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The Arrival of the Spaniards and Their Contributiions to Musicby the Black American and the Native People of Mexico

The Arrival of the Spaniards and Their Contributions to Music by the Black American and Native People of Mexico

Music and dance is a very important part of everyone's life. We all have our
favorite songs, and we all like to dance. Yuma provides us with block parties that target
different cultural backgrounds. I had the opportunity to attend a Black History and a
Cinco de mayo block party. The difference between the two events were eye-opening.
Music and song from each culture had different expression.
Many kinds of music known today as Black American music came from more than
one source. They come from the different types of singing and playing that African
Americans did as the worked, enjoyed themselves, and worshiped in churches and at
outdoor prayer meetings. It is believed that gospel mad spirituals are probably the
result of African Americans creating songs that are something like European hymns.
When the created new songs, Afri...

Posted by: Arianna Escobar

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