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Africa Flashcards

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Before the 1800s, what were the ud and the gunibiri

A

3 string lutes

added embellishment

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Before the 1800s, the rebab was a what?

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Type of lute
2 thick strings
Plays principle notes of melody

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Before the 1800s, what was the tar

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a small tambourine

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3
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Added in 1800s - kamanja

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looks like violin or viola

played in lap

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What instruments were added in the 1900s?

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more uds
cello
nay
violins and violas
darbuka
piano and sax
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Who was Ziryab and what did he do?

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Free slave who travelled from Iraq to Spain

proposed musical system based on 24 modes - one for each day

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How did muslim get to Spain

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Ziryab’s travel from Iraq to Spain

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7
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Prelude with improv (2)

A

Bughia or Mshelia

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Overture played by ensemble - may include section called what?

A

Tushia - Taqsim

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9
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What does Gnawa mean?

A

brothehood

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10
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Gnawa is filled with music from where?

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Ethiopia and Arabic

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11
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Percussion called…

A

qarqaba

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12
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3 string instrument that sounds like a bass

A

gumbri

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13
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drum hit with curved stick

A

tbel

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14
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Gnawa brotherhood uses what musical ideas? (2)

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Ostinato and call-and-response

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15
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5 big concepts of Subsahara Africa

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  1. Purpose of music is essential
  2. Percussion
  3. Rhythm
  4. Performers and audience are same
  5. Music notation
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16
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Purpose of music is essential, why?

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most songs go along with some activity and are rarely sang out of context

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17
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Percussion is important, why?

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almost more important than music

used to communicate stories and messages

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18
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Rhythm is important, why?

A

division of beat can be in two or three

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19
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Music notation is important, why?

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music is not notated, learned by wrote

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20
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Is there a distinct meter in Ghanan music?

A

no

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21
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What are the strong and weak strokes called in Ashante Kete Drumming?

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strong is “sang”, weak is “si”

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22
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Where do Ashante people live?

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Southern Ghana

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23
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Do the Ashante people like the idea of someone being in charge?

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yes

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24
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What does “kete” refer to?

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royal music for the king

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25
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To whom do the instruments have associations with?

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spirits and souls

26
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Is the rattle usually played alone in Ghana music?

A

no

27
Q

Difference between single and double bells

A

single bells are high or low in pitch, double bells have high and low sounds in the same instrument

28
Q

Description of two different drums in Ghana

A

Drums from logs and drums made up with strips of wood held together by metal bands

29
Q

Where do the Ewe people live?

A

coast of Togo

30
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Is extended family important to Ewe people?

A

yes, every member has rights and obligations

position of authority held by senior member

31
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What does “agbe” and “kor” mean?

A

life and clear

32
Q

Double bell in Agbekor called what? What is its purpose in music?

A

gankogoi

it’s in command and everyone follows it

33
Q

Where do the Mande people live?

A

Western Africa

34
Q

What is a griot?

A

expert in speech, singing, story telling

35
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Ngara

A

female singer

36
Q

Konkon

A

knocking sound

37
Q

kumbengo

A

ostinato

38
Q

birimintingo played by who

A

elaborate passages played by kora

39
Q

kora emphasizes what scale?

A

pentatonic

40
Q

lessons on kora focus on what? (ostinato)

A

kumbengo

41
Q

Nag biegu translated means what?

A

ferocious wild bull

42
Q

Dagbamba

A

group of people

43
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Lunsi

A

group of drummers

44
Q

Lunga, made of what, shape

A

talking drum
cedar
hour glass

45
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Gungon, shape, ends?

A

talking drum, cylindrical, snare on both sides

46
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Praise song - purpose, who did our selection praise?

A

to celebrate someone, King Naa Andani II

47
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Shona people speak what language

A

bamtu - spoken by 200 million people

48
Q

Who took over Zimbabwe? When? What was created?

A

english in 1900, Rhodesia

49
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1960 - what war took place? b/w who?

A

Liberation war b/w rhodesia and Ian Smith

50
Q

Mbira - sometimes called what? makeup? which are we focusing on?

A

thumb piano, sound board and resonator, mbira dzaradzimu

51
Q

What does Nhemamusasa translate to? Who is it played for?

A

cutting wood for fire, Chaminuka

52
Q

Thomas Manfumo

A

pop music performer

53
Q

Nyarai comes from what African country? What style of music is it?

A

Zimbabwe, chimirenga

54
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Chimirenga

A

political word and style of music

55
Q

Chimirenga means what in Bantu

A

liberation war

56
Q

Language spoken in Zimbabwe

A

Bant

57
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Important pop star in development of Chimirenga music

A

Thomas Mapfumo

58
Q

Another popular pop start other than Thomas Mapfumo

A

Oliver Mtukdzi

59
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BaAka people known as…

A

forest people, or Pygmies

60
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Are baAka people literate?

A

live in a non-literate society

61
Q

Mabo

A

music and dance event

62
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People who live in Kenya

A

Masai

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