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Adhan

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Call to prayer

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Arabic

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Holy language of Islam

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Iran

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Persia

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Maqam

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System of rules for Arabic composition

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Dastgah

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System of rules for Persian composition

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Mecca

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Islam’s holy city

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Minaret

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Tower where call to prayer is sound off

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Musiqa

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Wetter music, sensuous music

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Non-musiqa

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Call to prayer, chant Koran/poetry

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Santur

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The great grandfather of dulcimers

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Sunni

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Majority branch of Islam

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Shiah

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Minority branch of Islam

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Ud

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Fret less plucked lute/forerunner of Renaissance lute

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Koran

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Holy bible

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Klezmer

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Jewish dance music

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Liturgical cantillation

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Speech that is between speaking and singing

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Ney

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Egyptian flute/ vertical

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Sufism

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Branch of Islam that encourages music in worship

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Sufi dhikr

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Swirling singing and whirling dance

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Takht

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Arabic music ensemble with zithers, bowed and plucked lutes

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Shofar

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Jewish trumpet

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Qanun

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Plucked Zither, in takht ensemble

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Duff

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Tambourine

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Riqq

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Small single headed drum

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Darbuka

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Globet shaped round drum, Turkish music

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Rags sharqui

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Belly dance

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Tarab

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Ecstasy achieved through music

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Zulu king Shaka

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Having organized a powerful military machine that conquered many people throughout S.A.

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Polyrhythms

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Multiple rhythms

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Call and response

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An individual sings a call and the group response

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Donno

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Double headed hourglass shaped drum found in Ghana

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Maraca

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rattles with beads inside

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Juju music

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…

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Hosho

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Gourd rattle with internal beads/seeds, Zimbabwe

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Mbira

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Lamellophone found in Africa, common to Shona

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Bira

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A spirit possession ceremony of the Shona ethnic group from Zimbabwe

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Idi Amin

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Brutal ruler, seized control of the government in 1971, massacred more than 300,000 citizens.

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Akadinda xylophone

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Large and log with 17-22 bars from Uganda

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Jali with kora

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Jali: a singer and oral historian; Kora: A harp lute

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Afrikaans

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The descendants of Dutch colonists in South Africa, white south Africans.

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Mbube

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Call and response by male vocal groups

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Apartheid

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Policy of racial segregation and economic discrimination against non-European in South Africa; strict segregation laws in South Africa

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Bombo

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Large drum from Peru and Brazil

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Bandonean

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Button box accordion from Argentina

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Mestizo

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Mix of Spanish and native ethnic heritage

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Macchu piccu

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Ancient inca ruins

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Andes

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Longest system of high mountains in the world

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Amazon Indian chant

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Screech of a harpy eagle in the intro

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Argentina

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Birthplace of tango

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Siku

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Panpipes used in Peru

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Sikuri

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Ensemble from Peru, Siku and drums

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Takak nhiok

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Naming ritual in 5 stages over 5 yrs

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Samba

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Popular music in Brazil

Originate from Africa

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Agogo

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Double bell in west Africa

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Reco reco

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Notched scraper

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Cuica

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Friction drum

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Capoeira

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Martial arts dance, made by runaway slaves I’m Brazil

Street fighting and vandalism

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Berimbau

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Musical bow, consisting of : gourd, stick, metal wire

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Pandeiros

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Tambourines

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Mariachi

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Folk music, celebratory events

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Vi huela

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Small guitar with convex resonator

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Guitarron

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Large fretted plucked lute with convex resonator

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Drono

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talking drum

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Juju

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Popular music style

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Music, singing & ____ are considered inseparable

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dance

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How many cultural zones are there in Africa?

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3

66
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What part of West Africa is noted for the talking drums?

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Ghana

67
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When an individual and a group alternate sining it is called ____.

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call and response

68
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The complexity of interwoven rhythmic patterns is called ___.

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polyrhythmic

69
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What is a gourd rattle with an external beaded netting?

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Maraca

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What is the name of the Zulu king who built a powerful military army?

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King Shaka

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How many dialects are there in the Sub-Sahara?

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800 dialects

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The political borders of Africa are the result of ___.

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European Colonialism.

73
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What are the 3 main regions of Africa?

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Pan Saharan, Sub Saharan, Sahel Zone

74
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3 main activities associated with music are:

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communal dance, call and response singing, and polyrhythms

75
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Russia

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Balalaika, Dorma

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Hungary

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Cimbalom, Hurdy Gurdy

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Spain

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Flamenco Guitar

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Scotland

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Highland Bagpipe

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Bulgaria

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Women’s Chorus

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Greece

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Byzantine Chant

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Ireland

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Uillean Bagpipes

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T/F A drum and flute are most common instruments to accompany the voice.

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F… rattles

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T/F The pow wow practice started in the 18th century

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F… 19th century

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T/F Inuit throat-singing is done only by women.

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T

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T/F The flute was primarily used in pow pow celebrations

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F… used in courting

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T/F Most reservations are found in AZ and Montana.

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F

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T/F A strained sound is often desirable in Plains singing style.

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T

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T/F The beat of the drum in a pow wow is most often steady dotted rhythm.

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T

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T/F Many songs are believed to have come from spirits and animals.

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T

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T/F Vocables are words with secret meaning.

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T

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What instrument represents the wind?

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Flute

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What instrument represents mother earth?

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drum

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How many different tribes are there in North America?

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300

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How many different culture areas are there?

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9

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What is the primary focus of musical performance?

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vocal

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How long can a pow wow last?

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1-4 days

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Give three subject matters of Native American songs:

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nature, community history, and legends/myths of tribes

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Portuguese

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official language of Brazil

99
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Capoeria

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a dance developed from a style of martial arts

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Cuica

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A friction drum

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Which country colonized Brazil?

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Portugal

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Where does Samba music have its roots from?

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Africa

103
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Berimbau

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A musical bow

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