2nd Perodical Exam Reviewer (MUSIC) Flashcards
Music has always been an important part in the daily life of the African, whether for work, religion, ceremonies, or even communication
Music of Africa
the fusion of West African with black American music.
AFROBEAT
musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers AFTER fasting
APALA
A popular musical genre from Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil.
It fuses the AfroCaribbean styles
AXE
hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance
JIT
music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance.
JIVE
popular music style from Nigeria that relies on the traditional Yoruba rhythms.
used along with the traditional dun-dun (talking drum or squeeze drum).
JUJU
hips move back and forth while the arms move following the hips.
KWASSA-KWASSA
South African three-chord township music
MARABI
combining the strong rhythms of African percussion instruments
MARACATU
The maracatu groups were called “nacoes” who paraded with a drumming ensemble numbering up to 100, accompanied by a singer, chorus, and a coterie of dancers. What does nacoes means?
Nations
a large wooden drum that is
rope-tuned
ALFAIA
is a shallow snare drum
TAROL
war-like snare.
CAXIA-DE-GUERRA
a gourd shaker covered by beads
AGBE
metal cylindrical shaker filled with metal shot or small dried seeds called “Lagrimafre Nossa Senhora.”
MINIERO OR GANZA
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BALAFON
IDIOPHONES
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RATTLES
IDIOPHONES
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AGOGO
IDIOPHONES
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ATINGTINGKON
IDIOPHONES
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SLIT DRUM
IDIOPHONES