is carnaval music? Bachata?
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I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic small town in Central Illinois and I can tell you I, along with many of my Hispanic friends, absolutely hate much of the "carnaval" music and its constant drone.  We love to listen to the Tex-Mex or American-Hispanic mix from the likes of Carlos Santana, Los Lobos, Freddy Fender and the Texas Tornadoes,  regional band Los Mocambos,  Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, and really any Mariachi bands.  ( I know I'm leaving out a bunch of ohters).  It just provided different rhythms, vocals, feel, and speed that kept the music "fresh" and not mundane.  However, who am I to tell you what your preferences in music should be?
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1. Carnaval is a pre-Lent celebration. Lent is a period of fasting in the Christian tradition, and some foodstuffs are given up for the 40-day period. What those foods were, varied from country to country. In England it was eggs and flour, which is (a) why pancakes are made on Shrove Tuesday (to use up stocks of those foods), (b) why there are lots of Lent traditions that involve using eggs for other purposes (egg-painting, egg-rolling contests, egg-and-spoon races), and (c) why the Easter Egg tradition began (at Easter eggs could be eaten again). In other parts of the Christian world the fast involved other types of food. The word carnival has Latin roots, and derives from "carne levare" (removing of flesh = giving up meat). The carnival in New Orleans is called Mardi Gras, which comes from the French for Fat Tuesday (extra-consumption of foods on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent).\n\n2. Cuba is just one of many countries that has a Carnival celebration, and New Orleans has already been mentioned. More well-known Carnivals include those at Rio de Janeiro (but there are also big ones in the Brazilian cities of Recife and Salvador de Bahia), and Trinidad (but most English-, French- and Dutch-speaking islands celebrate too). You will also find Carnival in the mainland countries surrounding the Caribbean basin.\n\n3. Most carnivals include parades, costumes, dancing, lively local music, food, drink, revelry, and often libertine behaviour. In the Caribbean/Latin American region Africans adapted the subdued European-style celebration, and introduced their own customs, and made it what it is today. In many cases, slaves used the costumed carnival parade as a means of surreptitiously mocking their white masters, this was especially so in Trinidad, where Carnival was banned for many years. So it has both Catholic and African animist roots.\n\n4. In Cuba, Carnival used to take place on July 26, St. Ann's Day, to commemorate that date in 1953 when Fidel Castro and his revolutionary troops attacked the Moncada barracks. You can still find websites that state this. However Granma Internacional, the official voice of the Cuban Government states clearly it takes place in February and March (just as with other countries, having varying dates each year, because Easter is a "moveable feast"). \nhttp://www.granma.cu/INGLES/2005/febrero/vier25/10carnavales.html\nhttp://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/history.htm\nhttp://encarta.msn.com/media_461565274/Carnival_Music_of_Cuba.html
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The Artical (like ART+musiCAL=Artical\nE-mail me to tell me wat u think
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Absolutely fantastic!  I've seen them twice.  I love their performance of Carmina Burana in the encores.  That's the way it should be done. :)
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I personally like Samba de Janeiro by Bellini.
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The ones that originated in the Dom Rep are merengue and bachata. From merengue, other genres evolved such as perico ripiao
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Ragheb Alama is the artist.\n\nhttp://www.ragheb-alama.com/\n\nthere is a link for downloads but I can't get to it . . .\n\nthe song is listed as "wood scriptures"
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Hi.  i have a cd of Iranian traditional music. ( I brought it at Borders).  I liked it very much.  I imagine your popular music must be also very good.  By the way I love iranian filmaker Majid Majidi's movies: Bacheha-Ye aseman (Children of Heaven), Baran, etc.\nI am glad you are happy.
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If you go to a Mexican (or hispanic) carniceria (butcher) they have pre marinated meat you can buy.  Its extremely good!!
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The Thalia song was Seduccion!\n\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/arts/music/03grammy.html?hp&ex=1162616400&en=471a656f10264bb4&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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Soca is pretty big here in Canada. At caribana festival in toronto, or if you go to reggae parties. I think it is good music, uplifting.
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My guess is Conquistador by Procol Harem
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The song is called "Samba Pa Ti"\n\nAnd thank you!! You can find it on the "Abraxas" album. Enjoy!!
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Your in luck! I am dominican, living in DR ofcourse, this song is one of my favorites its Called "Ojala que Llueva Cafe" Translates to; (I wish it would rain Coffee in the country side) Circa 87-89 which might or not be in his album; Bachata Rosa. I dont know but its somewhere in that time period.\nFYI; his newest album is called "Para Ti" Translates to; (For you) a Cristian Themed\nAlbum which he made shortly after he became a evangelical cristian. \nNotable Songs in this Album\n"Para ti"\n"Soldado"\n"Avispas"\nAlso, 4:40 his band is named that way; because reportedly when they were rehearsing one day Juan Luis's brother was listening and remarked they should be called that way because in Music Terminology "4:40" is everything perfectly insynced! \nIts Starts Off;  (Portion)\nOJALA QUE LLUEVA CAFE\n\nOjalá que llueva café en el campo.\nQue caiga un aguacero de yuca y té.\nDel cielo una jarina de queso blanco\ny al sur una montaña de berro y miel.\nOh oh oh oh oh  ojalá que llueva café.\n\nOjalá que llueva café en el campo.\nPeinar una alto cerro e' trigo y mapuey.\nBajar por la colina de arroz graneado\ny continuá el arado con tu querer.\nOh oh oh oh oh\n\nOjalá el otoño en vez de hojas secas\nvista mi cosecha e' pitisalé.\nSembra' una llanura de batata y fresas,\nojalá que llueva café.
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Yes, I love Mano Negra, they are actually a French Band that traveled extensively through Latin America and wrote quite a bit of songs about many of the countries in it. I was soooo bummed when they split. You could still listen to Manu Chao today, he was their singer and still puts CDs out, but it is just not the same :-)
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This is a link to the music from that basejumping Nissan Exterra commercial.\nhttp://www.songofthesalesman.co.uk/ad.aspx?let=Nissan
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They might be chanting summat different tomorrow...or maybe nothing at all!\n  10.04am (Nov. 20) Oh dear...excuse my confidence! The Canaries were pure dross! Still don't know the tune!