Percussion Instruments BY BRANDON Cajón & Jawbone (Description) Cajón: A Cajón is nominally a six sided, box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks. Jawbone: The Jawbone is a traditional Latin percussion instrument that is cleaned of tissue and dried so the teeth can loosen and act as a rattle. They are traditionally made from the jawbone of either a mule, horse, or donkey Gong & Paiban (China) Gong (Photo on the left) Pitched/Unpitched:Pitched Paiban (Photo on the right) Pitched/Unpitched:Unpitched Timbales and Congas (Cuba) Timble (Photo on the left) Pitched/Unpitched:Unpitched Congas (Photo on the right) …show more content…
It is generally struck on one side with a wooden stick bowed at the end, and with a large thin stick on the other side, though it is also played by the bare hands Tambourine: The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all. Alfaia and Atabaque (Brazil) Alfaia (Picture on the left) Pitched/Unpitched:Unpitched Atabaque (Picture on the right) Pitched/Unpitched:Unpitched Alfaia and Atabaque (Description) Alfaia The Alfaia is a medium sized drum. Alfaias are played with a distinctive technique, and players hold the weak-hand drumstick inverted to get the proper attack on the head. Atabaque The Atabaque is a long sized drum. The shell is made traditionally of Jacaranda wood from Brazil. The head is traditionally made from
It was a hominin molar. The team look through that area, and found the lower jaw of a child with an attached milk molar. The team knew that the molar they found was of a hominin both older and more primitive than Lucy. In November 1994, Yohannes Haile-Selassie found pieces of a bone from the palm of a hand. That discovery was followed by the finding of pieces of a pelvis, leg, ankle, and foot bones, many of the bones of the hand and arm, a lower jaw with teeth, and a cranium (Gibbons 37).
The tumbao (“toom-bow”; also called marcha) is a basic Afro-Cuban rhythm played on conga. The conga (also called tumbadora), with ancestry from Africa, first appeared in bands in the 1930’s-1940’s. A slightly simplified tumbao rhythm first appears in Line 1, measure 13. Line 1 in this piece represents the bongos (particularly the martillo sections) and the highest pitched conga (quinto).
The bones are being studied by paleontologists at Cerro Ballena, or “Whale Hill,” in the Atacama region of Chile close to the Pan-American Highway. This particular area is nearly 120 feet above sea level and nowhere near an ocean, which makes the discovery even more unique. Experts believe that the skeletons
The music is called Bomba and tells a story of the African people’s struggles (Document 15). This shows how music can become combined to create something very meaningful to two
This side of Nicaragua developed in relative isolation to the rest of the country and its music developed in this way as well. The folk music of the Atlantic lowlands, like the other two regions, does have strong indigenous influences, but it's European influences are from Britain, and it also has a strong Afro-caribbean influence that the rest of the country does not have as greatly. This side of the country came to be occupied mostly by indigenous tribes such as the Miskito and escaped slaves from the West Indies, was never concurred by Spain, and did large amounts of trade with the English, and all of this is reflected in its music. The songs are usually lively, intense, sensual, and frenzied. This style of music is best exemplified in what is called "Palo de Mayo" which is a festival, dance, and a musical styling.
Some have different types of patterns and designs on the poles. Most of them were made from stone, antler bone, or bone meal. The heads were originally attached by using strips of rawhide. During Colonial Times the weapon was improved upon by making the shaft out of metal instead of
Hawaii’s culture is about 1500 years old. The culture started when Polynesians voyaged to Hawaii and settled there. Hawaiian culture is based on three main aspects. Food such as broiling pig, taro and banana. Dance including the hula or as it was traditionally called Kahiko and warfare/weapons examples including the Koa and different forms of training and attach techniques.
They were the first to use stone architecturally and sculpturally in Mesoamerica. They created stone masks and outstanding colossal heads sculpted from boulders brought from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas mountains of Veracruz. The smallest weighing from six tons and the biggest weighing about forty to fifty tons. These heads could reach up to three meters in height and were usually made to commemorate passed rulers. The heads also express facial features common in indigenous people from Venezuela and Tabasco.
To many people not familiar with the sport of lacrosse, a men’s game is just like a women’s game. There does not seem to be too many differences. That is the case in most sports. The only difference is the uniform and the gender. However, this is not true for the sport of lacrosse.
The jarabe is considered M?xicos national dance and is the best known outside the country,often called the Mexican hot dance in English. Like all folk dancing, Traditional mexican dances provide a glimpse into the culture of the region. Not only do these dances from M?xico express the rhythms of the musical, But also the vital color wovent into mexican clothing and decoration,as well as themes important to the region such as catholicism and communion with nature. Mexican culture shines through the Traditional dances of the country. Many mexican familias are planted firmly in religious faith and Rich intricacies of generacional Traditions and celebrations observed year after year.
It had been utter silence for what felt like an eternity as the inhuman Santa Anna’s forces prepared for an all out attack. That was when the music started. It’s eeriness echoes through the land even now as it slowly gets more intense. One of the Tejanos looked extremely shaken and shared how it was known as El Deguello and it was played to let the enemy know they were about to be slaughtered. Everything is chaos now as my fellow defenders panic and pray to their gods.
Mariachi is a musical style that dates back to 19th century Western Mexico. From the 19th to 20th century, it moved from rural areas into cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City, along with the Mexican government's cultural promotion gradually re-labeled it as Son style, mariachi becoming the word for the urban term. The name Mariachi was given to the 3 or more-piece secular music groups native to the western states of Jalisco, Colima Nayarit, Mitchoacan and Guerrero. The musicians would dress in white pants and shirts that the peasant farmers of the 18th century traditionally wore. Present day bands wear ‘charro’ suits.
Under these circumstances, African culture was intertwined with the Indigenous and Spanish cultures already within Costa Rica. It is especially apparent within the rhythm of Costa Rican music (“Costa Rican Music,” n.d.). Furthermore, the black population of Costa Rica is prominent in the Limón province. Migrants from Caribbean islands such as Jamaica, brought the Caribbean feel over with them, residing on the coast of Costa Rica. There are several types of drum and marimba that are still used in Costa Rican music from the African influence (“Costa Rican Music,”
The snare and the tambourine are the principal features that promote a controlled and consistent rhythm
Peruvian Huayno Peru is located in the west of South America. A country with a variety of dance movement that express culture and history of the Peruvian people. The Huayno, is one of the most commonly practiced folkdances throughout the Andes. It is also performed in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador but it originated and remains the most popular in Peru. Even though there are no historical records.