Week 11 - Music and Decolonization: From Call and Response to BLM pt 1

Question 1

What is Black Lives Matter

Answer 1

Goals are to Eradicate White Supremacy, intervene on violence against black communities

Question 2

What sparked BLM

Answer 2

In 2012, there was a shooting of a young Black American Man, murdered by the police in the U.S.A Trayvon Martin
Sparked BLM in 2013

Question 3

What resparked BLM

Answer 3

The killing of George Floyd

Question 4

Why is “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy (1989) important

Answer 4

Incredibly important song due to increased violence against Black communities in the 1980’s

Time magazine listed it in “100 top songs that changed the world”
Becomes an anthem for the BLM movement

Question 5

Where did rap music come from

Answer 5

Sub Saharan Africa: All of the regions/countries below the Saharan desert (majority of the continent)

Question 6

What are the 3 types of call and response?

Answer 6

Lining out
Finishing an idea
Something very different

Question 7

What is “Lining Out”

Answer 7

A type of call and response where the words/melody are given to you right before they’re sung/ahead of the group

Question 8

What is “Finishing an Idea”

Answer 8

Teacher thought: Peanut butter, peanut butter, peanut butter — smooth

Question 9

What is “Something very different”

Answer 9

Think: Slave Work Songs

Question 10

What were the uses of Slave Work songs in the Us

Answer 10

A way to communicate with each other, but also provide energy
Provided agency - gave energy, hope, passed the time
Call and response comes back in early jazz, which it is where it entered the main stream
- “Give Me One Reason” Tracy Chapman (1995)