MUSIC Flashcards
Describe Fusion of west African music and Black American music.
Afrobeat
Musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the Muslim holy feast.
Apala (Akpala)
Popular musical genre from Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil. It fuses the Afro-Caribbean styles of the marcha,reggae, and calypso.
Axe
Singing technique in which a person leads by singing a phrase and then followed and answered by a group of singers.
Call and Response
Hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music played on drums withguitar accompaniment, influenced by mbira-based guitar styles.
Jit
Dance style begun in Zaire in the late 1980’s, popularized by Kanda Bongo Man. In this dance style, the hips move back and forth while the arms move following the hips.
Kwassa Kwassa
Classification of instrument that produces sound by trapping air into a column causing it to vibrate.
Aerophone
Originated from the Latin country called Brazil.
Samba
South African three-chord township music of the 1930’s and the 1960’s that evolved to African Jazz.
Marabi
One of Africa’s best known drum that is shaped like a goblet covered with goat skin on top.
Djembe
Popularized KWASA KWASA in the late 1980’s.
Konda Bongo Man
African vocal music that gained traction during the late 19th century.
Blues
Uses a strong African rhythms and Portuguese melodies.
Marakatu
Which of the following music best captured the diverse history, topography, and distinctive musical heritage of more than 50 countries in Africa?
The music of Africa
What is term used to describe the fusion of West African music and Black American music?
Afrobeat
The hand fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music originated from the Latin country called Brazil.
Samba
The music of Africa always technique of “ _________________ in which a person leads by singing a phrase and then followed and answered by a group of singers?
Call and Response
It is a South African three-chord township music of the 1930’s and the 1960’s that evolved to African Jazz.
Marabi
It is a fast, percussive Zimbabwean dance music on drums with guitar accompaniment influenced by mbira-guitar styles
Jit
It is popularized KWASA KWASA in the late 1980’s
Konda Bongo Man
The Philippines’ Queen of Bossa Nova
Sitti Navarro
It uses a strong African rhythms and Portuguese melodies.
Marakatu
It is one of Africa’s best known drum that is shaped like a goblet covered with goat skin on top.
Djembre
A FUSION OF ANGLO-AMERICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN STYLES WITH ANTI-HEROES AND RESISTING AUTHORITY THEMES.
BLUES BALLADS
