-1 Selena was born into a Mexican American family and grew up with her father's musical influence due to his past experiences in the industry. Her father also put together their family band after listening to Selena sing and made the children practice more than play this continues for quite a while eventually using the group as entertainment for her father's restaurant. The problem her father had was he was Mexican yet unable to sing Mexican music which was his downfall so he forced the group
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There are amazing activities and festivals for all to enjoy. Along with the Day of the dead, till the day of the lady of Guadalupe. Advisable activities to do is visit the world famous national museum of anthropology. It's a cultural and artistic work for ages. Plus, the Great Temple is also
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Name Instructor Course Date The Blues The blues are songs that were introduced in the 19th century and mostly played by African Americans. The genres of these songs were originated from the northern America and attributed to African Americans. However, the origin of the blues is from Europe as English was used in the song’s lyrics and the fact that instruments came from Europe (Susan). This paper dwells on the comparison of two pairs of blues and the summary of Thinking Blues by Susan McClary
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everybody live alive, everybody love alive, everybody hear my message.” Although died at 27, the golden age for an excellent genius, Jimi Hendrix will always stay alive in the music world. The Experience's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography states: “Jimi Hendrix was arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music. Hendrix expanded the range and vocabulary of the electric guitar into areas no musician had ever ventured before. His boundless drive, technical ability and creative application
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What is Music? Sound vibration with specific meaning Conceptual phenomenon based on society Ethnomusicologists try to understand societies through music. By understanding music, there is an understanding of people, the community or the society. Vocal, instrumental, dance. In some cultures, all these characteristics are combined where generally, vocal, dance and theater are separate. i.e: Flamingo Culturally specific activity Labels emblematic of the activities (contextualized in time and space)
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THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND POP "POP" is short for "popular" and there has always been popular music. But until the 1950s there wasn't a style of music just for young people. That all changed when rock and roll began. Since then, hundreds of styles and stars have come and gone. Musical technology has changed a lot too. Here, we look at the highlights of rock and pop's forty-year history. The '50s Rock and roll began in America. Some of its first big stars were black - for example Chuck
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Brazil is a massive South American country and expands from the Amazon Basin in the north to vineyards and massive Iguaçu Falls located in the south. The Country inhabits most of the eastern portion of the South American landmass and its topographical core. Rio de Janeiro, represented by its 38 meter tall, Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mt. Corcovado, is well-known for its exciting Copacabana and Ipanema beaches as well as its colossal, boisterous Carnival festival, including spectacle floats, flashy
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important role in developed economies, with arguments for and against these rights. While the focus of this paper will concern itself with the music industry as an example, it is important to first state the economic benefits and costs of intellectual property rights as a whole, as this will be the basis in which one will examine intellectual property rights in the music industry. The main arguments for intellectual property rights include: improved innovation, enhanced wealth and limited dispute over
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walking in and out of cosmetic stores, bakeries, bars, gift shops, a brightly lit Sanrio store, cafes, a market, and a number of restaurants serving sushi, shabu shabu, ramen, even Korean barbeque. Many of these shops were playing traditional Japanese music, and interestingly, almost all of the employees that worked in these shops were women. The same could be said about the restaurants, as many of the servers were also women. The chefs on the other hand were all men, which may be one aspect of gender
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Philiipine Traditional Costumes The Philippine Costumes Barong Tagalog for Men Barong Tagalog, the official national costume of Filipino men, originated from the northern part of the Philippines, and is originally made of jusi or pineapple cloth called “pina” (woven from pineapple leaves). It is worn over a Chinese collarless shirt called camisa de Chino. It exhibits the loose, long lines of its Chinese sources, the airy tropical appearance of Indo-Malay costume, the elongated
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