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Lecture 7 Flashcards

Listening in West African Music

1
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what are the three musical categories in West Africa?

A

traditional, popular and art music

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what is traditional music?

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music performed by traditional people in the traditional context

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3
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what are the characteristics of popular music?
HTC

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always hybridizing and easily adapts

travelling in and out of the urban center

composers who rise to the level of stars

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4
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what is the condition of composers in art music?

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composers are usually different from the performers

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5
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who founded the Pan African orchestra and when was the orchestra founded?

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1988

Nana Dansa Abiam

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6
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what does listening mean in West African music?

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an ethical encounter or inquiry into other peoples lives

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7
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what do you know about the song “I Know My Level” by Shatta Wale?

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2019 highlife song of the year

won the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards

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8
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what does metronome mark in Ghana music?

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tempo

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9
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what does timeline mean in Ghanaian music?

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a carved rhythmic pattern that marks time

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10
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what is significant about Gome’s music?
MF

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drum brought by Maroon slaves of Jamaica

Africa’s first popular music fusion

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what is the name of the Gome music example?

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Gome Shida Cultural Trope

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12
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what is the context in which Adbadza music is played?

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funerals and social dances

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13
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what does West African music inspire?
PTS

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collective social participation

sense of tolerance for people who might be rhythmically deficient

high degree of social interaction

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14
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What type of music is Nketia’s ‘Volta Fantasy’?

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art music

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15
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how is African music perceived?

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as circular rather than linear

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which countries do the circular timeline manifest in Africa?

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Yuroba of Nigeria, Bemba of Central Africa and Ewe Ghana

17
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How do the three groups in Africa perceive the circular timeline?

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each group perceives the timeline in their own way

18
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what is African music founded on?

A

language

19
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how is the polyrhythmic texture in West African music heard?

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it is heard in integration and as a cohesive whole

20
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what is the significance of gesture in West African music?

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it is how rhythmic manifestations are portrayed

21
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what is a characteristic of the West African language?

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the language is tonal

22
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what is traditional West African music associated with?

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associated with pre-colonial institutions like marriages and religious cults

23
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where was Gome’s music developed?

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developed in Sierra Leone

24
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when was Gome music developed?

A

1800’s

25
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what does a change in rhythm affect?

A

the meaning

26
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what was art music in West Africa inspired by?

A

early Christian missionary encounters

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