The Impact of Western media on African Cultures By Levis Kamau Introduction Pop music has become very much popular and widespread among the young people in Nairobi City. It is usually characterised by western behaviours and ways of doings of the west (developed countries) particularly the United States and Jamaica. It is very common to hear young people talking about the pop singers. You will always hear “I like that dance in the song….” “I wish I had such a cloak”
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Technology Legazpi City PROJECT IN LOGIC: HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? (A Term Paper) Submitted by: Angelica Mae C. Andes BSMT-1 Submitted to: Mrs. Deborah Monge HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? By Jason Yu (a.k.a. Yangta) 4:46 am - 01/01/2013 Its 10 PM on Saturday in the bustling city of Seoul‚ Korea. As a gentle breeze swept through the capital‚ nightfall was well underway. One of the biggest K-pop concerts in the capital had just arrived at its finale
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slickly produced‚ monotonous and insipid music that ruled the 1991 airwaves was finally getting some real competition from bands like Nirvana‚ Alice in Chains‚ Soundgarden and others. It was okay to mosh. But where has that passion‚ that feeling gone to again? Where it began (enter Nirvana) Although the late 80’s were sprinkled with great guitar rock bands like the Pixies and Husker Du‚ these bands were little known on a global level. Popular music was concerned more with image and superficial
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“‘The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” and the familiar feeling of pop’” is Jia Tolentino. Some of Jia Tolentino’s credentials are‚ “contributing writer for newyorker.com. Previously‚ she was the deputy editor at Jezebel and a contributing editor at the Hairpin. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the Times Magazine‚ Grantland‚ the Awl‚ Pitchfork‚ The Fader‚ Time‚ and Slate” (Tolentino n.p.). Even though Jia might not be an expert in pop culture music she can still state her opinion about the subject. She
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION Music is undeniably a part of everyone’s life. Its existence is inevitable‚ for the simplest chirping of birds to the heartbreaking funeral sounds are considered music to our ears. It is a powerful trigger for varying emotions. Feelings of happiness‚ sadness‚ excitement‚ fear‚ anger and admiration are few emotions that we feel whenever we listen to music of different genre. It can be a future case of addiction‚ a kind of vice that is influential and contagious. It can
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What is popular music? Popular Music is Any music since industrialization in the mid-1800s that is in line with the tastes and preferences of the middle class. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? The theme that pop music typically uses in the lyrics is a verse-chorus structure one pop song that uses it is Buddy Holly’s song "That’ll be the day". This theme is such a popular one because it alternates
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helped create salsa music and Cubop as well as redefined Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3. Gillespie was a prime mover in the creation of Afro-Cuban-jazz ‚ a style that brought Cuban people into a jazz context . 4. It was a concert hall. In new York city. Before it was a ball room it was a dance studio. 5. T.V allowed for Latin music to reach a broader and newer audience. 6. Latin music helped rock music through exposure to Latin music and how popular it was during the fiftys . 7. American music has incorporated
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BIRTH OF ROCK n’ ROLL - A CASE OF RACIAL CONFLICT The term rock ‘n’ roll has been traced back as far as the 1920s in black music‚ but it became an accepted when disc jockey Alan Freed began used it to describe the character of the rhythm and blues he played on his radio program in the mid-‘50s. The term “Rockin’ and Rollin” were originally used as slang for sex‚ in black pop music. However‚ it went on to become the name for a new‚ salacious musical genre. Innovation in audio technology‚ new instruments
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2.05 separating rock and pop • Many song lyrics during the 1960s reflected the social and political issues. Some songs were explicit protest songs against war‚ racial discrimination‚ and political corruption. In some ways‚ the inclusion of these concerns in music helped to create a separation between rock and pop music. With lighter‚ more carefree topics and themes‚ pop music was accessible to a wider range of the population than the rock songs that were promoting particular social or political
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The 1950s and 1960s were times of unprecedented change‚ and Australian society was influenced greatly by American popular culture‚ through various mediums‚ such as: music‚ film‚ television and fashion. This especially affected teenagers. It will be explained how Australian society was impacted by American popular culture‚ and also why American popular culture had such an affect. Australian developed its own responses to these influences‚ and the extent of this will also be explored. The 1950s meant
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