The Roots of Zapateado
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Length: 05:49
This story was produced during a three-week summer workshop led by Lucia Duncan at the Wharton Boys and Girls Club, in Wharton, TX (55 miles southwest of Houston). The theme of the workshop was music the students’ families listen to: gospel, polka, and two types of Mexican music (Zapateado and Tribal). The students discovered similarities among the different types of music - in the way that music contributes to culture and in the way that music and culture change.
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This story was produced during a three-week summer workshop led by Lucia Duncan at the Wharton Boys and Girls Club, in Wharton, TX (55 miles southwest of Houston). The theme of the workshop was music the students’ families listen to: gospel, polka, and two types of Mexican music (Zapateado and Tribal). The students discovered similarities among the different types of music - in the way that music contributes to culture and in the way that music and culture change.
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