Assignment 11 Flashcards
Africa is the world’s ____ continent
Second-largest
Africa has ___ separate ethnic groups.
3,000
Primary occupation in Africa
farming
What are the three cultural zones of Africa?
Pan-Arabic, Sahel Zone, and Sub-Saharan Africa
What did European colonial occupation result in?
Political orders of present day Africa
How many dialects are there in sub-Saharan Africa alone?
800
Importance of social identity over identity
Social identity is valued over individual identity. Each person serves function in group. Everyone considered part of some family in small villages
Music dance, and singing are considered____.
inseperable
Music is part of _____ and work
everyday life
What are the three main activities associated with African music?
Communal dance, call and response, and use of polyrhythm in instrumental performance
Term meaning multiple rhythms. The organizational basis for most sub-Saharan AFrican music traditions.
Polyrhythms
A double-headed hourglass shaped drum found in Ghana and elsewhere in West AFrica
donno
gourd rattles with seeds inside
maraca
Known as gan gan (gourglass pressure drums).
talking drums
Blends the traditional foundation of polyrhythmic percussion and storytelling with modern instruments and concert
Juju music
