the natives were found to be using local drum and percussion instruments

the ethnic and cultural groups of the principal Native American share many similar yet distinctive music elements

the african influence on latin american music is most pronounced in its rich and varied rhythmic patterns

the different regions of Latin American adopted various characteristics from their European colonizers

the result of the massive infusion of african culture also brought about the introduction of other music and dance forms such as the Afro Cuban rumba

it is a dance form of african origin around 1838 which developed into an african brazilian invetion in the working class and slum districts of Rio de Janeiro

it is a fusion of the popular music or canciones (songs) of Spain and the African rumba rhythms of Bantu origin

it is a social dance with marked influences from cuba and puerto rico that started in new york in the mid 1970s

these are the instruments that were played during the Aztec Empire

it is a flute variety from the aztec culture made of clay

it is a mexican slit drum hollowed out and carved from a piece of hardwood

it is a wind instrument made from a seashell usually of a large sea snail

it is a hand percussion instrument whose sound is produced by scraping a group of notched sticks with another stick

it is a mexican upright tubular drim used by the aztecs

these are the instruments that were being played during the civilization of Inca between c. 1400 and 1533 CE in pre columbian american

it is an ancient vessel flute made of clay or ceramic with four to 12 finger holes

these are ancient instruments tuned to different scalar varieties, played by blowing across the tubetop

these are the instruments that were being played during the andean civilization

it is a side blown cane flute that is played all year round

these are vertical duct flutes with a mouthpiece similar to that of a recorder, used during the rainy season

these are vertical cane flutes with an end notched made from fragile bamboo

it is an extremely popular band in mexica whose original ensemble consisted of violins, guitars, harp, and an enormous guitarron

it is a popular african courtship dance with european and african instrumentation and characteristics, oroginationg in Panama and Columbia

it is a foremost argentinian and uruguayan urban popular song and dance and remains a 20th century nationalistic argentinian piece of music that is most expressive

it is a ballroom dance originated in cuba in 1953 that was derived from the mambo

it is a popular recreational dance with afro cuban origin

it is the slower and gentler version of the cuban samba

it is an urban popular music and dance style that originated in jamaica in the mid 1960s

it is the 20th century social dance that originated after 1910 in the USA

it is a theatrical spanish dance used by the spaniards