Colombian Cumbia by Ronald Perilla-Buitrago https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6 en-us 2019-01-14 17:28:52 UTC 2019-01-17 02:59:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png Origin ronaldo2251 https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321348339 Cumbia is the traditional music and dance of Colombia.
Before Colombia was the country it is now it was Spanish territory located in South America.
This genre is a mix of Native, African, and Spanish culture.
There is a commonality of Mestizo culture in Colombia due to the conquering of this South American Land and bringing of slaves to that area in the 17th century.
The word Cumbia is derived from the African word Cumbe. Cumbe means dance.]]> 2019-01-16 17:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321348339 Cumbia ronaldo2251 https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321351705 Having roots from Meso American Natives, Africans, and Spanish Conquistadors the music has  instruments from all those cultures. The drums were from Africa. Gaitas were from the indigenous tribes. It started out as a dance for courtship. Later on other instruments and steps from Spain were added.]]> 2019-01-16 17:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321351705 Instrumentation ronaldo2251 https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321510684 Gaitas are long flutes with male and female styles (Male Gaita's have one hole to keep rhythm and harmony with the Female Gaita which has five holes and is used for the melody). Drums were usually bongos and other similar types. They also used the Guacharaca or guiro which are scraping percussion instruments. Some new added instruments are guitar, accordion, piano, clarinet, and flute. Cumbia is played in 2/4 or 2/2.]]> 2019-01-17 01:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321510684 ronaldo2251 https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321520096 2019-01-17 02:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321520096 ronaldo2251 https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321528134 2019-01-17 02:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ronaldo2251/8b4t5ptbqwd6/wish/321528134