Whitewashing of Latin American music And culture.

[Oceanicpuppy]

The blatant erasure of African people from music and styles they created. Why is no one talking about it?

Basically Elvis x 1000.

White people are credited to inventing something that came from the Afro Latin communities.

Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmẽȷ̃ miˈɾɐ̃dɐ], born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell",[2][3] Carmen Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films.

Samba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ]) is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style, with its roots in Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly of Angola and the Congo, through the samba de roda genre of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, from which it derived.[1] Although there were various forms of samba in Brazil in the form of various popular rhythms and originated from drumming, samba as a music genre is seen as a musical expression of urban Brazil.

Costume is inspired by baianas.

An Introduction to Baiana de Acarajé Traditional Dress

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

Salsa

There is considerable controversy surrounding the term salsa and the idea that it is its own distinct genre. Several New York musicians who had already been performing Cuban dance music for decades when salsa was popularized initially scoffed at the term. For example, Cuban-born Machito declared: "There's nothing new about salsa, it is just the same old music that was played in Cuba for over fifty years."[23] Similarly, New York native Tito Puente stated: "The only salsa I know is sold in a bottle called ketchup. I play Cuban music."[25] Eventually though, both Machito and Puente embraced the term as a financial necessity.[26][27]

The salsa conflict can be summarized as a disagreement between those who do not recognize salsa as anything other than Cuban music with another name,[14][25] and those who strongly identify with salsa as a music and culture distinct from its Cuban primogenitor.[25]

The concept of salsa music which began as a marketing ploy created by Izzy Sanabria was successfully exploited by Fania Records, then eventually took on a life of its own, organically evolving into an authentic pan-Latin American cultural identity. Music professor and salsa trombonist Christopher Washburne writes:

 

[DarrynCobretti]

Right.

I've definitely noticed how understated the African roots of Latin American music and culture is these days.

Especially from a mainstream perspective, where the African diaspora's influence is rarely recognized or eulogized.

 

[William F. Russell]

Brown and black unity, y'all...

 

[Afrodroid]

The white supremacist system is global my friend, Brazil especially have a deep rooted African culture but white media made sure to hide us all

 

[ElMorenoFeo809]

The argentine white washed the tango

 

[ORDER_66]

#Facts.... they do this shyt in alot of latin countries.... only light and bright gets attention...

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

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[ElMorenoFeo809]

Salsa

Salsa was never white washed. It was renamed when the puerto ricans along with jhonny pacheco ( founder of the fania) took over in the U.S.. Ever body knows that Salsa aka guanguanco, guacharacha, son, etc is an Afro Cuban genre... Tho theres a certain group of people hate to admit it

 

[BigMan]

In before me no black papi

It's well documented Latin America whitewashed itself

 

[CHICAGO]

YOU HAVE TO BLAME OUR
AFRO-LATINO BROTHERS AND SISTERS FOR THIS.

THEY BE ON THAT CLAIMING NATIONALITY OVER RACE shyt
WHICH ALLOWED EVERYTHING
THEY BROUGHT TO THE TABLE
TO BE CO OPTED BY LATIN CACS.



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[8WON6]

Non-Black Americans can speak up on their own if they feel something about something. People like to ridicule black americans for always speaking up and calling us SJW's and sensitive, then they turn around and be like "how come yall don't help us and speak for our issues".

 

[Yehuda]

Never heard anyone say these aren't Black music.

 

[Easy-E]

Right.

I've definitely noticed how understated the African roots of Latin American music and culture is these days.

Especially from a mainstream perspective, where the African diaspora's influence is rarely recognized or eulogized.

First time i saw black Brazilians yea it's a trip

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

The argentine white washed the tango

Yep, here is a lecture on it.