Wide range of music accepted on campus
Kory Phelps
Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
"Music hasn't changed who I am, it's just a part of how I socialize," Barden said.
Other students agree that music is an ideal way to share culture.
"Traditional Mexican music has had a big social influence on me through dance," said Baudelia DeSantiago, a sophomore nursing major from Salt Lake. "A lot of people like to get together to go dance and have fun. Most of our roommates that aren't familiar with [our music] like it. It makes them want to dance."
DeSantiago sharesmusic and tradition with her friends often.
"It's played a big part in how we socialize with our friends," DeSantiago said.
"We threw a party in our apartment where we played that type of music, made food to share and showed our friends some of our dance styles."
Erica Martinez, a freshman business major from Mesquite, said banda, merengue and salsa (Latin-style dance music) have all been a part of her socializing both growing up and on campus.
Martinez and some of her friends that share similar backgrounds find country music and hip-hop to be great influences, particularly with dance.
The Samoan Siva Afi (fire knife dance) music and Sasa (slap or noise) dance are both a great way to share culture with friends, said Calvin Schumaker, a freshman sports medicine major from Salt Lake.
Much like the troubadours from the middle ages, the Samoan culture is passed down through each chief from one generation to the next through lyric performance and dance, Schumaker said.
"We are very musical people and that is how our history and our culture is passed down from generation to generation," Schumaker said.
Other students agree that music is an ideal way to share culture.
"Traditional Mexican music has had a big social influence on me through dance," said Baudelia DeSantiago, a sophomore nursing major from Salt Lake. "A lot of people like to get together to go dance and have fun. Most of our roommates that aren't familiar with [our music] like it. It makes them want to dance."
DeSantiago sharesmusic and tradition with her friends often.
"It's played a big part in how we socialize with our friends," DeSantiago said.
"We threw a party in our apartment where we played that type of music, made food to share and showed our friends some of our dance styles."
Erica Martinez, a freshman business major from Mesquite, said banda, merengue and salsa (Latin-style dance music) have all been a part of her socializing both growing up and on campus.
Martinez and some of her friends that share similar backgrounds find country music and hip-hop to be great influences, particularly with dance.
The Samoan Siva Afi (fire knife dance) music and Sasa (slap or noise) dance are both a great way to share culture with friends, said Calvin Schumaker, a freshman sports medicine major from Salt Lake.
Much like the troubadours from the middle ages, the Samoan culture is passed down through each chief from one generation to the next through lyric performance and dance, Schumaker said.
"We are very musical people and that is how our history and our culture is passed down from generation to generation," Schumaker said.
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