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Caribbean Flashcards

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Mestizo

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European and indigenous descent

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Mulatto

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European and African descent

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Zambo

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Indigenous and African descent

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Voodoo

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West African derived music. Mainly focuses on drums and male/female vocalists.

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Rada

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Haitian drum

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Shekere

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Haitian rattle

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Purpose of voodoo rituals

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Call on deities and be possessed by them

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Vaksin

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Haitian bamboo trumpet

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Rara

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Voodoo ceremony process

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Loa

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Name for Haitian gods

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Shango

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Haitian god of thunder and lightning

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Syncretism

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Associating certain deities with one religion in another (John the Baptist = Shango). This is how they were able to keep certain religions alive

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Reggae

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Popular music from Jamaica characterized by rhythmic emphasis on offbeat and politically/socially conscious lyrics

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Reggae ensemble

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Electric guitar/bass, tight drum set, electric keyboard

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Haile Selassie I

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Ethiopian emperor considered by Rastafarians to be a black reincarnation of Jesus Christ

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Rastafarian

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A person who believes that emperor Haile Selassie I is Jah (God) and Ethiopia is Zion.

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Ganja

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Jamaican word for weed. Rastafarians believed that smoking it would bring them closer to God

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Dub

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Recorded Jamaican music that emphasizes the bass and rhythm tracks so that the DJ can talk over it

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Calypso

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Popular music from Trinidad and Tobago characterized by improvised lyrics and broadly humorous subject matter

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Conga

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Tall, barrel shaped drum (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Tamboo bamboo

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Ensemble of bamboo drums created when the British banned drums in Trinidad and Tobago

Music History 1 (10 decks)

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