What is wawa velorio? Why is it musically significant?

What will be an ideal response?


• Wawa velorio is a ritual ceremony or wake for a deceased child.
• This widespread ritual (in rural Latin America) preserves musical traditions of the community, such as genre (type of music), traditional instruments, and dances.

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directly or indirectly influenced to become entertainers through hearing this artist, either live or on recordings:

a. Bill Monroe b. Jimmie Rodgers c. Hank Williams d. Bob Wills

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a. Chinese b. French c. German d. Italian

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Why did New York City replace Paris as the world capital of art?

a. The Bauhaus school closed. b. Many artists fled to New York from Europe, c. The advance of Hitler’s armies destabilized Europe. d. None of these are correct. e. All of these are correct.

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