different sounds are there - How is it organized Music Stuff -Where is it from? -Genre -Composed or improvised -Metric or non metric -Instrumentation -Purpose? (worship‚ entertainment‚ life event) Music of Africa Call and Response - Single “voice: answered by others‚ back and forth. Interlocking Parts (linear) - Many parts designed to fit together and sound like one part‚ Africa‚ Indonesia. 8/30 Participational Music -Group activities‚ ceremony‚ war‚ multimedia approach
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Music has always been an important part of people’s lives. Dating back thousands of years‚ music has represented individual‚ tribes‚ countries‚ gods‚ and so much more. Depending on the type of music the association can be narrowed down to a certain location. East African music has always been known for their roles drums play in their culture. Also called Membranophones‚ the East African drums play a critical role in their society. In Kenya a plethora of membranophones are vital to their way of life
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African and Caribbean music/drumming Studies have shown that Africa is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from sub-Saharan African music traditions. The music and dance forms of the African diaspora‚ includes African-American music and many Caribbean genres like soca‚ calypso and zouk. There are many Latin American music genres like the flamenco‚ samba‚ rumba‚ salsa; and other clave
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Music and dance are so related closely in African thinking that it is difficult for them to separate song from movement or speech from playing the drum. In this case‚ the arts are a part of everyday normal life. Life cycle events including‚ but not limited to‚ birth‚ puberty and death are celebrated with a musical performance. Because music is so integral to society‚ everyone is expected to be able to sing and dance at a certain level of proficiency. Beyond that‚ certain people are selected for
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Music is significance of Sub-Saharan Africa and today in the 21 century it is an important aspect of our everyday life. Today’s society just as in comparison to Sub-Saharan music is used for a wide variety of things such as songs to recount history or songs praising leaders. African music is relatively related to dancing just as it is today. Some may say it stimulates our brain for instance when you here our favorite song played on a radio you automatically start to dance as if it was a reflex.
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Africa Bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east‚ Atlantic to the west and Mediterranean to the north; lies the continent as we know called Africa. The longest river‚ which runs about 4‚160 miles‚ is the Nile River and is the survival source for the African people. It provides mode of transportation‚ food and fertile land. Providing a route between the coast and the Sahara Desert‚ the slopes contain cedar‚ pine‚ cork and oak trees. The Sahara Desert separates northern Africa from the rest of
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Africa 10 A frica lies south of Europe and southwest of Asia. Geographically it is about three times the size of the United States‚ excluding Alaska and Hawaii. At its northeast corner is Egypt‚ which is connected to the Sinai Peninsula—and hence to the Asian continent by a very narrow strip of land. This is the only spot where Africa touches another continent; otherwise‚ it is surrounded by water. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe in the north; the Red Sea and Gulf of
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Assignment 06 – Africa February 6‚ 2013 Africa’s Apartheid Policy South Africa has suffered a great amount throughout the last few centuries. One of South Africa’s most devastating events was the Apartheid Policy. It was initiated and passed in an unfair manner. The Apartheid policy was very damaging to the economy‚ citizens and environment of South Africa. South Africa is a region located in the continent of Africa. In most textbooks‚ South Africa is defined as the region of Africa South of the
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Developing Places (187:006:SCA) The first place where humans started to form communities and cultures‚ Africa‚ is mostly seen as a place where numerous negative events such as civil wars‚ terrorist attacks and health crisis occur in recent history. Several misfortunes struck Africa that disadvantaged them from competing with other states. There are eight formative disasters that weakened Africa according to the book which are climate change‚ ecological impact‚ divisive Islam‚ depopulating slave trade
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points with examples drawn from USA-Africa relations. Nations and people interact across boundaries for many reasons but the primary purpose may be for the exchange of trading goods‚ ideas‚ or services. Complexities arise among interactions when cultural differences and stereotypical assumptions are present. This presents the issue of power differentials especially in the case of African history. Since the Transatlantic Slave Trade‚ America interacted with West Africa through powerful empires and merchants
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