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Blog 7 Barrera
Having parents who come from Mexico, I was raised to know the traditional songs and dances that have originated or that have become extremely popular in Mexico. One genre that is very well known by many is called the Son Jarocho. This genre originated in the state of Veracruz in the beginning of the 19th […]
Blog 7 Rutkowska
Within music, one is able classify the ethnic portrayal that is represented throughout a piece of music. Considering my background, both of my parents come from Poland. A well known genre of music that I consider to be part of my ethnicity is the Krakowiak. The Krakowiak is a folk dance, danced with a partner, […]
Blog 7 Hoq
My mother’s side of the family originally came from Iraq. There are several genres of music associated with Iraqi ethnicity. Some of these genres are present in a common traditional Iraqi dance known as kawleeya. This particular dance was believed to be a disgraceful dance and was only performed by gypsies. However, over time, the […]
Blog 7 Palma
An ancient form of music, known as Kulintang, has been played for centuries throughout the Philippines. It first began as a signaling tradition, and is associated with other countries in Southeast Asia. There are different ways of playing Kulintang, depending on the region and group that is playing. Gong chimes are its main instrument, varying […]
Blog 7 Azad
I originate from the small country of Bangladesh in South Asia, where classical and folk music are few of the most known genres in this ethnic group. Amongst these genres, Rabindra Sangeet is a genre that is known the most in the country. Rabindra Sangeet are songs that were written and composed by the poet […]
Blog 7 Shu Wen Hsu
I want to introduce my country’s aboriginal tribe’s music – “Pasibutbut”. This is a very unique genre which was not contain any lyric and performed only by male’s vocal. The tribe is call “Bunun”, like many of other tribes in my country they lived and spread out between the mountains of Taiwan. They have […]
Blog 7 Peltonen
My father’s side of the family originally came from Finland. Humppa is a popular form of music listened to in Finland. It is related to jazz, in a musical sense, and foxtrot, which is a type of dance. The term Humppa can describe both a type of music or a type of dance. It is […]
Blog 7 Hong
As a person with Taiwanese ancestry, one of the genres that I researched that is associated with Taiwan is the style of nanguan music. While the genre did originate in China, immigrants brought the genre to Taiwan where it is now very popular. The instruments generally used are three different types of lutes called pipa, […]
Blog 7 Raj
I belong to a country Nepal, where ethnic group and caste system is considered as ethnicity, whereas I belong to the brahmin – second-largest, ethnic group of Nepal. This ethnic group speaks the national language Nepali, wears Nepalis costumes, follows the Hindu religion, celebrate the national festival and mainly enjoy Nepali folk music with traditional […]
MARKOWITZ 7
The “hora” or Jewish circle dance is a very iconic Jewish dance performed at Simchas ( celebrations) such as Bar/Bat Mitzvahs & weddings. The hora is a circle dance and the song that accompanies it is called “Hava Nagila”. At weddings the bride and groom are hoisted on chairs and people dance around them. It […]
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