'Release' - Afro Celt Sound System

Question 1

Make a list under the headings ‘Africa’, ‘Ireland’, ‘European folk’ and ‘Western pop’ and place the instruments in this recording in the appropriate columns.

Answer 1

Africa:
Ireland:
European folk:
Western pop:

Question 2

S1) What aspects of ‘Release’ make it a fusion?

Answer 2

S1) i) instrumentation and sonority (timbre)

  ii) rhythm
  iii) melody
  iv) texture

Question 3

C1) What are the elements that make African and Irish music work so well together as a fusion?

Answer 3

C1)

Question 4

C2) Why do many popular music productions include instruments sourced from different musical cultures around the world? What challenges would you face in trying to use these instruments in you own compositions?

Answer 4

C2)