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45 Cards in this Set
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What musical culture is found in Zimbabwe?
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The Shona
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What musical culture is found in Gambia?
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The Mande
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What 2 musical cultures are found in Ghana?
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The Ewe and the Dagbamba
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What musical culture is found in the Central African Republic?
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The Pygmies, specifically the BaAka tribe
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What instruments does shona music consist of?
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the mbira and the hosho
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Describe the Mbira
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A thumb piano with 22 keys in a gourd resonator with metal pieces attached for added "shimmer"
It spans 3 octaves and has a 7-note scale Usually plays 48 beat ostinato |
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What is the mbira used for?
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the Bira ceremony
chimurenga= music of struggle |
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chimurenga
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music of struggle (shona, zimbabwe)
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What is the name of the song played on the mbira?
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Nhemamusasa
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Nhemamusasa
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the shona song played on the mbira
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2 mbira players
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leader= kushaura
accompanist= kutsinhira |
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What instrument(s) does Mande music consist of?
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the kora and a singer (usually female)
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Describe the kora
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-21-string bridge harp
-different tunings possible, called "chuning" -spans 3 octaves -has a 7 note scale -usually played with an 8 beat ostinato |
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chuning
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tunings for the kora
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what instruments have (respectively) a 48 beat and 8 beat ostinato?
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48= mbira (Shona)
8= kora (Mande) |
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In Mande music, what is the term for the basic vocal melody?
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donkilo
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donkilo
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basic vocal melody in Mande music
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in mande music, what is the term for improvised declamatory vocal lines?
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sataro
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sataro
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improvised vocal line in Mande music
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in mande music, what's the term for the basic instrumental (kora) ostinato?
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kumbengo
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kumbengo
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kora, 8-beat ostinate played in mande music
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in mande music, what's the term for the improvised instrumental interlude?
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brimintingo
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brimintingo
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the improvised instrumental interlude on the kora in mande music
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what is the name of the rhythm rapped on the body of the kora in mande music?
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konkon
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konkon
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the rhythm rapped on the body of the kora, mande music
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what kind of society is the Mande? Describe it.
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very hierarchical.
2 social classes: the jali/nyamalo/griot (artisans, musicians, historians) and the sula (ordinary people) |
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what is the name of this mande song?
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Lambango
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What instruments are used in the Ewe music of Ghana?
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the gankogui (bell) and the axatse (rattle) and numerous drums. also: call and response singing
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Describe Ewe music
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Agbekor war drumming
v. polyrhythmic, dense texture call and repsonse singing used most importantly for funerals |
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describe the gankogui
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a double bell, plays 12 beat ostinato. vital to ewe agbekor drumming
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What is the name of the Ewe songs/music and what is its purpose
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Agbekor. It was originally war drumming, now used especially for funerals
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What instruments are used in Dagbamba music of Ghana?
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pitched, "talking" drums
followed by singing |
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What is Dagbamba music used for? / what are they singing?
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praise songs. alternate between verse and chorus (drums)
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what is the name of the specific Dagbamba song?
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Nag Biegu
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the education of a jali
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super intense. considered v/ important people in society. trained fully.
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ngara
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a superior singer in Mande culture
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dagbamba performers are called ______
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lunsi, members of a hereditary clan of drummers
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lunsi
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members of a hereditary clan of dagbamba drummers
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describe dagbamba society
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hierarchy of chieftains.
among lunsi, a pyramid-like system of titled positions of authority |
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the Bira ceremony focuses on
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possession trances, by which ancestral spirits enter the body
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What instruments are used in Pygmy music of the CAR?
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drums, but the focus is mostly on the singing
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Describe Pygmy music
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It includes EVERYONE, very participatory in nature. children=men=women
it's polyphonic has some structure (small motifs), but sounds more like constant improv |
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Describe pygmy society
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Egalitarian
equality hunter-gatherers. nomads. no specialization |
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what is the name of the specific pgymgy song?
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the makala...it is a pgymy lament. in this case hunting song
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Name 10 charactertistics of African music in general
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1. improvisation
2. call and response 3. polyrhythms/polymeter 4. ostinatos 5. music designed to allow space for someone else to fill in somehow 6. oral tradition 7. participatory nature 8. percussion! 9. close connection between music and language 10. fast-paced |
