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22 Cards in this Set
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axatse |
Ewe shaker with beads on a net on the outside of the gourd
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BaMbuti |
indigenous pygmy group of Africa |
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Bira |
A shona religious ceremony involving spirit posession
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Buganda |
subnational kingdom within Uganda |
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Ewe |
ethnic group located in Togo |
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Gankogui |
Ewe double bell
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Ghana |
location of the Ewe people |
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highlife |
a form of urban-popular dance band music of Ghana; also played in Nigeria
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hosho |
large ground shakers, used in Zimbabwe to accompany mbira music
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isicathamiya |
singing style that originated from the South African Zulus |
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jail, jalolu |
the term for a hereditary professional musician in Mande society, who serves as an oral historian and singer/performer
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juju |
a form of nigerian popular music associated with the Yoruba that combines electric instruments with indigenous drums and percussion
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kora |
a twenty one string bridge harp played by Mande jalolu |
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kumbengo |
the basic instrumental obstinate, which serves as the foundation for Mande jail performance
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lamellaphone |
metal keys producing sound
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Mali |
Mande subgroup |
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Mande |
one of the most important ethnolinguistic groups in Sub-Saharan Africa
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mbira |
a twenty-two-key Shona lamellaphone, originally associated with the Zezuru Shona of central Zimbabwe
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molimo |
a pygmy ceremony for the Forest; a straight valveless trumpet used in the ceremony
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sula and nyamalo |
Sula: ordinary people, farmers, merchants, aristocracy
Nyamalo: specialized crafts as a profession |
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Shona |
Bantu-speaking people of Zimbabwe in southeastern Africa |
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Zimbabwe |
known for guitar based ensembles, rock bands |
