kuku and gamelan

Question 1

what is the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in a piece of music called?

Answer 1

polyrhythm

Question 2

what is the drum from West Africa, whose pitch can beregulated to mimic human speech?

Answer 2

talking drum

Question 3

what is the instrument that is like a glockenspiel found in gamelan music?

Answer 3

metallophone

Question 4

what is it called when musical styles are fused together to make something new?

Answer 4

fusion

Question 5

what is the family of drums in kuku called?

Answer 5

durum

Question 6

what three materials are used to make a senegalese bongo?

Answer 6

thin wood, thick wood and metal pipes

Question 7

what are the four ways to play the djembe?

Answer 7

bass tone slap flam

Question 8

what is an ostantino?

Answer 8

a repeated rhythm in the middle of a song

Question 9

what is improvisation?

Answer 9

when you make something up on the spot

Question 10

what are they for?

Answer 10

special occasions such as wedd ings and for welcoming people.