indecent. African-American musicians originally applied "funk" to music with a slow‚ mellow groove‚ then later with a hard-driving‚ insistent rhythm because of the word’s association with sexual intercourse. This early form of the music set the pattern for later musicians. The music was slow‚ sexy‚ loose‚ riff-oriented and dance able. Funky typically described these qualities.(wikipedia) There are so many different kinds of music throughout the world‚ even in this country alone. There’s rock and
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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The Music of Thailand The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China‚ India‚ Indonesia and Cambodia‚ and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia‚ Africa‚ Greece and Rome. Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far a field - including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin)‚ the jakhe (Indian origin)‚ the klong jin (Chinese origin)‚ and the klong kaek (Indonesian origin). Classical music Thai classical
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Why Should Electronics Be Used In School There has always been debates about electronics being used in school since the technology started to improve.This past years there has been many arguments or debates about rather the school should let the students use electronics during school or not not let the students be using electronics.There is plenty of point of views discussing about this topic but both sides have make good points on why or why not electronics should be used during school
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Impact of Protests on the Rights and Freedoms of Aboriginals The treatment of Indigenous Australians by the government has been an issue of controversy since White Europeans settled in Australia. Throughout history Aboriginals have developed and hosted many protests‚ sometimes with the help of the White Europeans that wanted to make a difference to get back rights and freedoms of Aboriginals. The Australian Aborigines were the first people to live on the continent Australia‚ being here longer
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Rap Music: A Misinterpreted Art Form By Enoch Noel Submitted to Ms. Jones Oct. 9‚ 2001 Oral Communication T-Th-4pm Outline Thesis Statement: Social acceptance for rap music is my goal and in order for me to reach it‚ I will have to answer the questions what is rap‚ who founded it‚ and how much influence does the news and media have upon rap music. Introduction I. History of Rap Music A. When‚ and who founded it? B. What is Rap music? II. Compare and contrast parent’s view about rap music. A. How
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Sound is a living manifestation from God‚ and music is our pills to heal our soul and body. Peru music is very diverse combination of many different types of music ranging from its Andean musical ‚ Spanish and African roots‚ the modern Peruvian music and Amazon music influenced are also common in Peru too. There are some main kind of music that Peru people play (the most popular)‚ such as folklórico‚ huayno‚ and chicha. The national anthem of Peru is called “Himno Nacional Del Peru”. There are lots
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Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created
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Reggae is the most internationally famous style of Caribbean music. Reggae‚ which is one of the world’s most influential music‚ was originated in Jamaica around the mid 1960’s. At first reggae was first performed by and for poor Jamaican’s‚ but quickly became popular throughout the Caribbean and around the world. Most reggae songs deal with social concerns and religious beliefs of the Afro-Caribbean awareness of the Rastafarian religion. The term reggae is also applied today to reggae’s precursor
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For this assignment‚ I am choosing to compare two different genres of music; Jam band music‚ and Rap. In my opinion‚ these two genre are on totally different ends of the musical spectrum. Bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish draw their inspirations from other genres like rock‚ folk‚ funk‚ jazz‚ and bluegrass and from the idea of improvising musically with each other on stage. On the other hand‚ most rap styles of music draws its message from popular culture‚ often drugs‚ and gang related activities
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