Ecuadorian music generally is not well known in America. So knowing this is what really encouraged me to attend an event were Ecuadorian music was performed for the public. Even though Ecuador is a small country in South America, it homes several cultures. For example, Afro-Ecuadorian is an ethnic group, which is on the North part of Ecuador along the pacific coast. In this ethnic group, there are two types of traditional music. They are marimba music and Bomba music. The performance event that I attended focused on Bomba music. This event was about Chota Madre, which is a cultural movement whose mission is to share and promote their cultural heritage by performing Ecuadorian music through the Bomba genre from El Valle del Chota. El Chota is the motherland of the musical rhythm characterized by the percussion Bomba drum, which is handmade by the descendants of the African slaves that are brought to Ecuador. Bomba is a kind of music that involves a small guitar known as the requinto, the guiro and the male and female voices. Bomba can go from a mid tempo to a very fast rhythm. Which I experienced at the event.
The event was held at the Broadway library, which is located at 40-20 Broadway, long Island City in Queens. I decided to attend this event …show more content…
“La Negra” was a song that was about a woman who ran away and the man decides to chase her. The man decides to chase her because of the way she dances to the Bomba music. Another song that was sung was “Dancing Bomba” and this was the closing song. During this song they encourage the audience to participate by dancing. “Dancing Bomba” was not similar to the other songs since there was improvisation used. Also, call and response was present in this song. The vocalist would sing a part and then the instrumental players would response by saying what sounded as “hey”, “pa abago” or “ohh.” During this song the singing was more of a narrative unlike the other
The event was held at the Broadway library, which is located at 40-20 Broadway, long Island City in Queens. I decided to attend this event …show more content…
“La Negra” was a song that was about a woman who ran away and the man decides to chase her. The man decides to chase her because of the way she dances to the Bomba music. Another song that was sung was “Dancing Bomba” and this was the closing song. During this song they encourage the audience to participate by dancing. “Dancing Bomba” was not similar to the other songs since there was improvisation used. Also, call and response was present in this song. The vocalist would sing a part and then the instrumental players would response by saying what sounded as “hey”, “pa abago” or “ohh.” During this song the singing was more of a narrative unlike the other