Match the following:

a. bossa nova
b. Flaco Jiménez
c. salsa
d. bajo sexto
e. Antonio Carlos Jobim
f. samba
g. Gloria Estéfan
h. coro
i. tejano
j. canto
1. An oversized 12-string guitar that typically serves as a bass instrument.
2. The narrative section of a salsa song.
3. A term that came into used in the 1960s and 1970s used to describe an updated form of the mambo.
4. Popular singer who fronted the Miami Sound Machine.
5. A type of music that is more melodic, rhythmically less complex samba-inspired popular song from
Brazil.
6. Famous composer of bossa novas.
7. A type of music that blends Mexican music with outside influences.
8. The most popular Afro-Brazilian dance music the 20th century; it features 16-beat rhythm.
9. An accordion virtuoso in tejano music.
10. The typical beginning of a montuno in salsa music; it consists of a short riff followed by silence.

1. ANS: D PTS: 1
2. ANS: J PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: G PTS: 1
5. ANS: A PTS: 1
6. ANS: E PTS: 1
7. ANS: I PTS: 1
8. ANS: F PTS: 1
9. ANS: B PTS: 1
10. ANS: H PTS: 1

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