Popular And Traditional Music Flashcards
Zememawi muzika
Modern music
Electronica
Electronic systems and applications
DJ Dolores
Modern Brazilian DJ
Electronica/techno
Orchestra Santa Massa
Debo Band
Ethiopian band
Debo Bend Instruments
Guitar Sax
Electric violin Trumpet
Vocalist Percussion
Tenor sax 5 string violin
Accordion Sousaphone
Bass
Odd meters
Simple and compound beats
Additive rhythm
DRC/Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Logging, mining - acoustic guitars
Military - brass bands
Missionaries - pianos
Congolese guitar
Soukous
Maracatu
Carnival style from Pernambuco
Strong folkloric element
Studio recording techniques
Halay sections - no bass, bass effects added to drums
Effects on instruments and voice
Soukous
African, Belgian, French
1940s - popular in Africa
Known as Congo
Dance music
Bosnia
Southeastern Europe
In Balkan Peninsula
Chim Urenga
Zimbabwean
Social and political protest
Alevi
Turkish region
Ganga
One singe sings one line of lyrics, others join in a wail
Croatia, Bosnia
Azik Veysel
Turkey - Türkü - author less, timeless
500 years ago - orally transmitted
Miss Eroglu
Turkey
Mainstream
“Aman Aysem”
“Coban Yildezi”
Muss Eroglu Instruments
Zurna Saz Clapping Drum set Electric bass
Azik Veysel Characteristics
Song duels - 2 or more improvised poetry
Traveled to bring song dueling back
Folk heroes, political messages
Ethiopia
Located in Horn of Africa
Saz
Baglama
Long-necked lute
Zimbabwe Mbira
Finger piano
Asia Veysel messages
21st Century: Socialism Europe union accession American imperialism Political
Aynur Dogan
Turkey, Türkü singing, saz performance
Women’s issues
“Keçe Kurdan”
Rapid melody, clapping, scalar, repetitive
Kurds
Kurdish people
Western Asia (near Turkey)
Mbaqanga
1960’s
South African music
Influences people today
“Keçe Kurdan”
Aynur Dogan
First recording made in Turkey after ban on performing in Kurdish
Encouraged girls to leave husbands
Arabesk
Southeastern Anatolia - Turkey
Late 1960’s
Arabic style
Intro, verse, chorus
Balkans
Southeast Europe
Asik Veysel instruments
Voice
Saz
Uzun hava/kirikhava
Arabesk characteristics
Poor working life - Istanbul got jobs
Cross between genres
Gender identities
Strong orchestra and percussion, voice melody
Brazil
South America/Latin American region
Electronic
Maracatu
Anatolia
Southeastern Turkey
Arabesk
Arabesk and Kurdish pop is associated with …
Poor working class
Focuses on gender identities
Relations between traditional and contemporary popular music in Turkey
Turkish pop uses synthesizers
Electro saz - folk dances, secular music, Arabesk
Mbira and chimurenga
Both styles of music from Zimbabwe