Q: This multifacet musician, saxophonist
started out during the 1960's mainly performing avant guard free
jazz; then went on to record many albums in a variety of Latin
styles including Brazilian music, tango, Afro-Cuban and Andean
Indian hybrid; he would also record the theme song for the film
"Last Tango In Paris."
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Q: One of the most celebrated Cuban
pianist/composer of the 20th century whose compositions include
"Sibonay", La Comparsa", Maria La O", among
many others, including cantatas, operettas and musical comedies;
also organized the Havana Orchestra as well as touring Europa
and the Americas during the 1930s & 40s.
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Q: What is the name of the most prevalent
African-derived religion in Cuba based on the faith of the Nigerian
and Dahomeyan Yoruba people?
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Q: This record label came into prominance
in New York during the 1970s encompasing some of the biggest
name Latin artists of the times; was chiefly responsible for
the proliferation of the "salsa" music movement.
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Q: Known as an authentic Mexican style,
this song form developed during the early 19th century and is
characteristic of a long ballad performed in a polka or waltz
time. Its lyrics mainly entale historical events, tragic narratives
and folk tales.
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Q: This famous female Tejano singer
performed a mix of Tex-Mex popular music and quickly gained international
acclaim in the 1980s by crossing over to the American pop market;
then shortly after she was murdered.
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Q: This pianist of Puerto Rican decent
became an important figure during the 1940s in New York City
downtown music scene performing popular mambos and guarachas
with his big band.
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Q: A pioneer in combining Jazz and R&B
elements with Afro-Cuban rhythms during the 1960s, this influencial
percussionist first came to the U.S. in the 1950s and worked
with Tito Puente, Perez Prado, Cal Tjader, John Coltrane, and
others, as well as recording many albuns as a leader.
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