Just use the 7 resources and one pdf I give to you.
READ:
Yvonne Daniel, “Rumba Then and Now / Quindembo,” in Malnig, Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake, 146–64. (on the attachment)
WATCH ALL SIX
René and Estela “Thin Man Rumba” (1938)
The New Rumba Excerpt from America Dances! 1897-1948
Desi Arnez, “Ricky Ricardo,” and Lucille Ball (1951)
https://youtu.be/5nMrIjBBov8?si=xYXSPel2rvhGVJYc
Mambo Madness – Tito Rodriguez (1955)
Alberto Valdes, Rumba Columbia
Maykel Fonts y Vanessa Lacedonia Rumba Guaguancò e Columbia al Matrioska di Perugia (2013)
Take at least 1 paragraph of notes for each of these paragraphs. Make sure your notes are correctly cited, including page #s or time stamps. Then incorporate your notes into a 4-paragraph essay: How is rumba a “quindembo,” a mixture of many elements?
How did dance crazes spread throughout the Caribbean islands? Talk about the 3 main forms of rumba (Columbia, Yambú, and Guaguancó) and when, where, and in what communities they originated.
Define vacunao and botao, discuss their African roots and then discuss why middle class Cubans thought rumba was “indecent.”
How did rumba change on the international stage and for the international market?
According to Daniel, what is rumba’s relationship to mambo, salsa, and Santería? How is rumba a “quindembo,” a mixture of many elements?