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27 Cards in this Set
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different meters or metrical starting points going on at once
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Polyrhythm
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a short pattern that repeats over and over
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Ostinato
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a drum that can imitate the rhythm and most common pitch levels of speech
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Talking drum
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made of two sticks attached at an angle or carved from a single piece of wood
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Elbow stick
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a wooden xylophone with gourd resonators under each rough-hewn bar
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Balafon
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a soft, breathy, almost growling tone
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Whisper singing
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when a large group divides the notes up among different players to create a melody
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Alternation playing
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consists of a single string attached to two ends of a curved stick
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Musical bow
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similar to the musical bow but it has several strings instead of just one strung accross a curved stick
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Bow harp
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a folded piece of iron
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Atoke
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drum that is held between the knees and played with sticks
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Kaganu
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a clapperless double iron bell
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Gankogui
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a rattle with the beads on the outside of the gourd
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Axatse
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master or lead drum; about 5 feet tall, cylindrical, and the bottom is open. played with a combination of sticks and hands
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Atsimewu
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a drum slightly larger than the Kaganu and rests on the ground
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Kidi
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one of the larger drums which can be played with hands or sticks and is sometimes the lead drum in smaller ensembles
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Sogo
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a bell piece during which the dancers rest
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Hatsiatsia
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in the Mande tribe a specialized caste of musicians who keep track of the Kings ancestors
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Jalolu
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singular of Jalolu; one must be born into this profession. Today most likely to find singing at market, festival or in popular music band.
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Jali
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large chordophone with 21 strings stretched on two sides of the bridge
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Kora
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consists of 22 metal trines arranged in three rows, usually placed inside a large gourd and has bottle caps lightly attached to produce a buzzing.
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Mbira
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a kind of rattle sometimes used in the Shona's mbira ensembles
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Hosho
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syllables chosen for their expressive qualities but without an other meaning(ex. indian chanting)
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Vocables
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originally known as palm-wine music; lively guitar music
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Highlife
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a stlye of dance performed by workers at the diamond mines, who wear long waterproof boots; also called gumboot
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Isicathulo
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music played by homemade bands of cheap pennywhistles and one-string basses; also called pennywhistle jive
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Kwela
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music that replaced pennywhistles and acoustic strings with saxophones and electric guitars and added the influence of american rhythm and blues, traditional ostinatos and gumboot music
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Mbaqanga
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