The most vibrant manifestations of African-derived culture in the Caribbean follow the principles of the West African soundscape

The roots of Jamaican contemporary Rastafarian musical genres can be found in the music of:
Kumina

What role and function does the ‘yanvalou trilogy’ play in the proceedings of Caribbean rituals?
Vodou, salute the Dahomean spirits

Reggae emerged in the:
Late 1960s

As in West Africa, the instruments of Santeria are the:
All of the above

The model for the modern congas are the:
Yuka drums

The most vibrant manifestations of African-derived culture in the Caribbean follow the principles of the West African soundscape. From the following, select an element that does NOT belong to the African soundscape as reflected in Caribbean music:
Harmonic structure

In Trinidad and Tobago, the African derived ritual is known as:
Shango

Select a dance-hall music that was not influenced by the Kongo/Loango-Angola culture and tradition.
Yanvalou

In modern times, the two countries that have emerged as the main centers of carnival in the Caribbean are:
Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago

The base drum that leads the ensemble and other percussion instruments in carnival is called:
Surdo

The Orixas originated from over 100 ethnic groups brought to the New World during the slave trade. The Orixas are:
African deities

In Haiti, rara was inherited from the:
Yoruba people

The base drum that leads the percussion ensemble in Brazilian carnival is usually divided into a three drum chorus to simulate:
African tradition

The African-derived religion of Brazil takes the names of Candomble in Bahia, the Macumba in Rio, and Batuque in the northeast. Candomble means:
House of drums

Merengue, compas direct, and cadence rempas stem from the same:
Kongo-Angola source

The Jamaican carnival is known as:
Jonkannu

There are several types of samba, but the text focuses on three major styles. Of these, which one favors melody over rhythm?
The samba cancao

In keeping with its kongo derivation, Cuban rumba is:
Dance hall music

Africanisms account for continuity and change in folk and dance-hall music in the Caribbean.
False

The 1950s saw the rise of three seminal women composers of traditional Haitian music. Which one of them performed with "Jazz des Jeunes," the greatest ensemble in the first half of the 20th century in Haiti:
Lumane Casimir