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World Music Unit

China:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWoOaIzyNL4

Flickering of the Candle Flame:  Traditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HB_u_WKZ38

"The Round Sun and Crescent Moon In the Sky"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksiM1wRcutQ

Pipa: “White Snow in Spring,” performed by Wu Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDTp_YQizqE

Koto: 25 strings: "Sakura"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ZKN-H7at4

Guqin Master Chen Leiji

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvuV6Q6DM8I

Zither music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6VGkxaPGUs

Erh-hu "Chrysanthemum Terrace" by Jie-Bing Chen from Shanghai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz7O0vPHomw

"Thunder in the Drought" 

All the instruments together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nU641_5K7I

"A Banquet in the Fraternity Hall" (Peking Opera)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP7HqEKY6JQ

"A Bright Full Moon Night of Reunion" (Peking Opera)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUVLK_bmINs

Cui Jian- disco rock and roll

http://09940176.weebly.com/scale.html

Pentatonic scale- 5 notes- no semi-tones

                    Lecture                                            5 Note Scale

           Cuba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAbH9jRVtss  

Cuban folk song: "Bururum Barara" (1929)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QO4aegj-jA 

"Guantanamera" popular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhw--0GJ8g 

Barbarito Diez (1909-1995) -- "Alma De Roca" genre: danzon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyQ6QksH1ME

Cuban folk music (cowboy): Joseito Fernandez "A Mi Chocita" (Original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGUQx4KzjgU

"Mi Tierra Es Así" very Caribbean                                                                                                               Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMp55KH_3wo 

Contemporary: Gente de Zona-"La Gozadedera" and Marc Anthony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bCoFRsKpww

Erika Ender & Roberto Carlos -" Despacito " written by Luis Fonsi from Puerto Rico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr_GAJZviR0

"Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Justin Beiber April 2017

Jamaica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DWrAu0MMpk

Mento music

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntD0Uti9Q0o

Ska music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6FPRc07w8c

Count Ossie: So Long (walking rhythm)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpUh5wUBkbM

Trinidad calypso music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9czsuzbEWg

Steel drum music                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                 Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNBCVM4KbUM

Bob Marley and The Wailers: Three Little Birds (cartoon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69RdQFDuYPI&list=RD69RdQFDuYPI&start_radio=1&t=11

Bob Marley: Is This Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pDMGHQxRA&list=RD69RdQFDuYPI&index=3

Bob Marley: One Love

CONTEMPORARY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9s5xACA0A

Raggamuffin Music from the 1990's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&list=RD69RdQFDuYPI&index=2

Bobby McFerrin: Don't Worry Be Happy (song of hope)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikzQmC3S-mE

Ziggy Marley: True to Myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHxhQPOO2c

Jimmy Cliff: I Can See Clearly (song about hope)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc2UEfWjvo8

Inner Circle: Sweat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGnJpAWNcMo

Jah Mason: My Princess Gone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy_-0WjmsGs

Ini Kamoze: Here Comes the Hot Stepper (reggae fussion)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTz5xjmso4

Sean Kingston: Beautiful Girls (reggae fussion)

TAKING OTHER SONGS AND MAKING THEM REGGAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_j7AhQRzKg

Ed Sheran etc. 

Mexico:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6zl6kHDqbc

Son music from Huasteco 13 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC7a27zE2fs&list=PL_5VUQTurEfTNiFh5BkcTX784bTKvxMOk

Ranchera music (intermediate- political)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lGjUwX-noU&list=PLxiFA3bvq6iS5pF2wsor46J9OXJTJC3xe

Rancharo music: Lucha villa (Mexican woman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3O0763JHLc

Mariachi music jalisco (39:26 and 1:28:58 dancing)

                                                                                                                            Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZQWiSyuKig&feature=related

Corrido music: El Mayor de Los Dorados by Pancho Villa                                        

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB4PfwUxPXQ

La Cucaracha (primary animated)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l5TV3veFOY (boys in town)

La Cucaracha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8rBC6GCUjg

Juliana Veneges (Hulietta veneaya): pop star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENBX_v1Po1Y

Rogrigo and Gabriela-guitar duel 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChPy6Q30b38

Carla Morrison- indie pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vExohgAKGE

Cafe Tacvba (tacooba) -alternate rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLT6hdgEek

Natalie Lafourcade:indie pop...basa nova

Instruments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfomLCeHVf4

Aboriginal instruments- meso-american ... before 1521 

 

South America: Andes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn-h72JGnEk

Music form the Andes Mnt (intro music to colour flag)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdX-NbcIDsw

Music from Chile (video showing influence of Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUw9clqPCk

Los  Jairas 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkXise2bHE0

Victor Jara: El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (political music)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ayiER78gas

Los Kjarkas                                                                                        Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1YdoEi7Ok

contemporary Andean music

Dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYeZ_tlG0aM

Morenada (more Nah da) Bolivia 

Instruments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOIHHMnI_Ig

panflute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd-z6RWUA5w

siku music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbihpvt6xc

quenas music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtVruEmDmFc

Andean marching band from Peru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86XBnkXk3Po

Charango (small guitar: music store)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-yCgpckMSs

Charango (Alfredo Coca: older gentleman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hFLFbenec

Alfredo Coca (around town)

South America: East side (Brazil)

Africa

Zimbabwe dance lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewqq-3xJFdI

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