Zimbabwe-Shinna Music

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where is zimbabwe located

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sounthern africa

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zimbabwe colinzation

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the english settlers imposed thier cuture on the local africans

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what is the positive symbol of traditional culture identity and the ways of the aancestors?

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mbira

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what is the largest ethnic group in zimbabwe

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shonna

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what is the mbira

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thumb piano, a set of lonbg jeys made from metal, a soundboard made from wood, a resonator to amplify the sound, jingles that buzz when keys are plucked.

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what is the mbira resonator

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brings out the instument's full tone, shells, bottle caps attached to the resonator and/or the soundboard to create a buzzing when played

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what is a resonator

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large gourd (deze)

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what is the role of mbira in the shonna culture

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communicating with the spirits, chases away harmful spirits, cures illnesses, included in celebrations.

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what are the 4 shonna spirits

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cheifs, whiches, family members, non-relatives or animals

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mbira and possession trance

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humans and spirits communicate by means of possession trances, brought on by mbira music

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what is mapira (bira)

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an all night ceremony where possessions occur

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what type of mbira is used during a mapira

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mbira dzavadzimu, tuned seven pitches scale and 3 octaves

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components of a mbira dzavadzimu

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2 interlocking parts

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what is a kushaura

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part of the interlocking part of mbira dzavadzimu, the main part

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what is a kutsinhira

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part of the interlocking mbira dzavadzimu, the second interwoven part. both polyphonic....multi layered sound

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what are the three music styles for mbira dzavadzimu?

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vocable, poetry and yodeling

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what are gourd rattles

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hosho- internal beads unlike axatse

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what is hemiola

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when many pieces exploit the relationship between the sounding of 3 against 2

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Nhemamusasa

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zimbabwe song played for chaminuka

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nhemamusasa characteristics

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cyles of melody, polyphony, polyrythm, interlocking (kushaura and kutsinhira, buzzed timbre, hemiola

Front 21

what is chimurenga music

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refers to the struggle

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what instrument is associated with dagara

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xylophone

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what are the defining characteristics of the xylophone

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pitched, wooden bars

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where do the dagars poeople live in ghana

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the upper west

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what is the gyil

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14 keyed ylophone

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what are gourd resonators

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holes cut in the gourds, covered with a thin, white membrane which produces a buzzing sound when the keys are struck, use spider castings

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how is the gyil tuned

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5 note scale

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what is an ostinato

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repeated rhythmic pattern

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what is a kuor

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accompanies gyil, drum with lizard skin head

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where is dagara music played at

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funerals, religios ceremonies, festivals, music recreational style called bewaa.

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what do the bewaa dancers dress in

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they wear metal jungles which causes rythm as well as buzzed timbre. metal castanets keep time.

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components of the bewaa music

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vocal song, gyil, ostinato, kuor, metal castanets, metal jungles

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where are the dagbamba people from

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northern region

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what is the dagbamba clan of drummers called

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lunsi

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what two types of drums do the dagbamba use

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luna and gungon, each head has a snare strung across it.

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what are the musical characteristics of the song Nag Biegu

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call and response, buzzed timbre, dense texture, polyrythm, synocpation

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what are the bamaya costumes like

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designed to make them men look like women, on anles worn heavy jingles

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what happened at the berlin conference

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they divided territorial rights in s. and central africa.

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what are the pan african characteristics

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ostinatos, buzzed timbre, syncopation, call and response, interlocking, cyclical, polymeter, hemiola,

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where are the Ewe people from

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south eastern ghana

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what are drums in the ewe ensemble

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sogo, kidi, kagan, axatse

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what is encluturation

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learnign about the music by watching, practicing.

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what three elemtns make up african american music

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jazz, blues, and spiritual

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what is lining-out

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a type of call and response

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what are the functions of work song

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pass the time, esapism, make take more interesting, keep rythm/pace, coordination

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what is the blues

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a feeling, poetic, and musical

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blues as a poetic art

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folk poetry, subjects are love, life, and hard times

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what is the blues form?

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AAB-common
abcb+ 2 line refrain= quatrain

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blues as a musical form

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typifies blues, jazz, spiritual, gospel, triplet rythm, rythmically complex

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delta blues

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acuostic instruments, harmonica, spoken vocals

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memphis blues

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smooth arranged, brass, soulful vocals, lighter

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how is music measured

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its ability to integrate society, its ability to integrate cermonial, it supernatural power

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plains music

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high-pitched monophonic, heavy pulsation, form AA' BCD BCD

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eastern woodlans

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mod relaxed, yodelling, decending countours(except curing songs) call and response(only one)

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s. west and california

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open relaxed, lower part of vocal range, free meter, repition and variation NAVAJO- YEIBICHAI