graceland album Flashcards

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instrumentation used in graceland

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electric guitar 
fretless bass
drum kit
over dubbed african pedal
steel drum 
acustic guitar
shaker
cleves
tamborine
backing vocals
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what was the inspriartion for graceland

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simon heard a cassette of south-african township music, so he flew to johannesburg to create his own album.they were called lady smith black mambazo

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what african percussion is featured in graceland

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musicians improvising polyrythms
congagas
african drums
shakers

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what fusions are used in graceland

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fusions of rock music and western folk with african rythms , melodies and insrumentation

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what did the graceland album encourage

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the oppostion to apertied with protest songs calling for change and for the freedom of the black leader, nelson mandela

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where does the name graceland come from

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the tile of the mansion where elvis presley once lived

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what language is graceland in

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zulu using isicathmiya and mbaquanga accapela

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what choral groups is in diomond on the soles of her shoes

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all - male choral group, lady smith black mambazo

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