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	Survey of Latin American Music
		Musical traditions associated with the marimba in Guatemala and Nicaragua.
		Music in the Southern Cone: Chile Argentina and Uruguay
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	YouTube - Travel Nicaragua, Nicaragua Travel - Travel Video PostCard
		The Nicaragua Travel Video PostCard trip goes beyond most travel videos because our Nicaragua Travel Video PostCard plays the hauntingly beautiful music of Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan Travel Video PostCard brings you up close and personal to the sounds of this wonderful country.
		Nicaragua is alive and just now opening to Adventure Travel, Family Travel and cultural Travel.
		Nicaragua is safe and beautiful with terrific crafts, beautiful people and authentic towns and villages with arts, crafts, food and volcanoes and lakes.
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	Studio C Podcast - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Kurt Wolff, Senior Editor at CNET Download.com Music, wants you to know that just because he wrote The Rough Guide to Country Music, that doesn't mean he only has ears for George Jones and Johnny Paycheck.
		Currently he also hangs around the CNET music blog Living in Stereo.
		Guest host Peter Gavin is an associate producer at Download.com Music as well as a producer of his own music under the name Moped.
	music.download.com /2001-12619_32-0.html (279 words)

	Most popular music nicaragua
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	Popular Music of Nicaragua - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		The Atlantic coastal region of Nicaragua is both ethnically and culturally diverse, with people of Latin/mestizo, Native American, and Afro-Caribbean backgrounds living in the jungles, mountains, and rain forests.
		Understandably, the music of this region is strongly influenced by Caribbean styles such as reggae, ska, and calypso, as well as Mexican rancheras and Colombian cumbia.
		The music reflects a strong sense of nationalism and pride and contains many references to the struggle of the African ancestors of many Nicaraguans during the years of slavery.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /media_461564833_761564602_-1_1/Popular_Music_of_Nicaragua.html (155 words)

	Nicaragua
		Nicaragua has seen U.S. military interventions and lengthy periods of military dictatorship, the most infamous being the rule of the Somoza family (supported by successive U.S. governments) for much of the early 20th century.
		Fifty million dollars in Nicaragua, a country of 3.5 million people as of the mid to late 1980s, is equivalent to $3,550,000,000 in the United States, a country in 1990 of nearly 250 million inhabitants.
		Nicaragua's pre-Colombian population consisted of the Nahuatl-speaking Nicarao people of the west, and six ethnic groups including the Miskitos, Ramas and Sumos in the Caribbean region.
	creekin.net /n135-nicaragua.html (1842 words)

	Music of Nicaragua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Modern Nicaraguan music is a mixture of indigenous and European, especially Spanish, influences.
		The Caribbean coast of Nicaragua is known for a lively, sensual form of dance music that is especially loud and celebrated during the May Palo de Mayo festival.
		Another popular musical genre in Nicaragua is the Chicheros often consisting of trumpet and trombone or other brass instruments, with additional musicians playing various percussions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Nicaragua (390 words)

	Music of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand music is a significant component of the culture of New Zealand.
		As the largest nation in Polynesia, New Zealand's music is influenced by the indigenous Māori and immigrants from the Pacific region.
		The overall traditional musical performance is now known as kapahaka, which often involves actions performed with sticks that are thumped or the poi - a small ball on the end of a string - that are twirled in the hands and slapped to provide rhythmic accompaniment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_New_Zealand (2330 words)

	Popular Music of Nicaragua - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		Since the 16th century, the coastal region of Nicaragua has been inhabited by the descendants of pirates, missionaries, free fls, planters, and their slaves.
		A rich folklore of songs and stories developed among the mixed Afro-Nicaraguan Creole and Miskito population, which is also known for its sailors.
		There is a strong sense of nationalism and pride in this music and many references to the struggle of their African ancestors as well as the current fight for freedom and solidarity in Nicaragua.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /media_461533003/Popular_Music_of_Nicaragua.html (152 words)

	Center of Latin American Studies KU
		The cha cha chá is a musical genre for singing and dancing, derived from the danzón with a distant French influence.
		Chamamé is a musical genre from northeastern rural Argentina, bordering Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
		Music of the Miskito Indians of Honduras and Nicaragua.
	www2.ku.edu /~latamst/musicalindex.htm (4062 words)

	Definition of Music of Nicaragua
		Pop music includes Cuban, Brazilian, Mexican and Panamanian performers, as well as stars from Europe and the United States.
		The Garifuna community exists in Nicaragua and is known for its own popular music.
		The Caribbean coast of Nicaragua is known for a lively, sensual form of dance music that is especially loud and celebrated during the May Palo de Mayo festival.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Music_of_Nicaragua (269 words)

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		Music for Teachers: The Music for Teachers website is being developed to provide practical support for the design of Music Schemes of Work to match the requirements of the revised National Curriculum in England.
		Music Education Launch Site: Created by Jeffrey S Brenan, The Music Education Launch Site was created to serve as a launching point for web travelers interested in music and music education.
		Music By Women: This website provides a catalogue of recordings (CDs and tapes), books and resource packs in 12 main sections, including acappella, feminist and political, folk, world music and women composers from the 11th century to the present day.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REVmusic.htm (3450 words)

	World Music CDs
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	www.lib.umd.edu /UMCP/MUSIC/WORLDMUS.HTM (638 words)

	Traditional Music from Panama - Music
		Panama is a music lover's--and a musicologist's--dream: the tiny country sits among the Caribbean and Central and South America.
		Atop the instruments is a shifting set of vocals, from the mournful solo Spanish singing to the wailing antiphony of a soloist and chorus, both of whom perform outside Western harmonic scales, often in a shouting style.
		This music is bringing me memories back when I was only a kid, in the summer I spent school vacation time in the Panama country side and I heard this music before.
	www.wensstyle.com /product/B00000IJNZ.html (433 words)

	FIU Library -- Internet Resources -- Latin America and the Caribbean
		Gourmet Musical focuses primarily on the research, documentation, and diffusion of music in Latin America.
		Nueva Canción was a movement in Chilean music that emerged in the 1960's as a combination of traditional folk music and progressive and often politicized lyrics.
		The Music section includes excerpts from the songs featured in the film, a multi media exploration of the roots of Cuban music, a music timetable, and an explanation of the basic rhythmic structure of classical Afro-Cuban sounds.
	library.fiu.edu /files/internet/subjects/caribbean/music1.html (9773 words)

	Vancouver Folk Music Festival Performer Archives
		The development of contemporary Nicaraguan music is inseparable from the Sandinista revolution that triumphed in July 1979.
		Groups, that before the revolution performed either apolitical music or music of protest against the Somoza regime, found themselves faced with the challenge and opportunity of creating a new culture out of the old.
		From the 'salsa' style music found on Nicaragua's east coast to the European based music of Western Nicaragua, to the music of the indigenous Moskito people - Igni Tawanka has integrated all this into their music.
	www.thefestival.bc.ca /archive/index.php?perID=1427 (307 words)

	Untitled Document
		Music and singing have been found to provide participants a sense of common purpose and collective identity, confidence, means of expressing dissent to target groups, and even an ideational weapon against state violence.”
		In addition to the discussion that will follow concerning three particular songs written during the years of the Revolution, two other larger works are significant in beginning to understand the impact that this one man had upon the history of such a small country.
		In addition to the importance of his music to Nicaragua, he also helped found cultural groups such as Gradas and began organizing musical movement among youths in la Brigada de Salvación del Canto Nacional and la Federación de Talleres de Sonido Popular; the latter group was foundational for the Nueva Canción movement in Nicaragua.
	www.davidson.edu /academic/music/courses/MUS381_401/Lynn_Burnett/mejiaworks8.htm (545 words)

	Nicaragua Page travel retirement guide to Nicaragua
		Nicaragua is located in Central America with Honduras to the north, Costa Rica to the south, the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Caribbean on the east.
		"Salve a ti, Nicaragua" (Hail to You, Nicaragua), music by Luis Abraham Delgadillo, was adopted as the national anthem in 1918.
		Nicaragua is divided into 15 departments (provinces) and two self-governing regions (autonomous communities).
	www.boomersabroad.com /nicaragua.html (951 words)

	Holy Week in Nicaragua
		In Nicaragua, the combination of strong traditions and a celebrative character make the Holy Week celebrations one of the most commemorative events of the year for many Nicaraguans.
		These processions take place throughout Nicaragua, in all towns and cities, and they are organized by the Catholic Church (in fact, Holy Week is the busiest week of the whole year for the religious community).
		It is made in commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that was marked by the crowds that were waving palm fronds and welcoming him as the messianic king.
	www.vianica.com /go/specials/12-holy-week-nicaragua.html (2694 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| May 3, 2004: Headlines: COS - Nicaragua: Symphony Orchestra: Music: Muskegon Chronicle: Nicaragua ...
		When she surveys the area from her new office on the fourth floor of the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts, the new president and CEO of the West Shore Symphony Orchestra sees numerous places for music, art and various gatherings.
		As a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua in the mid-1970s, she piloted the formation of a national symphony and a national conservatory in the third-world country.
		The event featured a broad range of folk, traditional and classical music and toured the country in the summers.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2021095.html (958 words)

	Review/Music; Praising Nicaragua in Song - New York Times
		His songs describe Nicaragua's hopes and celebrate its 10-year-old revolution in romantic terms.
		One described Nicaragua as a small, innocent nation dedicated to living its revolution; another, as a tender but courageous and unbowed heart.
		From Nicaragua itself, songs use the Caribbean syncopations of palo de mayo (maypole dance) music from Nicaragua's Atlantic coast and the quick-stepping dance rhythms of the quartillado.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D71338F932A15753C1A96F948260 (310 words)

	popular music: sus (grabaciones nicaraguita tannhäuser) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Their music is fun yet moody, topics range from silly to grave, and their sheer versatility is shocking.
		His music is about Columbia and the wonderful dance music that is played there, including Mambo,...
		This is the music that sparked the "Golden Age" of Argentine tango dancing!
	www.very-clever.com /music/sus (760 words)

	Open a World of Possibilities: Nicaragua
		The same is true in Nicaragua, where art, music and poetry express the richness of Nicaraguan life, including its joys and sorrows.
		While much of Nicaragua's visual art shows up in crafts such as pottery, there are some painting styles that are particularly Nicaraguan.
		In Solentiname (sol-ehn-tih-NAH-may), a group of islands in lake Nicaragua, an art colony developed a style of painting that highlighted the tropical colors and beauty around them, while showing the peasant lifestyle.
	www.elca.org /openaworld/leaders/facts/art.html (346 words)

	Popular Music & Society
		Popular Music and Society is a quarterly academic journal published by Routledge.
		We here at Popular Music and Society are very sorry to report that Greg Shaw, Advisory Board Member, died on October 19, 2004, from heart failure at the age of 55.
		One of his special interests was 1960s garage rock, and he made immeasurable contributions to the preservation and revival of that kind of music.
	www3.niu.edu /popms (186 words)

	Music to Accompany Sacred Poetry
		An eclectic mix of spiritual and uplifting choral music, ranging from South African freedom songs to New Cuban and Progressive Latin, from Jazz, African American Spiritual and Gospel, to music from Cuba, Nicaragua, Czechoslovakia and Sweden...
		Uplifting harp music, taking one on an inspiring and relaxing musical journey to nourish ones spirit and sooth the soul.
		Elements of jazz and the music of india and the middle east meet the raw energy of rock and the intricacy of western classical music, creating a dramatic and organic texture
	www.poetry-chaikhana.com /Music/index.htm (631 words)

	Resources for Ms. Triffo's Music of Spanish Speaking Countries Project
		This is a glossary of definitions and explanations of words and terms used in world music.
		Argentina is home to many types of music, and the tango is probably the best known.
		Tejano music originates on the Texas-Mexico border, and reflects the cultures on both sides of the border.
	melvil.chicousd.org /latmus.html (532 words)

	Molotov Rocks NicaraguaNews \| VOY Music \| The Home of Latin Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The concert opened with âNo te hagas el bobo Jacoboâ and from then on, the members of the audience who attended the concert in the Carretera a Masaya, near the blue district of the capital city, enjoyed and sang every song the Mexican band played.
		During this short but intense visit to Nicaragua, Molotov thanked their fans for their warm welcome and repaid them with a good dose of their classic combat rock.
		Throughout their career, Molotov has received several awards and distinctions, in addition to high sales in Mexico and the United States, obtaining various Gold and Platinum records.
	www.voymusic.com /radio/news-50538-molotov_rocks_nicaragua (362 words)

	ContraQuest
		However, Nicaragua is best recognized not for its landscape or artistic contributions, but for the 1979 Sandinista revolution and subsequent Contra war, in which the country rose up in hope only to be let down by US interference.
		Because Nicaragua is a complex country, it would be silly to look at it from only one perspective.
		Listen to their stories and imagine what it would be like to be in "their shoes." Then answer the questions posed in the dossier.
	www.stanford.edu /group/arts/nicaragua/student/contraquest/index.html (1194 words)

	Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Mp - Mz
		Music I, II, III and IV in 1957, Max Mathews, an acoustic researcher at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, wrote Music I and used it to generate the first examples of digital audio.
		Musical practice is embedded in multiple contexts and frames of reference (histories, performances, acts of composition, reception practices, and others).
		Their music is a mixture of native, African and European elements, and is closely connected with trends from neighboring islands like Martinique, Trinidad and Guadeloupe, as well as the mainland former Dutch possession of Suriname, which has exported kaseko music to great success on the islands.
	www.dolmetsch.com /defsm3.htm (12921 words)

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