New Rhythms

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1. Fado is a traditional musical style from which country? Greece Spain Portugal France

2. In which US city was the Dixieland jazz style developed? San Francisco Chicago New Orleans New York

3. Mambo became popular both as a musical form and a dance style. Which Caribbean island saw the birth of this genre? Trinidad and Tobago Cuba Jamaica Puerto Rico

4. The rhythms of the the Bossa nova were being heard for the first time on the beaches of which city? Rio de Janeiro Maracaibo Montevideo Miami

5. Where does the musical form of ska originate from? Spain Jamaica Brazil Mexico

6. As a mainstream genre, heavy metal had an important cultural impact in the last decades of the XXth century. Where was the genre developed? United States United Kingdom Germany Ireland

7. Gangsta rap emerged as an influential hardcore hip-hop sub-genre in the 80s. Which US region is credited with the initial development of the genre? East Coast West Coast Midwest South

8. Where did the electronic dance music of techno first appear? Detroit Tokyo London Los Angeles

9. Grunge shifted the attention over alternative rock from the local club stages to the international mainstream audience. Where was this style born? Eastern Europe US - Atlantic Coast US - Pacific Northwest Western Europe

10. Trip hop appeared on the musical stage as an European adaptation of the US hip-hop. Which city witnessed the birth of this genre? Frankfurt Bristol Amsterdam Paris