MAPEH 4th quarter Flashcards
simultaneous combination of several musical parts
POLYPHONY
two or more different rhythms simultaneously
POLYRHYTHM
Yoruba music, jazz, highlife, funk rhythms, and fused with African percussion and vocal styles.
AFROBEAT
from Nigerian people of Yoruba.
- this style was used during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to wake the worshippers after fasting.
APALA
from Yoruba religious greetings which means soul, light, spirit, o good vibration.
AXE
Zimbabwean dance music that features quick and fast rhythm
JIT
variation of the Jitterbug which was originated in the United States in the early 1930s from African-Americans.
JIVE
music from Nigeria that derives from traditional Yoruba percussion.
JUJU
dance style which begun in Zaire and developed by Kanda Bongo Man in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
KWASSA KWASSA
keyboard style similar to American ragtime and blues with roots of African tradition originated in the 1920s.
MARABI
DJs produced that special kind of music that is usually accompanied the various fast paced dance moves
HIPHOP
foot movements done while standing.
- this move develops one’s coordination, flexibility, rhythm, and style.
TOPROCK
hands and feet grounded to the floor.
DOWNROCK
abrupt stoppage or freezing in a usually distorted position of the dancer performing the step.
FREEZE
moves highlighting speed, flexibility, and acrobatic stunts like headstands and head spins to name a few.
power moves
