The first thing I found interesting was the blues. I think that it sounds very cool. Online, it says it came from African American Work Songs and Spirituals. Blues also came from jazz. The common structure for blues songs was the AAB pattern. The blues really started to come around during the early 1900's, and it continued for years and years. A lot of the songs were from post slavery, so a lot of them had heart felt lyrics as well. Below I am linking a Blues song called "Crossroad" by Robert Johnson. It sounds really cool to me, and I think it is a really good example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A
A second thing that I found interesting was the South American instruments. Some examples are the maracas, bongos, guiro, claves, etc. All of the instruments come together and make beautiful music that sounds very unique. The bongos are drums, and everyone has heard of them. They are double drums that can be played by each hand and it produces the beats. Maracas are also called shakers. They have rice or a grain material inside them, and produce a shaking sound. The also are good for keeping the beat, while adding a unique sound. There are many different parts of South America. One particularly is the Andes. There is a specific type of music from there, and it sounds very good. It has flutes and pipes and everything you can think of. I am linking a video that is an example of Andes music that I really like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKHdWTjo51M
A last cool thing I wanted to talk about is Traditional Andean Clothing. The women tend to wear bright colors. A lot of times, they will have a hat that has a strap or scarf that wraps around their face to hold it steady. The top sort of looks like a basket. Their clothes have lots of pinks, blues, whites, yellows, reds, and more. The vibrant clothing looks really cool and unique to their culture. Sometimes, they will also wear a cape like thing called a Lliclla. It drapes on the shoulders and also has lots of bright colors. Below I have linked a video that shows the inside scoop to the Andean culture and gives you a good look at their beautiful clothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCoUkpZUnc4
South American instruments are great and put together, make wonderful sounds. I remember in middle school always hogging the maracas in music class because they sounded really cool to me.
ReplyDeleteI find it really neat that blues songs follow the AAB pattern. I wasn't aware of that until it was talked about in class. The Andean clothing is really colorful, vibrant and looks fun to wear.
ReplyDeleteI thought jazz came from blues? I like how you went into the clothing. It is really pretty.
ReplyDelete-Hayley
I also like the way the people in the Andes Mountains dress. I think it’s so unique and pretty. I found the video you linked regarding the clothing very interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting to know more about the Andean music. I had done a lot of research on Andean music for my blog and I'm delighted to find a lot of the information what I had found are in your blog too.
ReplyDeleteI love southern american music because of the instruments used that you mentioned. I agree that they come together to make beautiful sounds.
ReplyDeleteTanjae H.
I used to love when my church would start using the bongos during the service. I made it feel a lot more exciting. I also love the bright colors of Andean people because they brighten a landscape that looks very dry and dull like in the music video we watched in class.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your video on the Andean clothing it is absolutely beautiful. In Mexico, the indigenous people sell their clothing that they make it kit kind of reminds me of that.
ReplyDeleteThe Andean culture and music was really fun to learn about. The clothing is very pretty and colorful and the music feels like music to dance to! I especially love the sound of the flute and panpipe(?) in the song.
ReplyDeleteI don't know maybe its me but I like how different cultures take instruments and somehow morph them into an instrument that fits more into their society.
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy to have some more insight into Andean textiles. I know that there are some South American indigenous groups that developed a kind of "writing" that was basically a complex series of knots on cords, and this seems to tie into that.
ReplyDeleteLike I said in the last blog, do please embed future videos into the blog entry itself, rather than just posting a link. It's more visually effective and practical for the reader.