Creolization in Caribbean Music- Spanish
In this blog today, we will be looking at the different Caribbean Spanish speaking countries that are: Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. First we will dive into Cuba and take a look at the musical aspect of Cuba. With the history of Cuban music, there are a few musical styles but the one that stands out to me most is the Afrocubanismo music. Afrocubanismo is said to be an "artistic and literary movement that all developed in Cuba in 1928 and 1940" according to Jenkins, E. (2011) . We know that with African music it depicts drama, dance and gestures. So therefore, with Afrocubanismo it shares a similarity because it uses rhythms, call and response, of African style of music to create a vibrant movement. Santeria and Rumba are both musical styles of Afrocubanismo music, but we will look at the diversity with the Santeria Style. ...