Final Flashcards
(31 cards)
Fado
Portuguese; means fate; gives voice to nostalgia for the country left behind.
Ex: Fado lisboeta
Saudade
Feeling of longing or yearning
Mexican American corrido
Ex: Gregorio Cortez (hero corrido)
Ballad that conveys memories of places, people, and events.
Gregorio Cortez
He shot and killed the sheriff and basically rebelled against law enforcement
Khoomi
Tuvan threat singing
Kagyraa
Lower throat singing
Sygyt
Higher throat singing
Katajjaq
Inuit vocal game; strong pulse
Agbadza
Ewe song and dance; Accra Ghana
Atumpan
Drum used in agbadza in Accra Ghana
Apartheid
Literally separation; the official laws of racial segregation enforced in South Africa until 1990
Bar mitzvah
Held when a boy turns 13 and officially becomes an adult - related to the Pizmon
Bateria
Instrument ensemble used to accompany capoeira
Berimbau
Musical bow used to accompany capoeira
Capoeira
Afro Brazilian dance that combines elements of martial arts
Contrafactum
A song in which new text is set to a borrowed or preexsisting melody
Cultural revolution (china)
Decade of social and political upheaval initiated by Mao Zedong
Diaspora
People living outside their historic homeland who maintain memories of and attachments to their place of origin
Ge’ez
Ethiopian Christian liturgical language or a mode in Ethiopian Christian ritual music
Indian days
Annual Native American intertribal gatherings that feature social and competitive events during the days and powwow ceremonies in the evenings
Layali
In Arab vocal music an improvisation to introduce a song and establishes the maqam in the rest of the piece
Melekket
The notational signs in Ethiopian Christian chant derived from ge’ez language characters, each representing a short melody, can refer to one sign or to the entire language
Muyu
Genre of traditional Chinese vocal music whose text deals with the concerns of everyday life
Ululation
A vocal sound of joy or celebration commonly produced by women in Africa and the Middle East
