African Drumming AOS

Question 1

Name 5 main African drums

Answer 1

Djembe, Dunduns, Donno/talking drum, (Kagan, Kidi, Sogo), Sabar

Question 2

What is the Djembe

Answer 2

single head
goblet shape
smaller drum is higher pitch

Question 3

What are Dunduns

Answer 3

cylinder drum played with stick

Question 4

What is a Donno/ talking drum

Answer 4

hourglass shape,
held under arm
strings on sides which can be squeezed and released to change pitch

Question 5

Describe the Kagan, Kidi, and Sogo

Answer 5

barrel shape,

wooden sticks

Question 6

What is the Sabar

Answer 6

one hand playing with flexible stick
used traditionally to communicate between villages
heard 15km away

Question 7

Describe the 3 basic strokes of african drummers

Answer 7

slap- edge of drum with fingers open
tone- edge with fingers together
bass- middle with flat hand

Question 8

Who leads the group

Answer 8

the master drummer`

Question 9

What is used to structure the music

Answer 9

call and response KEY

Question 10

Name some characteristics of the msuic

Answer 10

repetitive
call and response
polyrhythms and cross rhythms

Question 11

describe the rhythm

Answer 11

rhythmic cycles of varying lengths with accents on particular beats
-this creates polyrhythms and cross rhythms
syncopated

Question 12

Name 3 non-drum instruments used

Answer 12

Karimba/ thumb piano
Kora- 21 string like a harp
balafon- wooden xylophone

Question 13

describe the singing

Answer 13

a cappella
loud and powerful
call and response