The term rumba refers to a repeated rhythmic pattern used in Latin American musi

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The term rumba refers to a repeated rhythmic pattern used in Latin American music.

Question 7 options:

False

Jim Europe's band was famous for the standard repertoire, but famous potential patrons, such as Vernon and Irene Castle, bemoaned their inability to play complex syncopations.

Question 8 options:

False

Louis Armstrong's final hit record broke the top 40 in 1988, several years after the musical legend's death.

Question 9 options:

False

False

Jim Europe's band was famous for the standard repertoire, but famous potential patrons, such as Vernon and Irene Castle, bemoaned their inability to play complex syncopations.

Question 8 options:

False

Louis Armstrong's final hit record broke the top 40 in 1988, several years after the musical legend's death.

Question 9 options:

False

Explanation / Answer

Ans1.True

Rumba is a form of secular entertainment centred on drumming. It emerged in the late 19th century when slavery was abolished in Cuba (1886). At that time it was closely associated with the black working class and therefore considered backward or primitive. There were even laws against performing it for many years.

Ans 2. True

Vernon and Irene Castle, husband-and-wife dance team were the biggest media superstars of the World War I era who did more than anyone to change the course of social dancing in America. They attracted millions of middle-class Americans into ballroom classes.

Ans 3. False

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