General Information Flashcards
What are some features of African songs?
Echo, call and response, quite conjunct, small pitch range, simple and repetitive (ostinato - so it can easily be sung by the whole community), voice is spiritual, polyphonic melodies come from improvisations over original material
What are some common elements of African music?
Drumming, call and response, echo, polyrhythmic texture, cross rhythms, syncopation, repetition, improvisation
What are the professional musicians called that play traditional West African music?
Griots
How is musical knowledge passed from person to person?
By word of mouth - oral tradition
Who are koko?
They are a band of six musicians from Burkina Faso
What does yiri mean?
Wood - this might refer to the fact that all their instruments are made of wood - apart from the bell
What themes does the music focus on?
Celebration and friendship
