this research talked about the history and arrangements of Latino music . I had limited access on the Google book search engine , and I used the Ebsco databases . I primarily relied on Latino dance and music movies and...

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