| Which ethnic group does Agbekor? |
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| A ceremony that can be used at one’s funeral to become an ancestral spirit |
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| what ethnic group uses the mbira? |
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| which ethnic group lives in the dense central african rainforest? |
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| what is the primary role of a praise singer? |
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| to recount history and genealogy and to tell moral stories |
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| in which ethnic group would you expect to hear the woi epic? |
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| A superhuman figure who is always overcoming obstacles |
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| What kind of society does the BaAka ethnic group have? |
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| No hierarchy – everyone is equal |
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| which ethnic group did we talk about that has praise singers that date back to Sunjata Keita’s time? |
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| Why was African music ignored |
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Not considered music
Not considered uplifting
Africans considered inferior |
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Praise song
Mande
Praises for 3 group leaders
Kora main instrument |
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Mbira genre
Shona Ethnic group |
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| Nag Biegu – Wild Bull (listening) |
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Dagbon ethnic group
Praise song genre
Luna instrument used; the “talking drum” |
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Ewe ethnic group
Drum and dance society
Performed by semiprofessioinal musicians
Heiarchical group
Percussion ensemble and chorus |
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| Kalu Lee, Lee – Woi epic (listening) |
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Kpelle ethnic group
Told by epic pourer
neverending |
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| When the Saints Go Marching In (listening) |
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| Sing Sing Sing (listening) |
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| Now’s the Time (listening) |
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| 5 major beliefs of and values of African music? |
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functional
integrated into daily life
collective participation
not exalted as a high art form
multimedia expression |
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| Evolution of Jazz 1 – Dixieland |
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Dixie land = Started from marching band members playing in clubs at night; New Orleans.
-Collective improvisation (heterophony)
-Louis armstrong
-scat |
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| Evolution of Jazz 2 – Swing |
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Swing = When jazz went mainstream (whites started playing it)
-big band
-no collective improvisation
-written arrangements essential
-interplay between sections
-Benny Goodman
-big band leader, played clarinet |
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| Evolution of Jazz 3 – Bebop |
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Bebop = Created by and for virtuoso musicians (The people who didn’t like mainstream jazz)
-small combo instead of big band
-faster
-few arrangements
-complex melody, harmony, and improv
-element of surprise
-Charlie Parker
-most important bebop musician; saxophone |
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| Evolution of Jazz 4 – Cool Jazz |
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Cool Jazz = direct reaction to bebop
-focus on music, on sounds
-preference for ballads
-subdued
-Miles Davis
-started as bebop musician in charlie parker’s group; trumpet |
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