African American Music Flashcards
It is filled with interesting melodies and exciting rhythms. Reflects the diversity of Africans and cultural influences from surrounding countries.
African American Music
Depicts influences of Middle Eastern musical traditions
Music of North Africa
Reflects unique and rich cultures, traditions, values, and aesthetics of the region
Music of Sub Saharan Africa
Where do Africans use Music?
Ceremonial Rites: Birth, Death, marriage, worship, and spiritual invocation
What is the Purpose of African Music?
- Offer something to their God
- To communicate important messages
- To mark occasions
- To protest against a ruler, relative, or tax
- To educate the young
- To provide entertainment
- To cure the sick
- To lighten the load of work
What is the rhythm of African Music?
Polyrhythm - two or more independent and contrasting rhythm
What is the timbre of African Music?
Quickly shifts from a normal chest tone to a falsetto or false voice. Vocal changes may change.
A musical element of African music that started from African American people in the southern part of U.S.
Blues
The religious folk song that existed outside an established church
Spiritual
A Christian song created by the African American
Negro Spiritual
To emphasize emotionally to the music as well as the black gospel music tradition. It originated from styles of gospel music, jazz, and rhythm of the African Americans.
Soul
A gathering of the African people that is characterized by intense emotional uproars.
Maracatu
A Bell used in Maracatu
Gongue/Agogo
A Shaker used in Maracatu
Ganza
A Drum used in Maracatu
Alfaia
