Celso Piña and His Accordion on the Jose Luis Cuevas In Mexico Metropolis in 2008. Media and Media/Getty Photos Disguise Caption
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Celso Piña and His Accordion on the Jose Luis Cuevas In Mexico Metropolis Museum in 2008.
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You may hint the historical past of Latin America and the Caribbean by listening to the music. There are a number of drums and percussion devices from the well-documented affect of Africa by the use of the slave commerce, to the way in which the guitar introduced by the Spanish colonizers impressed quite a few stringed devices just like the cuatro from Venezuela and Puerto Rico and the Cuban tres.
The affect of Jap Europe immigration may also be heard in the way in which the accordion was tailored and adopted in nations like Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and past.
This week we take a deep dive into these traditions with our information, Eduardo Díaz, former director of Latino cultural info for the Smithsonian Establishment. It is a enjoyable journey and also you would possibly even be taught a number of issues. I did!
Featured artists and songs:
Narciso Martínez, “Nix” Carlos Vives, “Son of Vallenato” Los Corraleros de Majagual, “La Pollera Colorada” Luis Gonzaga, “Asa Branca” Grupo Alma Serrana, “Puerto Tirol” Francisco Ulloa, “The Lagolito” Tatico Henriquez, “The invasion of Deiziseis”
Credit
Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and blended by Simon Rentner. Our challenge supervisor is Grace Chung. NPR Music’s government producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.
