MUS 127 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Peanut Vendor, Little Rock Nine, Ornette Coleman
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Santeria is a religion that blends yoruba and some catholic saints. Africans that were brought over to cuba developed this religion: rumba. An example in class was vale todo by munequitos de matazas. It included congo drums, cajon, clave, chekere and voices in call and response: son (del oriente ) Son del oriente is the eastern side of cuba. The example given in lecture was soy campesino by changui guantanamo which included marimbula maracas, guiro, bongos, tres, and a vocal duet in parallel thirds: son cubano. Son cubano is what people would think of cuban music. It has some parallel thirds and some rumba like call and response. An example in lecture was pa"l monte by la familia valera. It has influences from both rumba and son del oriente: el manicero . El manicero is the man selling peanuts on the street. Orchestra sold the record el manicero, which became the first million selling 78 rpm single of.
