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Portfolio Cuban Music style Afro-Cuban Rumba  The video below shows dancers performing A Cuban Rumba we can see that the beat moves very fast as shown by the dancers, however, the following paragraph will describe more about the Afro-Cuban Rumba.  The video was taken from: "  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi7FFypHLpM "                      There are many forms of Afro-Cuban dance, but the Rumba is the most popular. Among the features of the Rumba are a chorus of drums and the prominent use of maracas. With that being said, Rumba refers to either the music (whether singing and percussion) or dance. Note, that in addition, to music and dance, rumba also reflects Cuba's identity. Having used  Congolese percussion (Percussion from the Republic of Congo, located in Central Africa) and Andalusia flamenco singing (music from Andalusia located in Spain) Afro-Cuban rumba is formed. Moving along, to the ...

  Portfolio Chapter Three It's good to be back, guys!   In today's blog, I will continue writing about Caribbean music's Creolization. However, it will focus on Dutch-speaking countries found in chapter three of the Tour de Force.  Let's get into it.  Located in The Caribbean Sea, approximately 37 miles north of Venezuela's coast, lies a beautiful Dutch Caribbean Island known for its coral reefs and beaches that are tucked away into caves called  Curaçao. With that being said the Creolized music genre I will focus on is called Tambutronic. The Tour de force describes the genre as follows. During Roël Calister's move from  Curaçao to the Netherlands, he combined Tambu ( which is a dance that refers to the music it accompanies, as well as  a drum, going by the same name.), with electronic dance music. Thus, b y combining traditional elements with modern sounds, Tambutronic brings the sounds of Curaçao's past into the present through the dance floor...