Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: Creating an Identity through Music in the USA (Hispanic/Latino Community).
Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: Creating an Identity through Music in the USA (Hispanic/Latino Community). Some argue that Caribbean music is at times about complaint well as societal annotations, but it is nearly always about dancing. New York has been claimed to be Latinized due to the high population of Latin Americans who migrated from the Caribbean. This is evidenced by a boom of dance classes, and the increased popularity of the Latin music (Montes and Davila 1). This is a sign of a different culture in the US that is easily identifiable by its kind of music. This shows the importance of music for the Caribbean people. Therefore, the mambo montage that has been extensively used by Latin Americans in New York is a depiction of the mix that exists among different past worlds as well as artistic genre. The Latin identity is, thus, the precise location of these people of the Caribbean origin that live in the US in a historical location. This location has particular details of histories, linkages as well as global placement that work in unison to bring out the identity of Caribbean people. It is, thus, noteworthy that Caribbean music has come from far to reach where it is now, and this paper will delve into the Caribbean music by focusing on Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Jamaican music to ascertain its contribution to the creation of these peoples’ identity in US, New York City.