MUSIC Flashcards
(26 cards)
traditional beats and unique sounds that have always been part of their culture due to religious ceremonies and rituals that included drumming as well as music
African Music
• jamaican musical style
• off beat rhytm
• staccato chords
• mainly led by Bob Marley
Reggae
• originated from 3 different countries
( cuba, puerto rico and colombia )
• dance music such as son montuno, guaracha, mamba & bolero
Salsa
• brazilian musical genre & dance style
• from african religious traditions in angola and congo
• typifies most brazilian music
• lively & rhythmical beat w/ 3 steps to every bar
• feels like timed dance
Samba
• “soul of calypso”
• originated as a fusion of calypso w/ indian rhytms
• trinidad and tobago
Soca
• muslim music
• performed as wake up call
• used during ramdan celebration
• relying on pre-arranged music
Were
• popularized in 1980’s
• has pulsating beat supplied by gwo ka & tambour dele drums. A tibwa rhythmic pattern played
• fast carnival like rhythmic music from the creole slang word for “party”
Zouk
used primarily in ceremonial rites, such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship and spirit invocation
African Music
fusion of west african with black american music
Afrobeat
musical genre of nigeria in the yoruba tribal style, used to wake up worshippers after fasting during muslim holy feat as ramadan
Apala ( akpala )
popular musical genre from salvador, bahia, reggae, and calypso played by carnival bands
Cole
a hard and fast percussive zimbabwean dance music played on drums w/ guitar accompaniment
Jit
a popular form of south african music featuring a lively & uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, from swing dance
Jive
popular music style from nigeria that relies on the traditional yoruba rhythms, where the instruments are more western in origin
Juju
is a dance style begun in zaive in the late 1980’s, popularized by kanda bongo man
Kwassa-kwassa
first surfaced in the african state of pernambuco, combining the song rhythms of african percussion instruments with portuguese melodies
Maracatu
musical from of late 19th century that had deep roots in african-american communities
Blues
Ray Charles, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, Bob King, Bo Diddley, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Mussel White and etc.
Blues
Early Mornin’, A House is not a Home, Billie’s Blue
Blues
popular music genre of 1950’s and 1960’s, originated in the united states, and combined elements of african-american gospel music, rhythm, and blues, often jazz.
Soul
Clyde Mcphatter, Hank Ballard, Etta James, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Otis Redding
Soul
Ain’t no Mountain High Enough, Ben, All i Could Was Cry, Soul to Soul, Betcha by Golly Wow
Soul
” Godfather of Soul “
James Brown
” Soul Forefathers “
Sam Cooke & Jackie Wilson
