Mambo

The migration of Caribbean/Afro-Cuban music to the USA took place in the 20th century when a large arrival of Puerto Ricans and Caribbean islanders went to New York City and by 1960 the number of Puerto Ricans and people from the Caribbean totaled about 1.5 million due to the level of Caribbean immigration picked up after the United States entered World War II in 1941. Almost 50,000 Caribbean’s both black and white settled in the country between 1941 and 1950. They took advantage of the rapidly…

Salsa." During her career, Cruz created over seventy albums, but her accomplishments go far beyond music. Cruz won three doctorates, one of Yale, Florida International, and the University of Miami. She appeared in films, the most famous being "The Mambo Kings" (1992) and "The Perez Family" (1995). Not only sang salsa music but also hung out with rock bands and formed part of the opera "Tommy" in 1973. The list of awards and honors that Cruz won, and still winning in tribute after her death, is…

caused the accident. There were at least a thousand people attending. They sung to the Lwa because they believed that songs could evoke spirits, which would cause people to be possessed by the god. There was an alter where the mambo (female priest) would pour rum. The mambo also helped sooth the possessed. What surprised me was the fact that the high Voodoo priest was a white Australian. The second night this person experienced chickens and goats that were killed and eaten by the high priest…

his mother, a sensitive boy is sent to live with his mobster father and to fit in he decides to enter a mambo contest, but his life with his father is jeopardized by his father’s gangster lifestyle. STORY COMMENTS THE BIRTH OF COOL presents as a character driven story that blends drama, music, dance, and humor. The script is driven by two goals. One is the actionable goal of winning a mambo dance contest, but moreover, the story is really driven by the inner, emotional goal of both the…

brushes, although these last are contemporary innovations. The sound of the bongo drum can be muted by placing part of one hand on the drum head while striking with the other hand. Some of the most famous dance styles of Latin America, including the mambo, salsa and conga, utilize the music of the bongo drum. The instrument's capacity for distinct percussion is essential to these styles, which showcase distinct and often rapid rhythms. In fact, the music of the bongos is often used as a solo…

credited with these genres became extremely popular musicians among a wide spectrum of social sectors from all across the U.S. These waves of wildly successful movements are credited with sparking other powerful musical movements. For example, the mambo (an Afro-Cuban jazz genre) became a unique cross-cultural musical movement that many today credit for cementing the universalization of Caribbean influence in pop…

was a lively performance where many audience members danced along with the band, demonstrating the danceable feature of the music. The orchestra used many of the traditional salsa instruments, including timbales, conga drums, a cowbell, and a guiro. Mambo influences were also evident in the instrumentation. With the rise of big bands in the United States, the traditional flutes and violins were replaced with horns and saxophones, and this change was evident with the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra.…

dedication in Latin dance styles, I was able to become a professional Salsa dancer where I started to branch out and do my own choreographies. Furthermore, I commenced dancing Salsa at the age of seven in Lorenz Latin Dance Studio. Here I learned many mambo shines blending them in today’s world while dancing solo or with a partner. By the time, I was nine, my group and I performed at the New York Salsa Congress in the Manhattan Hilton Hotel. This was my first congress, which led me to have an…

After the death of his mother, a senstive boy is sent to live with his mobster father and to fit in he decides to enter a mambo contest, but his life with his father is jeoparidized by his father’s gangster activities. STORY COMMENTS THE BIRTH OF COOL is a character driven story that blends drama, music, dance, and humor. The script offers a fascinating world. The time period and culture feel authentic. There’s a rich tapestry of iconic musicians told against a gangland backdrop. All of…

On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, I attended the East Carolina University School of Music’s Bandorama concert at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening located in Wright Auditorium. The concert was a collaboration between the concert band, symphonic band and symphonic wind ensemble. Each band played a collection of three to four songs that displayed their best work as performers. Many students, faculty, friends and family attended the concert which allowed a great audience. It was great to hear from…