Test 3 Flashcards

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Berlin Conference 1884-1885

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European powers, as well as other governments such as the US, allocated territorial rights to most of central and southern Africa without the presence of a single African.

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Mbuntu: African proverb

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The common bonds between people are more important than any individual divisions and arguments within it.

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3
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Mamady Keita

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Master djembe drummer and music teacher

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4
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Djembefola

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one who plays the djembe

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5
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Polyrhythm

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multiple rhythms

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6
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Djembe

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rope-tuned goblet drum

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7
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Dununba

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Largest dunun. Played with a stick.

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8
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Kenkeni

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Smallest dunun

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9
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Sangban

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Medium size dunun

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10
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Donno

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Double-headed hourglass-shaped drum found in Ghana and elsewhere in West Africa

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11
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Atumpan

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pair of drums played with wooden angled sticks

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12
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Cas cas

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two round shakers connected by string

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13
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Kpanlogo

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Recreational dance and music form originating in the 1960’s among urban youth in Ghana.
Also a drum.

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14
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Krin

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log drum

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15
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Balafon

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wooden marimba w/ gourds underneath for amplification

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Jali/Djeli/Griot

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A poet/praise-singer and oral historian from the Mandinka of Western Africa

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17
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Ngoni

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string instrument, accompany the jali/griot

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18
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Kora

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A harp-lute or bridge harp played by a jali during his poetic recitation.

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19
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“Spraying”

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placing money on griot’s forehead, in his instrument, etc.

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20
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Birimintingo

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section of jali marked by flourishing solo runs on the kora. Can be used for soloist to collect thoughts, survey audience, or for entertainment.

21
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Kumbengo

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jali section marked by performer playing a steady repeated pattern while singing praises that relate history of Mandinka or of individual family lineages.

22
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King Sunny Ade

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Most famous juju musician. Royal lineage.

23
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Juju music

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Popular Nigerian music style blending tradition foundation of polyrhythmic percussion and storytelling with modern elements of instrumentation and concert performance.

24
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Gan gan

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“talking” drum, hourglass pressure drum

25
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Shekere

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Gourd rattles

26
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Central Africa - Which countries?

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Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic.

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Pygmy

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A general term describing the many ethnic groups of forest-dwellers in the rain forests of Central Africa

28
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Mbuti

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Pygmy group in Congo. Nomadic lifestyle and egalitarian social structure. Everybody plays an equal role. Mbuti pygmy music vocal performance.

29
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Mbira

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A general reference to lamellophones found throughout Africa, in particular those common to the Shona and other ethnic groups from Zimbabwe. Sounds like a music box.

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Llamellophone

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Instrument that produces sounds through vibrating part

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Hosho

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Gourd rattle with internal beads

32
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Kushaura

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lead part of mbira music, higher ranged. Interlocks with kutsinhira.

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Kutsinhira

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following part of mbira music, lower ranged. Interlocks with kushaura.

34
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Akadinda

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A large, heavy log xylophone from Uganda that uses interlocking patterns that can approach nearly 600 bpm

35
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Interlocking patterns

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Different patterns interlock to create fast polyrhythms.

36
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Afrikaners

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The descendants of Dutch colonialists in South Africa

37
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Afrikaans

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A language in South Africa closely related to Dutch

38
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King Shaka

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Zulu warrior king - established a powerful kingdom. Viewed as a cultural hero by some, and as a tyrant by others.

39
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Apartheid

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A policy of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-Europeans in South Africa

40
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Mbube

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South African vocal music

41
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Isicathamiya

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derivitive of mbube style that emphasizes quiet approach. Created by Joseph Shabalala.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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South Africa’s iconic choral group. Isicathamiya style. Dominated competitions to the point where other groups refused to participate.

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Joseph Shabalala

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Founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo and isicathamiya style.

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Amandla

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means “power” in South African languages

45
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Soweto Uprising

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South West Townships
Series of demonstrations by black school children in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as language to be used in schools. Many were shot and killed.

46
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Hector Pieterson

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12yo schoolboy shot and killed by police during Soweto Uprising. Photo of his body being carried spread around the world.

47
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Nelson Mandela

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Anti-apartheid political leader, elected president in 1994

48
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Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika

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Alternative anthem of South Africa. Symbol of anti-apartheid movement. Represents the suffering of the pressed masses.

49
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Toyi-toyi

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South African dance often used for intimidating the South African police and security forces during anti-apartheid demonstrations