African Music

Question 1

explain African Music

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orally transmitted from generation to generation

Question 2

simultaneous combination of several music parts

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polyphony

Question 3

two or more different rhythms simultaneously

Answer 3

polyrhythm

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different voices, instrumental parts are brought to the lively exchange

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conversational style of music

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combines west african musical styles such as Yaruba music, jazz, highlife, funk rhythms, and fused with African percussion and vocal styles

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afrobeats

Question 6

used in the islamic holy month of Ramadam to wake up worshippers during fasting. developed in the late 1920s and early 1930s

Answer 6

Apala

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fused with Afro-Carribean styles of Marcha, Reggae and Calypso. came from the Yaruba words that mean soul, light, spirit, or good vibration

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Axe

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popular style of Zimbabwean dance music that features quick and fast rhythm played on drums and accompanied by a guitar

Answer 8

Jit

Question 9

lively and unhibited variation of the jitterbug

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jive

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popular style from Nigeria that derives from Yoruba percussion

Answer 10

juju

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dance style that bega in Zaire

Answer 11

kwassa kwassa

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keyboard style similar to america ragtime

Answer 12

marabi