AC1 The music of the US Flashcards
slave
Sklave/Sklavin
= a person who is forced to work for another person without getting paid
both … and …
sowohl … als auch …
I like both jazz and hip-hop.
civil rights
Bürgerrechte; Bürgerrechts
Martin Luther King was a leader of Civil Rights Movement in the US.
movement
Bewegung
She’s active in the movement for women’s rights.
Fr. mouvement (m)
Caribbean
karibisch
The caribbean islands are famous for their beautiful white beaches.
southern
Süd-; südlich
! Watch the pronunciation
generation
Generation
your parents are in the generation before yours.
slavery
Sklaverei
slavery -> Sklave
African-American
Afroamerikaner/-in; afroamerikanisch
African-Americans make up about 14% of the population in the US.
secret
Geheim-; geheim
This is a secret message = It’s a secret.
Fr. secret/secrète
cotton
Baumwolle; Baumwoll-
T-shirts are usually made of cotton.
Fr. coton (m)
to compose
komponieren; verfassen
Have you ever tried to compose your own music?
plantation
Plantage
plantation -> plant
track
Musiktitel
What’s your favourite track on this album?
around
ungefähr; etwa; gegen
Of course I couldn’t count them all, but I think there were around 200 people at the concert.
lyrics
Liedtext
Are the lyrics of songs important to you or just the music?
such as
wie (zum Beispiel); (solche) wie
African-American artists, such as Bessie Smith or Aretha Franklin, played an important role in the development of Amerika popular.
poverty
Armut
poverty -> poor -> the poor
Fr. pauvreté (f)
opression
Unterdrückung
Fr. oppression (f)
working-class
der Arbeitsklasse angehörend
working-class -> to work
to aim at
zielen auf; sich richten an
Who is your protest aimed at? = Who do you want to teach with your protest?
live
live
! Watch the pronunciation (check in book)
performance
Auffürung; Vorstellung; Auftritt
performance -> to perform
segregated
getrennt (= auf einem rassistischen System der Trennung von Schwarzen und Weißen basierend)
In a segregated society one group of people is kept seperate from another and isn’t given the same rights.
balcony
Balkon
Fr. balcon (m)
the stalls
das Pakett (im Theater) = the seats on the ground level of a theater
producer
Produzent/-in
producer -> production -> to produce
to release
veröffentlichen; herausgeben
These days some artists only release songs online.
feminsm
Feminismus
!Watch the speeling and the pronunciation.
