Music is, in my opinion, one of the most influential things in the world. Music effects the way we think, talk, act, and obviously how we dance. I LOVE music and always have, so naturally i love learning about it. Before this class, i never knew that a lot of Latin American music is influenced by African roots.
But music is not the only thing that was effected by Africa in Latin America, its just a tiny part of an entire culture that stems from another rich "Big C" Culture! When I thought of all the different African elements in Latin America, I obviously couldn't think of everything because I haven't studied the history of either of these two places very extensively. But i DID think about myself! For most of my life, people have always thought I'm African American; that was usually the first guess they had in trying to figure out my ethnicity. Hispanic or Latina usually wasn't even brought up. Interesting, no? I always thought these people were crazy, because i'm from El Salvador! But after learning a little more about how Africa has impacted Latin America, its all starting to make sense! haha :) Since I was adopted and have no contact with my birth mother, I have literally NO idea what's runing through my veins. Maybe down the line somewhere in my biological family tree there are some African roots, just like there are in Latin American music. I wouldn't be surprised! But whatever crazy combination makes up my blood type, of course there's a love of music, dancing, and singing!
Can you hear that little samba base line in this song?
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