The Latin Tinge Analysis

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In the excerpt from “The Latin Tinge,” the author describes the influence of Latin music on American music from the beginning. The author states that despite the richness of Latin music not many affected American music. The major influences came form about four countries. The most influential being Cuba. The basic building block of Cuban music is a 3-2 rhythmic pattern or clave. The clave has a call-and-response structure which is common in African music. The author describes the first style to have the most influence in American music was Habanera which had a direct affect in jazz music. Most of the United States Latin substyles and groups were heavily influenced by Cuba. Examples being string quartets and brass-and-sax orchestras which were