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Characteristics of African Music

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Music making is tied to social event or activity Passed down by oral tradition Rhythmically complex Polyrythmic Frequent use of percussion call-and-response everyone can participate

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Ewe People

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Ghana/Togo

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Characteristics Agbekore

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Ewe of Ghana means clear life singing, drumming, and dancing music for warriors now used in funerals taught by a master performer slow and fast paced free rhythm call-and-response

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Dagbamba

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Ghana/Togo

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Characteristics of Lunsi Drummers

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Dagbamba of Ghana vocals and drumming call-and-response

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Instruments of Agbekore

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Drums Gourd rattles Double bell

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Lunsi Drummer’s Drums

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Lunga drum hourglass shaped drum with strings, hit with a curved stick Gung-gong regular cylindrical drum

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Kora

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Used by the Mande people of Mali 21 stringed instrument Kon Kon is when you tap on the body

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Griots

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Musicians/historians of the Mande people

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Mbira

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A thumb piano like music box Played by the Shona people of Zimbabwe

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Chimurenga

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Struggle songs that mix traditional mbira music with rock music Zimbabwe - Shona people

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Yelli Songs

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To wake the forest, yodeling Baaka - Central African Pygmies

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Mabo

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Net-hunting songs of the Baaka - Central African Pygmies

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Ghana/Togo

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Ewe People

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Ghana/Togo

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Dagbamba

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Used by the Mande people of Mali 21 stringed instrument Kon Kon is when you tap on the body

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Kora

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Musicians/historians of the Mande people

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Griots

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A thumb piano like music box Played by the Shona people of Zimbabwe

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Mbira

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Struggle songs that mix traditional mbira music with rock music Zimbabwe - Shona people

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Chimurenga

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To wake the forest, yodeling Baaka - Central African Pygmies

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Yelli Songs

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Net-hunting songs of the Baaka - Central African Pygmies

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Mabo

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