History of music in Panama
Panama is one of the Central American countries and it is populated mostly by the mestizos (persons of mixed European, African and local a...
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Panama
is one of the Central American countries and it is populated mostly by the
mestizos (persons of mixed European, African and local ancestry). The Panama
music was influenced first by the local populace of Kunas, Noble Bugle, Teribes
and others, and also the black populace who were brought over, first as slave
from Africa and also Colombia between the 16th century and the 19th
century then freely (especially from Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Jamaica,
Barbados, Martinique, Saint Luica and Guadeloupe) to work on the Panamanian
railroad and canal project between the 1840s and 1914. With this heritage,
Panama has a very rich and different music record, and important assistances to
Cumbia, Punta, Samola, Pasillo, Mejorana, Tamborito, Salsa, Jazz, Rock,
Calypso, Reggae and other musical genres.
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