MUS 341 - Music of Latin America (=MUS 241)

(Cross-listed with MUS 241.)  An introduction to the music of Hispanic and Luso American countries and cultures from colonial times to the present.  Topics include: sacred and secular colonial music, son, marimba music, vieja guardia music, tonada, milonga, tango, Latin jazz, samba, and bossa nova.

Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean).
Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor.
Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
For Music Majors only.  All other students should register for MUS 241.
(normally offered in alternate years.)