Lecture 7 Flashcards
Listening in West African Music
what are the three musical categories in West Africa?
traditional, popular and art music
what is traditional music?
music performed by traditional people in the traditional context
what are the characteristics of popular music?
HTC
always hybridizing and easily adapts
travelling in and out of the urban center
composers who rise to the level of stars
what is the condition of composers in art music?
composers are usually different from the performers
who founded the Pan African orchestra and when was the orchestra founded?
1988
Nana Dansa Abiam
what does listening mean in West African music?
an ethical encounter or inquiry into other peoples lives
what do you know about the song “I Know My Level” by Shatta Wale?
2019 highlife song of the year
won the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
what does metronome mark in Ghana music?
tempo
what does timeline mean in Ghanaian music?
a carved rhythmic pattern that marks time
what is significant about Gome’s music?
MF
drum brought by Maroon slaves of Jamaica
Africa’s first popular music fusion
what is the name of the Gome music example?
Gome Shida Cultural Trope
what is the context in which Adbadza music is played?
funerals and social dances
what does West African music inspire?
PTS
collective social participation
sense of tolerance for people who might be rhythmically deficient
high degree of social interaction
What type of music is Nketia’s ‘Volta Fantasy’?
art music
how is African music perceived?
as circular rather than linear
which countries do the circular timeline manifest in Africa?
Yuroba of Nigeria, Bemba of Central Africa and Ewe Ghana
How do the three groups in Africa perceive the circular timeline?
each group perceives the timeline in their own way
what is African music founded on?
language
how is the polyrhythmic texture in West African music heard?
it is heard in integration and as a cohesive whole
what is the significance of gesture in West African music?
it is how rhythmic manifestations are portrayed
what is a characteristic of the West African language?
the language is tonal
what is traditional West African music associated with?
associated with pre-colonial institutions like marriages and religious cults
where was Gome’s music developed?
developed in Sierra Leone
when was Gome music developed?
1800’s
