Q2: Lesson 1 | African Music Flashcards
heart and soul of african tribal music
rhythm
dark continent
africa
make series of low feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent
whimper
make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee
hum
make a low short gutteral sound
grunt
utter a loud call or cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion
shout
practice a form of singing or calling marked by rapid alternation between the normal voice and falsseto
yodelling
a vocal technique commonly used by africans characterized by a quick change from a normal chest voice to a falsetto
yodelling
they may hum or shout or whisper and may imitate animal sounds
use of different sounds
also known as the leader-chorus style
call and response
africans are not mere spectators but active participants
participation music making
they don’t just sing they are accompanied by other forms of expression
other forms of expression
various rhythmic pattern are heard and repeated simultaneously
rhythm
quality of voice
timbre
layers of sounds
textures
is a genre and musical form originated by african americans in the deep south of the united states around the end
blues
the typical instruments used to produce this kind of music are bass guitar, drums, piano, hammond organ, and clarinet
soul music
are generally christian songs that were created by african slaves in the us
spritiual
characterized by instensely emotional uproars accompanied by drims, shakers, or any other percussion instruments
maracatu
african musical instruments
- talking drum
- bougarabou
- kalimba
- mbira
- ngoma drum
- djembre
- kashaka
- kora
