Quiz 12 Flashcards
what is pygmy music dominated by?
Intricacy of vocal performance
Where is the great Victoria Falls located?
on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
What is mbira
sounds like a child’s music
What is bira?
spirit possession ceremony of the SHona ethnic group from Zimbabwe
What is the difference between the hosho and the maraca?
Hosho has internal beads, maraca has external beads.
How far back does Uganda’s known history go?
4th century C.E.
Describe the Akadinda xylophone
log xylophone
What is a jali with Kora?
A poet/praise-singer with a plucked chordophone
Are drums used in jali with kora?
no
What is the primary crop of Gambia
peanuts
Who was Shaka?
best known African Zulu warrior king who reigned over much of South Africa in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
Who were the Afrikaners?
The descendants of dutch colonialists in South Africa
What is the apartheid?
Policy of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-Europeans in South Africa
What is mbube?
South African male vocal group.
